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	Encyclopedia: Volkert van der Graaf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Volkert van der Graaf (born July 9, 1969) is an animal welfare activist and is the confessed murderer of Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn.
		Van der Graaf was arrested near the scene of the crime after a pursuit by witnesses.
		Van der Graaf was charged with the premeditated murder of Fortuyn, two counts of possession of illegal weapons, namely the gun and the explosive mixture at his house, and a charge of threatening the life of Fortuyn's chauffeur by pointing his gun at him during the chase following the murder.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Volkert-van-der-Graaf (2745 words)

	Volkert van der Graaf - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Volkert van der Graaf (born July 9, 1969) is the confessed murderer of Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn.
		Van der Graaf was born in Middelburg and by the time he attended university in Wageningen, he was vegan and an idealistic supporter of animal welfare.
		Van der Graaf purchased his weapons illegally; a semi-automatic Star Firestar M-43 [1] pistol in a café in Ede and 9mm cartridges in The Hague.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Volkert_van_der_Graaf (2717 words)

	Volkert van der Graaf -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Volkert van der Graaf (born July 9, 1969) is the confessed (Unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being) murderer of Dutch politician (Click link for more info and facts about Pim Fortuyn) Pim Fortuyn.
		Janssen van Raay of the LPF said that Van der Graaf was hired for the murder, suggesting a link to (An intensely anti-western terrorist network that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist group; has cells in more than 50 countries) al-Qaida.
		Suggestions that Van der Graaf had committed an earlier murder of an environmental official, Van der Werken from (Click link for more info and facts about Nunspeet) Nunspeet (1996), or that he had attended other appearances of Fortuyn, were also not corroborated.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/v/vo/volkert_van_der_graaf.htm (2985 words)

	Volkert van der Graaf
		Volkert van der G (born July 9, 1969) was an animal welfare activist and the confessed killer of the popular Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn.
		Van der G agreed that he was accountable and that he had compulsive urges.
		Van der Graaf was charged with the murder of Fortuyn, two counts of possession of illegal weapons, namely the gun and the explosive mixture at his house, and a charge of threatening the life of Fortuyn's chauffeur by pointing his gun at him during the chase following the murder.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/v/vo/volkert_van_der_graaf.html (1179 words)

	Animal Rights, Fanaticism
		Van der Graaf was involved with anti-medical research and environmental groups until 1992 when he founded Environment Offensive which was opposed to all animal agriculture.
		Van de Werken and van der Graaf had clashed before, with van der Graaf believing that the environmental officer was far too accommodating to farmers in the area.
		Van der Graaf was apparently questioned about the murder at the time, but the case was closed as unsolved in 1997.
	www.canadafreepress.com /2002/inter90902.htm (484 words)

	GMax - Fortuijn killer gets 12 years (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Van der Graaf, 33, confessed to shooting Fortuyn outside a radio station on May 6, 2002, just days before elections in which Fortuyn was running for prime minister on an anti-immigration platform.
		Van der Graaf conceded it was "a factor," given that he believes animals and people are equal, but said it wasn't the only reason.
		Van der Graaf shot Fortuyn five times from behind at point-blank range and fled, but was chased from the scene and caught minutes later with the murder weapon in his pocket.
	www.gmax.co.za /look/07/02-fortuijn.html (554 words)

	Pim Fortuyn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		He was assassinated during the 2002 Dutch national election campaign by Volkert van der Graaf, a supporter of immigration (van der Graaf denies that he was motivated by his views on animal rights, or by those of Pim Fortuyn).
		On May 6, 2002, at age 54, he was assassinated by an animal-rights activist named Volkert van der Graaf.
		The attacker was pursued by witnesses and was arrested by the police shortly afterwards, still in possession of a gun.
	www.bonneylake.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Pim_Fortuyn (1642 words)

	Suspected killer of Dutch politician confesses - smh.com.au
		Volkert van der Graaf, the lone suspect in the killing of Dutch maverick politician Pim Fortuyn, has confessed to the crime, the prosecution said yesterday.
		Van der Graaf, charged with premeditated murder, also confessed he committed the crime alone and that nobody else was involved in the planning and execution of it, according to the statement.
		Police say Van der Graaf was caught outside a radio studio in the central Dutch city of Hilversum on May 6, minutes after Fortuyn was shot there, allegedly carrying the gun which was used to kill the politician.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/11/23/1037697940799.html (375 words)

