 More specifically, they claimed that the dubious roles in the murder case of a man named Michaël de Jong who had at the time been the widow's handyman - and who had been questioned as a witness shortly after the murder -, together with his girlfriend were to be examined more in detail.Louwes' new lawyer Geert-Jan Knoops appealed to the European Court of Human Rights, but this appeal was rejected.The supposed DNA proof on the widow's blouse was re-examined by the British Forensic Science Service on 31 March.