The Alphen aan den Rijn Shooting
A self-guided true-crime walk of Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
This self-guided true-crime walk of The Alphen aan den Rijn Shooting in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands follows a documented case across 6 narrated stops over roughly 60 minutes and about 1.4 km on foot. Open the case in the CaseWalk app and each stop is narrated automatically as you arrive at the real location — walk at your own pace, online or fully offline. The route runs from Ridderhof Memorial Plaza to Alphen aan den Rijn Town Hall (Stadhuis).
Coming soon to iOS — open this Alphen aan den Rijn case and the narration starts automatically at each stop, online or off.
The route, stop by stop
Ridderhof Memorial Plaza
April 9, 2011. A Saturday morning, the kind that fills a shopping center early — people with lists, people with time to kill. The Ridderhof was open. And then, just after the doors had taken in the first customers of…
Ridderhof Memorial Garden (Rear Garden, Castellumstraat Side)
Six people came to this supermarket on an ordinary Saturday morning. The memorial garden you're standing beside is the city's answer to what happened next — not an explanation, but a…
Alphen aan den Rijn District Court (Rechtbank Den Haag, Alphen location / Justice Quarter)
The violence took less than two minutes. The paperwork behind it took years to…
Castellumstraat & Prins Hendrikstraat Corner
April 9, 2011. Somewhere along this stretch, the first sirens were already moving. Before most of Alphen aan den Rijn understood what had happened at the Ridderhof, the emergency machinery was already in…
Rijn & Gouwe Waterfront (Oude Rijn Quay)
Four days after the shooting, people came here with flowers. Not because anyone organized it — because they needed somewhere to put…
Alphen aan den Rijn Town Hall (Stadhuis)
Four days after the shooting, the gunman was arrested. What he said in interrogation, and what he did not say, became the record the courts would have to work…
These are the opening lines of each stop. The full narration — and the audio — plays in the app.
— good to know
- How long is the The Alphen aan den Rijn Shooting walk?
- About 60 minutes on foot, covering 6 stops over 1.4 km. You can pause and pick it back up whenever you like.
- What does the The Alphen aan den Rijn Shooting case cover?
- 6 narrated stops, beginning at Ridderhof Memorial Plaza and ending at Alphen aan den Rijn Town Hall (Stadhuis). Each one plays automatically as you reach the real location.
- Is the The Alphen aan den Rijn Shooting case real?
- Yes. It's built from the public record — court documents, contemporary news, and published histories — reviewed by a person, and told in a documentary register, never sensational.
- Do I need an internet connection or mobile data?
- No. Download the case once in the CaseWalk app and the narration plays fully offline — handy while roaming in Netherlands. GPS triggers each stop as you arrive.
- Is the The Alphen aan den Rijn Shooting walk free?
- Your first walk on CaseWalk is free. After that, unlock a single case with a credit (yours to keep) or go All-Access for every case. Cancel anytime.
- Can I walk it at my own pace?
- Yes. There's no guide and no schedule — start when you want, linger as long as you like, and the next stop plays automatically when you get there.
Open the The Alphen aan den Rijn Shooting case with CaseWalk
Coming soon to iOS. Your first walk is free, and you can download this case for fully offline use.