▁was ▁from ▁Hu issen , ▁a ▁small ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁Netherlands , ▁and ▁had ▁no ▁criminal ▁record . ▁Police ▁said ▁he ▁conf essed ▁in ▁his ▁car , ▁while ▁ble eding , ▁saying ▁that ▁he ▁intended ▁to ▁hit ▁the ▁royal ▁family . ▁ ▁T ates ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁morning ▁of ▁ 1 ▁May ▁of ▁brain ▁inj uries ▁from ▁the ▁crash . ▁An ▁aut ops y ▁was ▁performed ; ▁no ▁traces ▁of ▁alco hol ▁were ▁found ▁in ▁his ▁blood . ▁ ▁T ates ' ▁mot ive ▁remains ▁unclear . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁called ▁his ▁mother ▁to ▁con gr at ulate ▁her ▁on ▁her ▁birth day ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁before ▁the ▁attack ▁and ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁looking ▁forward ▁to ▁her ▁birth day ▁party ▁on ▁ 3 ▁May . ▁He ▁left ▁no ▁indic ation ▁he ▁was ▁planning ▁anything . ▁T ates ' ▁parents ▁describe ▁him ▁as ▁kind ▁and ▁att ent ive , ▁and ▁although ▁there ▁had ▁been ▁periods ▁of ▁financial ▁trouble ▁in ▁his ▁past , ▁he ▁had ▁recently ▁found ▁work . ▁According ▁to ▁his ▁parents , ▁T ates ▁held ▁no ▁ill ▁will ▁towards ▁the ▁royal ▁family ▁and ▁had ▁described ▁the ▁Queen ▁as ▁a ▁" st abil ising ▁force ". ▁ ▁However , ▁other ▁reports ▁revealed ▁that ▁T ates ▁" had ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁mission ▁of ▁ven ge ance ▁against ▁society ▁after ▁losing ▁his ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁night - shift ▁security ▁guard " ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁facing ▁ev iction ▁from ▁his ▁house . ▁ ▁He ▁told ▁a ▁neighbour ▁he ▁was