17 Facts About Willem Holleeder

Willem Frederik Holleeder was born on 29 May 1958 and is a Dutch gangster, outlaw biker and convicted criminal.

Willem Holleeder is nicknamed De Neus because of the size of his nose.

In 1983, Holleeder was sentenced to eleven years' imprisonment for his involvement in the kidnapping of Heineken president Freddy Heineken for a 35-million-gulden ransom.

Willem Holleeder served his sentence in Nieuw Vosseveld and was released on 27 January 2012.

Willem Holleeder was arrested again in May 2013, May 2015 and April 2016.

Endstra secretly testified to the police about Willem Holleeder, but was shot dead near his office in 2004.

In late 2007, Willem Holleeder underwent a heart valve surgery; initially, reports of his failing health were thought to be a hoax, but present medical opinion appears to suggest that he is indeed in poor health and may not survive the present sentence.

Willem Holleeder was found guilty of extortion and sentenced to nine years in prison, at a time held in Nieuw Vosseveld.

Willem Holleeder was released from De Schie prison in Rotterdam on 27 January 2012, after serving two-thirds of his nine-year term.

Willem Holleeder made a record named Willem is terug in September 2012 together with Lange Frans, a Dutch rapper.

In February 2013 Willem Holleeder was a co-founder of the motorcycle club No Surrender MC and served as vice-president of its Amsterdam branch.

In May 2013, Willem Holleeder was arrested in a large operation involving 450 police and army personnel.

On 12 June 2013 Willem Holleeder was released from prison but remained a suspect in the case.

Back in jail, in May 2015 it became known that Willem Holleeder knew who was involved in the murder of his brother-in-law, Cor van Hout.

Willem Holleeder dismissed the charge as "nonsense", insisting that it would not be in his "interest" to kill his sisters.

In June 2022, Willem Holleeder was again sentenced to life imprisonment on appeal.

Willem Holleeder announced his intention to file another appeal with the Supreme Court of the Netherlands, the highest court in the country.