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Serial killers in Baden-Württemberg? Police increase after suspected murders of senior citizens "Soko height".

2023-01-29T15:28:53.217Z


After a violent crime in a village near Schwäbisch Hall, the police have a grim suspicion. Investigators are not ruling out a connection to another case.


After a violent crime in a village near Schwäbisch Hall, the police have a grim suspicion.

Investigators are not ruling out a connection to another case.

Aalen – Is a serial killer targeting elderly women?

The "Soko Höhe" has now taken over the investigations in another case, the police in Aalen (Baden-Württemberg) and the public prosecutor's office in Heilbronn announced in a joint press release.

It's a crime in Schwäbisch Hall that's probably related to a series.

Baden-Württemberg: series of murders in Schwäbisch Hall?

Two elderly women dead in a short space of time

An 89-year-old was found dead in her apartment in Michelbach an der Bilz (Schwäbisch Hall district) on Wednesday evening (January 25).

"During the death investigation by the criminal police, there were indications that the woman died violently," the police said.

The senior was last seen alive around 10 a.m. on Wednesday.

An autopsy is planned for Friday, it said.

Is this the latest in a series of murders?

In December 2022, shortly before Christmas, an elderly woman (77) was found dead in her apartment in Schwäbisch Hall.

The "Soko Höhe" was founded after the homicide.

There may be a connection between the two acts, say the police and prosecutors.

The "Sokohöhe" has been increased in terms of personnel.

The special commission is now being supported by specialists in forensic medicine, the forensic institute of the State Criminal Police Office and forces from the police headquarters.

Murder cases in Baden-Württemberg: the public prosecutor speaks of parallels

Prosecutor Harald Lustig said on SWR that such an accumulation of homicides is unusual for the Schwäbisch Hall area.

Also, there are parallels.

Both victims are elderly women and both crime scenes are close together.

As the SWR reports, the authorities had investigated an unexplained homicide from 2020.

At that time, a 94-year-old brewery heiress was brutally murdered very close to the crime scene of the 77-year-old from Schwäbisch Hall.

Baden-Württemberg: did the series of murders begin in 2020?

  • In 2020, a 94-year-old woman was brutally murdered in the Schwäbisch Hall district.

  • On December 23, 2022: A 77-year-old woman is found dead in her apartment in the Hagenbach district of Schwäbisch Hall.

    The 77-year-old was seen alive in the afternoon when she was on her way home from the supermarket with her walker.

  • On January 25, 2023 - the youngest case: An 89-year-old woman was found dead in her apartment in Michelbach an der Bilz (Schwäbisch Hall district) on Wednesday evening.

    Previously, the senior was still

“Soko Höhe” is investigating – the police are urgently looking for witnesses

The "Sokohöhe" asks for help from the population and asks.

In the Mittelbach case, did you notice people or vehicles that seemed suspicious or strange to someone?

The police emphasized that clues or perceptions that are not initially associated with the crime could also be important.

The discovery of a woman's body in the trunk of a car made headlines in 2022.

The car was parked in an industrial area in Sinsheim (Baden-Württemberg).

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Source: merkur

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