He raped his victim during the wellness vacation, now investigators are hoping for new clues through "file number XY".
A family from Bavaria is now also being sought as a witness.
Bad Orb - It is the nightmare that a woman from Hanover experienced in Bad Orb in summer 2020.
As investigators explain in the run-up to the ZDF program “Aktenzeichen XY”, a woman from Hanover was only planning her wellness vacation in Hesse.
Then, on her hike, she was overpowered, threatened and raped by a man.
But there is still no trace of the unknown perpetrator.
File number XY: Woman from Hanover is attacked on a hiking trail - investigators are hoping for clues
It is June 1, 2020 when the 48-year-old from Hanover spends her vacation in Bad Orb.
On the hike to the observation tower on the Molkenberg, a man suddenly stands in front of her.
The stranger threatens the woman with a knife and drives her down a slope to a clearing.
There the man assaults the woman.
The 48-year-old's martyrdom lasts about an hour, and the man lets go of her around 4.30 p.m.
As the ZDF program “Aktenzeichen XY” will show in a short film on Wednesday, the woman then walks back to the hotel.
There she calls the police.
File number XY: After rape in Bad Orb - Now a family from Bavaria is also wanted
In an interview with the investigators, the 48-year-old describes the perpetrator's behavior, which is quite conspicuous.
Accordingly, he had dominated and manipulated his victim, but at the same time he tried to justify his act and apologize.
In the TV show, investigators hope to find clues about a jackknife and a bluish tinted key case that the man had fallen out of his pocket during the act.
A phantom picture of the perpetrator is also to be published.
Investigators hope for important clues from a family from Bavaria, who may have made important observations.
Shortly before the terrible act, the 48-year-old got to know the family with Leonardo from Croatia, his wife Ute and an 8-year-old son.
In the TV show, investigators are also hoping for new clues in the case of a missing person from Germany *.
The 35-year-old was last seen in Austria.
Shortly before his disappearance, he sent mysterious messages to his family.
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