Exactly how the Holocaust’s most famous victim came to be captured by the Nazis has intrigued the public for decades.
Now, a team led by an ex-FBI agent hopes to discover exactly who betrayed Anne Frank and her family, leading to their capture and deaths.
According to the project’s website, filmmaker Thijs Bayens and journalist Pieter Van Twisk have assembled a team of 19 experts led by ex-FBI agent Vince Pankoke.
They will use modern policing techniques to examine recently declassified and previously known material, and appeal to witnesses in an attempt to find out who alerted the Nazis to the so-called Secret Annex where the Frank family were hiding.
The goal is to present the results of the investigation and its findings on August 4, 2019, exactly 75 years after the discovery of the secret annex. Progress is being shared online as the investigation goes along in a “Cold Case Diary.”
Anne, with piles of her translated Diaries in the reflection, gift shop of Anne Frank House, April 2012 (Matt Lebovic/The Times of Israel)
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