Peter R. DeVries and his right hand man

Peter R. DeVries works together with a full-time reporter whom he investigated and produced almost all of his big noisemaking cases with  Kees van der Spek. Also in the affair Natalee Holloway Van der Spek had alongside DeVries a nondescript but not less important role.

- TRUSTEE OF PETER R. DE VRIES  -

Kees van der Spek (43) works together intensively with Peter R. DeVries. He has developed himself as an experienced crime reporter and creative director, a unique combination which gave him an enormous status . But above all he is the trustee / protégé of Peter R. DeVries.

Kees van der Spek maintained together with Peter R. DeVries the direct contacts with insider Patrick van der Eem, who excecuted the undercover camera operation targeted at Joran van der Sloot. He twice traveled with DeVries to Aruba and was responsible for editing the 90-minute TV-special that was broadcasted on Sunday 3rd February and became world news.

- FANTASTIC PROFESSIONAL -

Peter R. DeVries about Kees van der Spek:  “We are incredible well playing together . Half an ear is enough when we talk about a case and we are always on one line, when we are talking about possible approaches. That’s essential in this kind of draped out, long and exciting affaires. We regularly play good cop and bad cop in certain cases and that works very well. Besides that Kees is a fantastic professional and incredible director and editor. I always get the publicity and honors in these cases, but that should definitely radiate on Kees van der Spek because we do it together.”