The Meyer Institute for Truth and Justice Uncovering Truth.
The Meyer Institute for Truth and Justice was founded as an umbrella organization for international initiatives focused on cold cases, missing persons, and unidentified victims. Led by founder and director Sander Meyer, the institute unites projects dedicated to truth, justice, and recognition—across borders and generations.
The institute builds on the extensive experience of Stichting Coldcasezaken, which in early 2025 helped resolve a five-year-old missing persons case in Belgium by identifying an unknown young man who had died in 2020. He turned out to be an 18-year-old from Egypt—a breakthrough that brought clarity to his family and restored his name and story.
Since then, two more cases have been resolved.
In the Wassenaarse Duinen, where a relatively young woman was found deceased in 2004, research carried out on location by Stichting Coldcasezaken proved decisive. Her identity was established as Eva Maria Pommer from Bottrop, bringing an end to a mystery that had remained unsolved for more than two decades.
That same week, the foundation also solved a case dating back 32 years. A man found dead in Amsterdam in 1993 had remained unidentified for decades. Contact between Sander Meyer and the son of a long-missing man led to a match. The assumption that the unknown man and the missing person were the same individual turned out to be correct. With this confirmation, Stichting Coldcasezaken solved its third case.
The Meyer Institute operates with a committed team of experts, including former police officers, data specialists, forensic researchers, legal analysts, and imaging technicians. All share a clear mission: to uncover the truth, identify perpetrators, and ensure justice for victims.
Our work includes: receiving, analyzing, and forwarding tips to police and prosecutors, conducting independent investigations and case reviews, identifying unidentified victims, often with international backgrounds, and producing updated forensic reconstructions to improve recognition and shareability. Through ColdCaseZaken.nl, we raise focused attention for cases in the Netherlands and Belgium, becoming a leading force in the Benelux.
At the same time, we are expanding ColdCaseWorld.com, an international platform focused on U.S. cases and unidentified victims, where we’ve already submitted tips to several U.S. sheriff’s offices.
Looking ahead, similar projects will be launched for other regions—with dedicated platforms for countries such as France or nations in South America. In doing so, the Meyer Institute serves as the umbrella under which these specialized initiatives can grow, collaborate, and strengthen their impact. As long as people vanish without a trace, as long as victims are buried without names, and as long as perpetrators go unpunished, the Meyer Institute will keep searching.
