Fake homicide Police solve murder case after 30 years - the victim is alive
A 37-year-old man disappears, there are traces of blood in his car and the search goes on in vain for years. Everything looks like manslaughter, but after more than 30 years there is a big surprise.
26.06.2025, 13:59
26.06.2025, 20:03
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- After more than 30 years, the police in Germany have solved an alleged violent crime against a man who had been missing for decades.
- The man went missing due to debts and now lives in France.
After more than 30 years, police in Germany have solved an alleged violent crime against a man who had been missing for decades: the man is alive.
Investigators have found him, identified him beyond doubt and questioned him, according to the police and public prosecutor's office in Mönchengladbach (North Rhine-Westphalia). Apparently, the man had inflicted injuries on himself and thus built up the legend of a violent crime in order to be able to flee abroad, according to the statement.
He had problems with debts and feared reprisals against himself and his family. He had therefore absconded, said a spokesperson for the public prosecutor's office. He had left his family behind and had since started a new family in France.
Traces of blood in the car were part of the legend
The then 37-year-old from Viersen on the Lower Rhine disappeared in September 1994. His car was found in Düsseldorf with traces of the man's blood. The authorities suspected a homicide.
The investigation went on for years, but then the man was declared dead in 1997 at the request of the family, according to the press release. The man was later searched for again by international authorities. Investigators finally tracked him down in 2024.
Apparently, the man had inflicted injuries on himself and used the blood in the car to build up the legend of a violent crime in order to be able to flee abroad, according to the press release.