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INTERNATIONAL – In the center of Amsterdam, a teenage girl calls out to passers-by. Recognizable by her short blond hair and her dragon tattoo on her chest, she writes “help” on a window that separates it from the street, before sitting down on a chair and waiting.
As you can see in our video above, this young girl is in reality Bernadett Szabó, or rather her hologram. Created by the Amsterdam police, it is part of a wider advertising campaign aimed at attracting the attention of locals to find witnesses to his murder, in order to solve a 15-year-old case.
Born in Hungary and known as Betty, Bernadett Szabó had moved to Amsterdam at the age of 18 and became a sex worker in the notorious red light district. As the Dutch police website explains, she then became pregnant, and continued to work during her pregnancy before her son was placed in a foster family.
On February 20, 2009, three months after Betty gave birth, her colleagues found her in her room, bathing in her own blood. Then aged 19, she had been stabbed several times. Despite a thorough investigation, her killer has still not been found.
Last attempt for a “cold case”
15 years after the murder of Betty Szabó, Amsterdam is mobilizing again in the hope of finding new clues. As indicated in the Guardianan entire house in the center of the city was dedicated to the young woman. Passersby can observe her hologram, but also see photos of Betty as well as a documentary on the case. A reward of 30,000 euros is offered in exchange for information leading to the solution of the murder.
“We had a hologram made of her which symbolizes her, it is not an exact likeness”explained Anne Dreijer-Heemskerk, member of the unsolved cases unit of the Dutch police, to Reuters. “We hope people will remember the case again […] We think he definitely has people who know who did this.”.
In the street, the locals look with curiosity at the window and the hologram, but are not all convinced of its effectiveness for the investigation. “I really have doubts. This all happened a long time ago.”exclaims, for example, a passerby interviewed by Reuters, while another says he is more optimistic. “I have no idea. But it's a good idea to try.”.
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