A hologram in Amsterdam’s red light district searches for clues to an unsolved murder that happened 15 years ago
For the past few days, an image has caught the attention of those passing through Amsterdam’s red light district. In the window of a shop in the area, Hologram of a girl asking for helpThis simulation is an idea of Dutch police searching for witnesses or clues about an unsolved crime: the murder of 19-year-old girl Betty Szabo, which occurred in the same neighborhood 15 years earlier.
Betty’s case is still unsolved as her body was found with multiple knife wounds in a brothel in the Red Light District. Her story: Just three months before she was murdered, she had given birth to a child and despite being pregnant, she was beautiful in appearance Forced into prostitution throughout pregnancyThe lack of evidence and limited cooperation from witnesses complicated the investigation at the time, and The matter has been archivedLike many others in the area.
However, in an innovative effort, the police have installed a life-size hologram in the shop window, showing Betty in a symbolic recreation. The technology attempts to revive the case in the collective memory and attract potential witnesses who had not cooperated until now. “It’s a hologram that symbolizes him, it’s not an exact likeness,” said Anne Dreiser-Heemskerk, a member of the police cold case team. “We hope that this way people will remember the case again and pay attention to it.”
For many residents and visitors, the hologram has been an overwhelming experience. “It has a way of making you think, it’s something more concrete,” one neighbor said. He said, “Normally, you read the news and that’s it, that’s it. Here you experience it.” Another passerby expressed his surprise: “It’s quite shocking to see him standing there.”
The police have made an offer 30,000 euro prize Anyone who can provide information that may clarify the matter. Dreiser-Heemskerk assures that, despite the time, there are people who probably know the truth about Betty’s death. The girl’s family hopes that this initiative will not only restart the investigation but will ultimately provide justice to their loved one.