The trial against Jasper S., the murderer of Marianne Vaatstra, was remarkable. Jasper S. confessed to the murder of Marianne Vaatstra very soon after the police had taken him from his bed. S. had voluntarily participated in the large-scale DNA research and passed the tests fairly quickly. If this had not happened, this would have been apparent from the kinship research. Other family members of S. had also participated in the research.
Jasper S. in the courtroom
Jasper S. had to appear in court at the end of March. There he talked about the murder of Marianne Vaatstra. He did not explain how he had come to his actions. He also could not say anything about how Marianne had defended herself and whether she had done so. He said during the trial that he did not know whether the girl had resisted.
The events according to Jasper S.
According to Jasper S., he was sleeping alone downstairs that night because a cow had to calve. By sleeping downstairs he wouldn’t wake his wife. He went to the stable and then he took his bike and started cycling. He couldn’t remember where he had cycled past. At some point he had encountered Marianne and pulled her off the bike after overtaking her. Marianne had asked who he was and tried to break away. S. had held his hand over her mouth and was holding her coat with the other hand. Then he let her walk into the meadow and there he raped her.
Panicked after the rape
The perpetrator stated that he panicked after the rape. And that he thought about his family and believed that they should not be the victims of his action. That’s why, after the rape, he turned the girl over and then strangled her with her own bra. This was the first thing available. When he still heard her breathing, he also panicked and grabbed a knife that he always carried with him. He slit her throat, according to his own account, with three strokes.
Jasper S. cries
While confessing to the rape, strangulation and slitting of the throat, Jasper S. broke down in tears.
After the suspension
After the suspension, the judge asks Jasper S. whether it is also possible that Marianne had already died during the rape. Jasper S. answers that he does not know and that he has not noticed it either.
Prostitute visit
The investigation into the murderer of Marianne Vaatstra shows that Jasper S. visited a whore a few times a year because his sex life with his wife was not satisfying enough for him. On the night of April 30 to May 1, he would not be looking for sex. However, when he met Marianne in the middle of the night, something like lust arose, as he himself said. He had thought: You are for me, he said to the judges in Frisian.
The psychologist about Jasper S.
The psychologist said that Jasper S. sometimes appears reckless and egocentric, but has no disorder. She also called him insensitive and taking advantage of others without remorse. He also scores high when it comes to excessive pathological lying, trickery and deception. He also lacks emotional depth, lacks empathy and is not exactly sexually faithful. Jasper S. told the psychologist that Marianne had become an object for him.
Arrested before
Marianne’s murderer had previously been arrested in 2008. He had then taken a neighbor’s car. During the trial it became known that he was also on his way to a prostitute, but wanted to hide this from his wife. He therefore stated that he did not know how he had acquired the car and why he had done so.
Conviction and punishment Jasper S.
Jasper S. was sentenced to 18 years in prison in April 2013, while 20 years had been demanded by the Public Prosecution Service. The judges considered it proven that the farmer had raped and murdered the girl. By the way, he himself had already known that.