Dutch police create deepfake video of murdered boy, 13, in hope of new leads

Dutch police have received dozens of leads after using deepfake technology to virtually bring to life a teenager almost two decades after his murder.

Sedar Soares was shot dead in 2003 while throwing snowballs with friends in the parking lot of a Rotterdam metro station.

The 13-year-old’s murder baffled police for years. Now, with the permission of Sedar’s family, they have made a video in which the teen asks the public to help solve the cold-case crime.

In what Dutch police believe could…