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Cevdet YILMAZ
A.K.A.: Ted de Turk
Classification: Mass murderer
Characteristics: Discussion
in a cafe
Number of victims: 6
Date of murders:
April 5,
1983
Date of birth: 1955
Victims profile: Tonie Sneekes, Carmen Sneekes (12), Ton
Smits, Wim van Baarle, Jan
van Drongelen, Wim Janssen
Method of murder:
Shooting
Location: Delft, Netherlands
Status: Sentenced to life in prison on March 1984
Dutch hunt for cafe killer of six
The New York Times
April 6, 1983
Delft - Dutch police
have set up a special squad to search for a gunman who shot dead six
people and wounded four others in a crowded cafe in Delft on Tuesday
night.
The victims included a woman and her
12-year-old daughter. Witnesses said the shooting began after an
argument between two customers. Police said they were looking for Sevdet
Yilmaz, aged 27, a Dutch national of Turkish birth.
Delft slaughter
The Times
April 6, 1983
A lone gunman opened
fire in a crowded cafe in the historic Dutch city of Delft last night,
killing six people and wounding at least five others, police said.