On 4 January, 1994, two siblings, 11-year-old Kim and 8-year-old Ken Heyrman from Antwerp, Belg

On 4 January, 1994, two siblings, 11-year-old Kim and 8-year-old Ken Heyrman from Antwerp, Belgium, wanted to go and see their two friends, David and Natacha, so proceeded to take the tram. However, they got off three stops later and never returned home. Their mother, Tinny, later reported them missing. Although many witnesses came forward claiming that they had seen the two siblings after their initial disappearance, none of them provided any leads. Around 250 volunteers took part in a search for Kim and Ken but to no avail. The case went cold until 3 weeks later on 11 February, 1994, in the port of Antwerp, the body of a female child was found floating in the dock. The body was confirmed to be that of Kim after being identified from her dental records. An autopsy concluded that she had been sexually assaulted and stabbed in the throat, chest and stomach and was murdered within a day after her initial disappearance. Her bra had been torn off and her underwear was around her ankles. The case has subsequently been linked to the kidnap and murder of 15-year-old Katrien De Cuyper, whose body was discovered buried in the same port two years earlier, 100 metres from where Kim’s body was found. The siblings’ mother, Tinny, was first thought to responsible for their deaths however evidence proved otherwise. Police refused to show her the autopsy photos of Kim’s corpse because they were deemed too graphic and disturbing for her to view as her mother. After the murders, Tinny published a book titled: Kim and Ken, my missing children. In her book, she explains how the police didn’t take her seriously in the first few days of Kim and Ken’s disappearance, claiming that the police suggested the siblings had voluntarily run away. Although Kim’s body was discovered, Ken has not been seen since. It is unclear whether he suffered the same fate as Kim. Kim’s murder and Ken’s disappearance remain unsolved.  -- source link

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