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On 2 November 2004, he was murdered by Mohammed Bouyeri, a Dutch-Moroccan Islamist who objected to the film's message. The last film Van Gogh had completed before his murder, 06/05, was a fictional exploration of the assassination of Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn.
May 1, 2018 · Unfortunately, Theo van Gogh’s liberal ways eventually caught up with the 47-year-old. On November 2, 2004, a Dutch-Moroccan citizen named Mohammed Bouyeri shot van Gogh twice before slitting his throat.
- William Delong
Nov 3, 2004 · PARIS, Nov. 2 - Theo van Gogh, a Dutch filmmaker and writer who had recently made a television film critical of Islam, was shot and stabbed to death on an Amsterdam street on Tuesday.
Jul 26, 2005 · A Dutch citizen was handed the harshest possible sentence in the Netherlands for killing filmmaker Theo van Gogh; the man has said his actions were motivated by his Islamic beliefs.
Oct 30, 2014 · AMSTERDAM — Nothing marks the spot on an unremarkable street in east Amsterdam where on Nov. 2, 2004, Mohammed Bouyeri, a 26-year-old Moroccan Dutchman — saying he was acting to defend the name...
Jul 26, 2005 · A Dutch court has sentenced a 27-year-old radical Islamist to life in prison for the November murder of controversial film-maker Theo van Gogh. Mohammed Bouyeri, who has joint Dutch-Moroccan...
Nov 2, 2004 · He was shot and stabbed outside of a government building Tuesday. Police said a 26-year-old suspect killed Van Gogh and left a note on his body. Afterwards, the suspect fled to a nearby park...
