Yildiz Kayali Age: 42
Disappeared: December 2023
Residence: Zevenaar, Netherlands
Origin: Turkish
Children: 3
Perpetrator: partner
Yildiz, born in Turkey, lived at the end of 2023 with her partner in Zevenaar, a town in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands, near the German border. She was 42 years old and led an apparently normal life with him; both were employed. On December 29, 2023, Yildiz suddenly disappeared. She did not show up at work, and her children in Turkey heard nothing from her. Her partner, 60 years old and also of Turkish origin, was later held responsible for her death and the concealment of her body.
On October 29, 2025, the Arnhem court sentenced him to 18 years in prison for manslaughter. There was no charge of murder, as the court found no premeditation. The judge noted that he never revealed the whereabouts of Yildiz’s body. He was also ordered to pay each of her three children 17,500 euros in damages. The man was absent from the verdict and intends to appeal.