	GMax - News: Dutch court to rule on sentence of Pim Fortuyn killer
		Volkert van der Graaf, an animal rights activist, said his conscience had guided him to kill Fortuyn because the politician constituted a threat to the weaker groups in society like immigrants, Muslims and animals.
		During the appeals case prosecutor Inge van Asperen de Boer again called for a life sentence for Van der Graaf, who recently turned 34, saying the murder was "an attack on the freedom of speech".
		Under Dutch law Van der Graaf could be out in 11 years with the current sentence but life imprisonment would mean he would spend the rest of his natural life in jail.
	www.gmax.co.za /look/07/21-nethelands.html (439 words)

	iafrica.com \| news \| world news Fortuyn killer gets 18 years
		The prosecution had sought a life sentence for Van der Graaf (33) who had confessed to the killing and was described in a psychiatric report as having an obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.
		Van der Graaf was convicted of premeditated murder, threatening Fortuyn's driver with a gun and illegal possession of a firearm.
		Van der Graaf, a vegan working for an environmental protection organisation, said he shot Fortuyn because he was "a threat to weaker groups in society" — Muslims, asylum seekers, immigrants and animals.
	iafrica.com /news/worldnews/229238.htm (372 words)

	Vegan KILLS confused GAY man : SF Indymedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The suspect was identified by colleagues as 32-year-old Volkert van der Graaf, an activist with the group Environmental Offensive.
		Van der Graaf was chased down and caught with a pistol moments after the fatal shooting of Fortuyn, who was campaigning for a seat in parliament on an anti-immigration platform.
		Van der Graaf is an animal rights and environmental activist who had peacefully fought industrial animal farming for years in the courts before he was arrested Monday.
	sf.indymedia.org /print.php?id=126773 (686 words)

	iafrica.com \| news \| world news Fortuyn suspect admits murder
		Van der Graaf gave a chilling account on Thursday of how easily he had entered the studio grounds where he hid behind bushes for nearly two hours, waiting for his victim.
		Van der Graaf has been charged with premeditated murder, threatening Fortuyn's driver with a weapon, illegal possession of arms and ammunition and the possession of explosive chemicals.
		Van der Graaf told the court that he saw Fortuyn's meteoric rise in politics as an "ever growing danger who would affect many people in society".
	iafrica.com /news/worldnews/223547.htm (581 words)

	gfn.com - Daily News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Volkert van der Graaf, an animal rights activist, was sentenced April 15 for the murder of Fortuyn.
		Volkert van der Graaf appealed his sentence on the grounds that 12-16 years is the usual punishment for a single murder in Netherlands, where there is no death penalty and life sentences are only given to incurable sociopaths.
		Van der Graaf conceded Fortuyn's stance on animal rights was "a factor" but said it wasn't the only reason.
	www.gfn.com /news/story.phtml?sid=13996 (421 words)

	The Scotsman - International - Dutch politician's killer jailed for 18 years
		Volkert van der Graaf, 33, an animal rights activist, had admitted shooting Mr Fortuyn at point-blank range nine days before a May 2002 election that swept the politician’s party into power, saying he saw Mr Fortuyn as a danger to democracy.
		Van der Graaf, a vegan environmental campaigner, said he shot Mr Fortuyn because he saw him as a power-hungry threat to society who "abused democracy" by trying to make scapegoats of vulnerable social groups for his own gain.
		Clad in beige trousers and a faded, patterned shirt, the balding van der Graaf sat motionless as he was convicted for murder, illegal possession of a gun and for using that weapon to threaten a man who gave chase after the 6 May killing.
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /international.cfm?id=440432003 (697 words)

	Criminology: Control and Treatment of Crime and Delinquency
		Van der Graaf at the moment of the attack was wearing jeans and a fl coat and had a baseball cap on his head.
		Volkert was accused of abusing the legal system by making as many as 50 objections to the municipality against the extension of a single stockman’s license.
		Volkert van der Graaf, an acknowledged animal rights terrorist who was charged with the only political assassination in modern Dutch history, told the panel of judges that he acted out of concern for the country's Muslim minority.
	www.criminology.com /articles/jihad_vegan.html (2126 words)

	Trial of confessed murderer of Dutch politician opens in Amsterdam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Volkert van der Graaf, 33, appeared in court for the first time since he was charged with the only political assassination in modern Dutch history.
		Van der Graaf said he followed Fortuyn's career as a columnist for a popular national magazine and was concerned he was using "the weak parts of society to score points" and gain political power.
		Van der Graaf was captured with the alleged murder weapon in his pocket and spatters of Fortuyn's blood on his pants.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/03/27/international0748EST0544.DTL (559 words)

	The Scotsman - International - Dutch politician's killer expresses doubts and regrets
		Van der Graaf, whose trial began last Thursday, said Mr Fortuyn’s rapid rise in popularity "was comparable" to the rise of Nazism in Germany in the 1930s.
		A psychologist’s report read out in court yesterday said that van der Graaf was sane at the time of the shooting and can be held fully responsible for his actions.
		Van der Graaf also said yesterday that he regretted his actions, mostly because of the impact on his own family, and said he only felt slight sorrow for his victim’s family.
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /international.cfm?id=382492003 (386 words)

