SPOILERS: Epilogue: "An anonymous tip first led the police to suspect Cor and his friends. The police never revealed who sent the tip or what it said. After his kidnapping, Freddy Heineken created one of the world's foremost private security firms. He died in 2003. Jan 'Cat' Boellard served 12 years. Martin 'Brakes' Erkamps served an 8-year sentence. Frans 'Spikes' Meijer escaped from a criminal psychiatric hospital and fled to Paraguay. Reporter Peter R. de Vries tracked him down 10 years later. He was extradited to the Netherlands to serve his time. Cor Van Hout and Willem Holleeder each received an 11-year sentence. Returning to crime, they rose to power to become the 'godfathers of the Netherlands.' In 2003, Cor was gunned down by an assassin. His killer was never identified. The ransom was the largest ever paid for an individual at the time. A significant portion of the money was never recovered. After the kidnappers divided the cash, they were never together again as a group."