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The State We're In 2012, Story of the Week, part 2

Series: The State We're In 2012, Story of the Week
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Length: 00:05:00

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Atie Ridder-Visser is now 97. When she was in her 30s, she assassinated a suspected Nazi collaborator. Read the full description.

Tswi_logo_small THE STATE WE’RE IN, STORY OF THE WEEK

DATE:      13 January 2012
HOST:     Jonathan Groubert

TAGS: Atie Ridder-Visser, Felix Guljé, Dutch Resistance, Netherlands, Nazi Occupation

DESCRIPTION: ASSASSIN’S CONFESSION: Atie Ridder-Visser is now 97. When she was in her 30s, she joined the Dutch Resistance and assassinated a suspected Nazi collaborator. And she got away with it – even her husband didn’t know. But in 2011, she went public with her story. And then she found out that she’d killed the wrong man.

TSWI STORY OF THE WEEK 13 January 2012

IN: [music] I’m Jonathan Groubert...
RUNS: 5:00
OUT: ... that’s t.s.w.i.-dot-org. [last word at 4:50]

SUGGESTED OUTRO/EXTRO:
You can hear the full version of this audio essay on The State We’re In from Radio Netherlands Worldwide at [TIME] right here on [STATION].


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THE STATE WE’RE IN, STORY OF THE WEEK

DATE:      13 January 2012
HOST:     Jonathan Groubert

TAGS: Atie Ridder-Visser, Felix Guljé, Dutch Resistance, Netherlands, Nazi Occupation

DESCRIPTION: ASSASSIN’S CONFESSION: Atie Ridder-Visser is now 97. When she was in her 30s, she joined the Dutch Resistance and assassinated a suspected Nazi collaborator. And she got away with it – even her husband didn’t know. But in 2011, she went public with her story. And then she found out that she’d killed the wrong man.

TSWI STORY OF THE WEEK 13 January 2012

IN: [music] I’m Jonathan Groubert...
RUNS: 5:00
OUT: ... that’s t.s.w.i.-dot-org. [last word at 4:50]

SUGGESTED OUTRO/EXTRO:
You can hear the full version of this audio essay on The State We’re In from Radio Netherlands Worldwide at [TIME] right here on [STATION].