	Townhall.com :: Columns :: Tilting at justice by Debra Saunders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Van der Graaf used the immigration issue as a warm-hearted excuse for his cold-blooded deed.
		Van der Graaf, The Associated Press reported, was working up to 80 hours a week against commercial animal farming.
		Van der Graaf is an extremist who killed a human being to protest bacon.
	www.townhall.com /columnists/debrasaunders/ds20030421.shtml (782 words)

	Dutch Political Assassin Escapes Life Sentence - PRAVDA.Ru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Volkert van der Graaf shot a number of times last year on the then high rising Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn.
		Van der Graaf found the program of Fortuyn a real threat for a number of groups in Dutch society and decided to act on it an murdered Fortuyn on 6 May.
		The judges also found this to be the case and, to the disappointment of the family and friend of Fortuyn, judged Van der Graaf guilty and sentenced him to 18 years in prison.
	english.pravda.ru /printed.html?news_id=9769 (439 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Europe \| Profile: Fortuyn killer
		Volkert van der Graaf is 33, Dutch, white and from the town of Harderwijk, east of Amsterdam.
		An interview with Van der Graaf three years ago on the website of the group Animal Freedom - which stresses that he was not a member - reveals a man committed to animal rights from an early age.
		Van der Graaf says his parents would not let him give up meat as a teenager, but he later became a vegan.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/world/europe/newsid_1974000/1974572.stm (604 words)

	Expatica's Dutch news in English: Fortuyn's killer faces justice
		Van der Graaf was captured a short distance from the scene.
		Volkert van der Graaf is a white Dutch father of one child who lived in rented accommodation in the town of Harderwijk, east of the Ijsselmeer.
		Not a very eloquent explanation but Van der Graaf is likely to spend the best part of the rest of his life behind bars, giving him plenty of time to think of a better answer.
	www.expatica.com /source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=63&story_id=40 (917 words)

	CNN.com - Fortuyn suspect 'had bomb factory' - August 9, 2002
		Plooy asked the three-judge tribunal to extend van der Graaf's custody without bail for one to three months to allow more time to continue the investigation, which has focussed on the defendant's movements in the three days before the murder.
		Defence lawyer Stijn Franken protested that van der Graaf was being treated by police and the media as if he were already convicted, and that police were not forwarding all their information to the defence team.
		Van der Graaf was found with a gun, which he pointed at people chasing him.
	edition.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/europe/08/09/netherlands.court (543 words)

	Volkert van der Graaf :: Fortuyn gunman spared life term (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Van der Graaf said he killed Fortuyn - the then leader of the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF) - to protect Muslim immigrants and other "vulnerable" members of society.
		Van der Graaf gunned down Fortuyn as he left the radio studio in Hilversum, after lying in wait for him in bushes nearby.
		Van der Graaf said he still "wrestled" with the question of whether he was right to carry out the attack.
	www.religionnewsblog.com /3030-_Fortuyn_gunman_spared_life_term.html (755 words)

	CNN.com - Fortuyn accused ends hunger strike - Sep. 19, 2002
		Volkert van der Graaf had refused solid food since July 12 to protest against his detention conditions, including camera surveillance in his Amsterdam cell.
		Van der Graaf, 32, was arrested minutes after Fortuyn was shot dead on May 6.
		Prosecutors say Van der Graaf, who was arrested carrying a loaded gun speckled with Fortuyn's blood, has refused to cooperate with the investigation.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/europe/09/19/netherlands.hunger (242 words)

	CNN.com - Fortuyn's killer to appeal - Apr. 22, 2003
		Van der Graaf is said to have shown little remorse for the killing.
		The defense for Volkert van der Graaf argues that negative comments made by politicians in the run-up to the verdict were prejudicial.
		Van der Graaf was sentenced earlier this month after admitting shooting dead Fortuyn at point blank range in the carpark of a television center.
	edition.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/europe/04/22/fortuyn.appeal (444 words)

	TIME Europe Magazine: Culture Shock -- May 20, 2002/Vol. 159 No. 20 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Volkert van der Graaf, 32, who was arrested immediately after the shooting and arraigned on Wednesday, is an animal-rights activist and long-term member of an environmental group that legally challenges farmers who seek to expand their operations.
		Wien van den Brink, head of a farmer's activist group from nearby Putten op de Veluwe and a candidate on Fortuyn's list, was left unimpressed in his frequent dealings with Van der Graaf.
		Van der Graaf, who is expected to face a murder charge, has not cooperated with prosecutors, leaving his motive unclear.
	www.time.com /time/europe/magazine/printout/0,13155,901020520-237161,00.html (1817 words)

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