Police in the Netherlands have received 12 new tips regarding the case of an 18-year-old woman that disappeared from a village in the Dutch province of Limburg in 1990. Angelique Hendrix went missing in the village of Stien, just a couple of kilometres from the border between the Netherlands and Belgium. Last week it was announced that DNA from a skull found in Maasmechelen (Limburg province) in 1991 matched that of Angelique Hendrix.
Dutch police receive tips in 34-year-old cold case following DNA match with skull found in Maasmechelen
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The DNA match was the first real development in the investigation in many years and since last week when Dutch police announced that there is a match and that 12 new tips have been received.
Dutch police say that “The tips are now being looked into and checked by the investigation team”. A reward of 30,000 euro has been promised to anyone that can provide a tip that will lead to the case being resolved.
A few years after Angelique Hendrix’s disappearance, one of her close friends also disappeared. Her remains were found in 1998. Prior to her disappearance the friend lived with Angelique’s uncle. He was arrested but released with out charge. The uncle has since died.