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### Investigation into Manuel Schadwald's Disappearance
In the mid-1990s, Marcel Vervloesem initiated an inquiry into the disappearance of [[Manuel Schadwald]] on behalf of the [[Morkhoven Workgroup]], reviewing a 1992 police report from a raid on an underage sex party in the Dutch town of [[Wallre]]. The report identified [[Lothar Glandorf]] at the event alongside a teenager named [[Robbie Van Der Plancken]], establishing early connections to organized child exploitation rings operating through brothels like [[Euro Boys]] and [[Young Boys]] in [[Rotterdam]]. Vervloesem's team cross-referenced this information with witness testimonies from the [[Pinocchio Bar]] in [[Berlin]], where Schadwald was last seen with associates linked to British trafficker [[Warwick Spinks]] and the [[Apollo Bulletin Board Service]]. This phase of the investigation revealed Schadwald's trafficking route from [[Berlin]] to [[Amsterdam]], involving sales to networks tied to [[Marc Dutroux]] and the broader [[International Child Trafficking Network Overview]].
In the mid-1990s, Marcel Vervloesem initiated an inquiry into the disappearance of Manuel Schadwald on behalf of the Morkhoven Workgroup, reviewing a 1992 police report from a raid on an underage sex party in the Dutch town of [[Waalre]]. The report identified Lothar Glandorf at the event alongside a teenager named Robbie Van Der Plancken, establishing early connections to organized child exploitation rings operating through brothels like [[Euro Boys]] and [[Young Boys]] in Rotterdam. Vervloesem's team cross-referenced this information with witness testimonies from the [[Pinocchio Bar]] in Berlin, where Schadwald was last seen with associates linked to British trafficker [[Warwick Spinks]] and the Apollo Bulletin Board Service. This phase of the investigation revealed Schadwald's trafficking route from Berlin to Amsterdam, involving sales to networks tied to [[Marc Dutroux]] and the broader [[International Child Trafficking Network Overview]].
By June 1998, Vervloesem located [[Robbie Van Der Plancken]] in [[Amsterdam]] and conducted a filmed interview with Belgian public broadcaster [[RTBF]], confronting him directly about [[Manuel Schadwald]]'s fate. During the confrontation, associates observed an onlooker who led them to [[Zandvoort]], identifying [[Gerrit-Jan Ulrich]] as the owner of [[Cube Hardware]] and administrator of the [[Apollo Bulletin Board Service]]. Ulrich provided Vervloesem with encoded disks containing thousands of images and videos depicting violent child abuse, including potential matches to victims like [[Katrien de Cuyper]] from the [[Marc Dutroux]]. The [[Morkhoven Workgroup]] subsequently handed over child pornography materials to Dutch police on July 18, 1998, as reported in De Morgen, prompting raids on related operations such as [[Gero-Video]] in [[Dusseldorf]].
By June 1998, Vervloesem located Robbie Van Der Plancken in Amsterdam and conducted a filmed interview with Belgian public broadcaster [[RTBF]], confronting him directly about Manuel Schadwald's fate. During the confrontation, associates observed an onlooker who led them to Zandvoort, identifying Gerrit-Jan Ulrich as the owner of [[Cube Hardware]] and administrator of the Apollo Bulletin Board Service. Ulrich provided Vervloesem with encoded disks containing thousands of images and videos depicting violent child abuse, including potential matches to victims like [[Katrien de Cuyper]] from the Marc Dutroux. The Morkhoven Workgroup subsequently handed over child pornography materials to Dutch police on July 18, 1998, as reported in De Morgen, prompting raids on related operations such as [[Gero-Video]] in [[Dusseldorf]].
Vervloesem collaborated closely with [[Gina Pardaens-Bernaer]], another [[Morkhoven Workgroup]] member, in analyzing the [[Apollo Disks]] for identifications, including possible links to murders at locations like the castle of [[Baron Philippe de Caters]] and the Dutch porn studio [[X-Kiss]]. Their efforts exposed intersections with the [[Elm Guest House]] scandal and [[Operation Yewtree]]-related inquiries, implicating high-profile figures in child abuse cover-ups. The interview segments with [[Robbie Van Der Plancken]] appeared in the French documentary ‘Zandvoort, the file of shame - Karl Zero Absolute,’ amplifying public awareness of the [[Zandvoort]] discoveries and their ties to the [[Spartacus Club]] and [[Toff's Travel]].
