20. The Final Piece
He sent Martijn a Google Street View of Biarritz in France. And when Martijn inspected it further, he became convinced, too. Then, someone else reached out and cracked the case wide open.
Facebook/Martijn van Oers
A Dutch woman named Marion Jurrjens recognized the people in the photographs immediately. They were her grandparents! And the person who had owned the camera had been a man named Theo Lammers. Furthermore, she knew that he had visited Biarritz with his wife, Elisabeth Lammers-Berveling.
21. The Final Plan
So, the camera didn’t belong to a serial killer after all and while most people would have been relived, there was a small part of Martijn which had been overjoyed at finding a macabre piece of history.
Facebook/Marion Jurrjens
But still, that didn’t mean that he wouldn’t see this mystery through. Martijn knew he had to reunite the pictures to its rightful owners and set up a GoFundMe account to cover the travel cost, and soon, donations were pouring in from all over the world!
22. Reunited
Marion was currently living in Canada, so the trip would be an expensive one but it seemed like Martijn wouldn’t have to worry about cash flow as thousands of people, were just as invested in this story as him.
Facebook/Martijn van Oers
When he had the funds collected, he when he saw Marion she was beyond thrilled. “I love all of the pictures and I would like to keep them all together as that is how they are meant to be,” Marion said happily. “My house is already rather full since my grandfather was also a painter. But I hope I can find a spot to put them on the wall so I can remember this whole event.”