Jan Boellaard

Dutch criminal convicted as one of the kidnappers of Freddy Heineken and driver Ab Doderer in 1983.

Editorial standard

Convictions, acquittals, allegations, intelligence assessments and contextual graph links are kept distinct. Cross-border links are added only when supported by documented geography, cases or trafficking structures.

Background

Boellaard belonged to the five-man crew that planned and carried out the Heineken kidnapping.

Criminal network

The hostages were held for three weeks while the group demanded a record ransom.

Major case

Boellaard was eventually convicted and imprisoned with other members of the crew.

Legal outcome

His name remained part of Dutch gangland history long after release, including through later criminal cases involving members of the kidnappers’ families.

Graph role

His profile completes a core section of the Heineken kidnapping graph.

Network links

– Kidnapping of Freddy Heineken — kidnapper; convicted – Amsterdam — kidnapping location

Direct people links

– Willem Holleeder — kidnapping accomplice – Cor van Hout — kidnapping accomplice – Frans Meijer — kidnapping accomplice

Sources

– The Guardian. Heineken kidnapper on trial in Amsterdam over armed robbery plot (2019-01-09). https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/09/heineken-kidnapper-on-trial-in-amsterdam-over-armed-robbery – The Guardian. De Oude Pijp, Amsterdam's 'Latin Quarter' (2012-02-29). https://www.theguardian.com/travel/blog/2012/feb/29/amsterdam-de-oude-pijp-district

Connected records

Documented network

Kidnapping of Freddy Heineken (event) is recorded in the canonical graph as kidnapper convicted, documented status, 90% confidence. This is the stored relationship and should not be expanded beyond what the source record supports.

Amsterdam (location) is recorded in the canonical graph as kidnapping location, documented status, 90% confidence. This is the stored relationship and should not be expanded beyond what the source record supports.

Willem Holleeder (person) is recorded in the canonical graph as kidnapping accomplice, documented status, 90% confidence. This is the stored relationship and should not be expanded beyond what the source record supports.

Cor van Hout (person) is recorded in the canonical graph as kidnapping accomplice, documented status, 90% confidence. This is the stored relationship and should not be expanded beyond what the source record supports.

Frans Meijer (person) is recorded in the canonical graph as kidnapping accomplice, documented status, 90% confidence. This is the stored relationship and should not be expanded beyond what the source record supports.

Timeline and case connections

Structured events are kept separate from general biography so later audits can update a date, conviction, organizational change, killing or court outcome without rewriting unrelated material.

Date not specified in current profile sources — Kidnapping of Freddy Heineken. kidnapper; convicted

Status and record

The structured birth record lists 1952. The structured life-status field is alive. This administrative field should change only when a reliable current source supports an update.

Source record

The current Master package attaches the following evidence sources to this profile: – Heineken kidnapper on trial in Amsterdam over armed robbery plot — The Guardian, Tier 2. – De Oude Pijp, Amsterdam's 'Latin Quarter' — The Guardian, Tier 2.

Each source supports only the claims tied to it. Structured source references remain attached so later audits can trace timeline and relationship records back to evidence.

Evidence and editorial boundaries

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How this profile fits the archive

The current source package includes Heineken kidnapper on trial in Amsterdam over armed robbery plot; De Oude Pijp, Amsterdam's 'Latin Quarter'. These records define the safe editorial boundary for the page. A later pass should prioritize new primary documents, court outcomes, dated organizational changes, prison history or newly processed books and screen works rather than adding generic background.

Research state

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