Today's story feels like it was ripped from the plot of any gangster movie.

It hits just about every Hollywood beat, from the protagonist's early days as a small

time crook to his decades-long game of cat and mouse with the authorities.

And like every mob movie, family is at the center, for better or worse.

This criminal's family is the reason why he became the most infamous kidnapper in the

Netherlands.

The reason he rose to the top of the underworld, and the reason why he's spending the rest

of his life behind bars.

This is the story of Villum Hallater, the Dutch godfather.

I'm Ashley Flowers and this is International Infamy, a Spotify original from Parkast.

On this show, I'm taking you on a world tour of 15 notorious crimes from 15 different

countries.

Today, we're going to the Netherlands to unpack the story of the country's most famous criminal

of the last century, and the family member who risked everything to bring him down.

All of that is coming up.

Stay with us.

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