Vervloesem collaborated closely with [[Gina Pardaens-Bernaer]], another Morkhoven Workgroup member, in analyzing the [[Apollo Disks]] for identifications, including possible links to murders at locations like the castle of [[Baron Philippe de Caters]] and the Dutch porn studio [[X-Kiss]]. Their efforts exposed intersections with the [[Elm Guest House]] scandal and [[Operation Yewtree]]-related inquiries, implicating high-profile figures in child abuse cover-ups. The interview segments with Robbie Van Der Plancken appeared in the French documentary ‘Zandvoort, the file of shame - Karl Zero Absolute,’ amplifying public awareness of the Zandvoort discoveries and their ties to the [[Spartacus Club]] and [[Toff's Travel]].
Hulse placed the 1992 party in Waalre, with the German Gandolf (the spelling Hulse used for Glandorf) and the Dutchman Van Der Planken present.[^2] Hulse wrote that Vervloesem, then 46 and described as a Belgian who headed the Morkhoven Action Group, met Robbie Van Der Plancken in Amsterdam on June 9, 1998, while searching for a boy who had disappeared in Berlin in 1993. Hulse also reported that Vervloesem had been convicted of extortion by the court in Dendermonde in April 1998 and sentenced to two years in prison, and that Vervloesem said the charge was false and compared his case to that of the Guildford Four.[^2]
### Impact on Broader Child Exploitation Exposures
Marcel Vervloesem's revelations from the [[Apollo Bulletin Board Service]] connected to the [[Rolodex Investigation]] and [[Odyssey Network]], highlighting encrypted distribution methods used by perpetrators in the [[The Finders]] cult and [[Spartacus International]]. His work prompted international cooperation, including examinations of [[John David Norman]]'s records and [[Peter Righton]]'s pedophile information exchange, revealing overlaps with Belgian cases like the [[Grafton Close Children's Home]] abuses. Vervloesem faced retaliation, mirroring the murder of [[Gina Pardaens-Bernaer]] in November 1998, amid efforts to suppress evidence from the [[Zandvoort]] files. The [[Morkhoven Workgroup]] retained key witnesses in the [[Manuel Schadwald]] case, as noted in De Morgen on September 21, 1998, sustaining pressure on authorities investigating [[Joris Demmink]] and [[Leon Brittan]].
Marcel Vervloesem's revelations from the Apollo Bulletin Board Service connected to the [[Rolodex Investigation]] and [[Odyssey Network]], highlighting encrypted distribution methods used by perpetrators in the [[The Finders]] cult and [[Spartacus International]]. His work prompted international cooperation, including examinations of [[John David Norman]]'s records and [[Peter Righton]]'s pedophile information exchange, revealing overlaps with Belgian cases like the [[Grafton Close Children's Home]] abuses. Vervloesem faced retaliation, mirroring the murder of Gina Pardaens-Bernaer in November 1998, amid efforts to suppress evidence from the Zandvoort files. The Morkhoven Workgroup retained key witnesses in the Manuel Schadwald case, as noted in De Morgen on September 21, 1998, sustaining pressure on authorities investigating [[Joris Demmink]] and [[Leon Brittan]].
The exposure of the [[Apollo Bulletin Board Service]] through Vervloesem's persistence led to arrests, including [[Robbie Van Der Plancken]] in Italy for shooting [[Gerrit-Jan Ulrich]], and influenced probes into [[TAG Films]] and German operations post-1993 raids. Connections extended to [[Jimmy Savile]]'s network via [[Walton Hop Disco]] and [[Stoke Lodge]], with Vervloesem's findings corroborating testimonies from the [[Marc Dutroux]] involving [[Jean-Michel Nihoul]] and [[Jean-Michel Nihoul]].[^1]
The exposure of the Apollo Bulletin Board Service through Vervloesem's persistence led to arrests, including Robbie Van Der Plancken in Italy for shooting Gerrit-Jan Ulrich, and influenced probes into [[TAG Films]] and German operations post-1993 raids. Connections extended to [[Jimmy Savile]]'s network via [[Walton Hop Disco]] and [[Stoke Lodge]], with Vervloesem's findings corroborating testimonies from the Marc Dutroux involving [[Jean-Michel Nihoul]] and Jean-Michel Nihoul.[^1]
The 2022 parliamentary commission noted that media reports described Morkhoven's founder as sentenced in 2008 to four years by the Antwerp appeal court for sexual offences, found guilty in 2013 of molesting a minor nephew, and acquitted on appeal in that later case.[^3]
### Footnotes
[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). *Eye of the Chickenhawk*. United States: Thehotstar.
[^2]: Tim Hulse, "No kind of hero," The Independent, September 13, 1998.
[^3]: Tijdelijke Onderzoekscommissie Georganiseerd Sadistisch Misbruik van Minderjarigen (Commissie Hendriks), "Rechtszaken en aangiftes van georganiseerd sadistisch misbruik bij minderjarigen," December 21, 2022, Bijlage bij Kamerstuk 31015 nr. 265, note 19, https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/blg-1067911.pdf