Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 9 September 1987

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

In her 2000 memoir Wynette's daughter Jackie Daly published that her mother had confessed to her that the kidnapping was a hoax to cover up domestic violence from her fifth husband George Richey. Richey denied the allegation.
(4 October 1978)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1988

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Wednesday 9th of September 1987

38 years ago

Gerrit Jan Heijn is kidnapped and shot dead by kidnapper and murderer Ferdi Elsas at the age of 56 in Bloemendaal, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Elsas kept a part of Heijn's finger and his glasses and demanded 7,7 million Gulden ransom. The money was delivered on 27 November. Elsas was arrested on 6 april 1988 because he kept spending marked banknotes in the same shops.