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The murder case remained unsolved for a long time, but the file was never completely closed.
After 15 years, the police have now arrested two suspects.
Würzburg/Zellerau - "New evidence led to renewed investigations into a homicide from 1999, in which a 55-year-old innkeeper was killed by several shots." The Lower Franconia police headquarters and the Würzburg public prosecutor's office announced this in a joint press release on March 11th with.
Over the weekend, the criminal police arrested two people who were highly suspected.
At the request of the public prosecutor, they are now in custody.
Unsolved homicide in Lower Franconia: file never completely closed
On January 5, 1999, fatal shots were fired at the owner of the “German-Turkish Cultural Association” on Weißenburgstrasse, carried out by a previously unknown person.
The 55-year-old died from his injuries at the scene.
“In addition to the forensic measures, extensive investigations into the surrounding area were carried out.
“Yet the homicide remained unsolved for many years,” the press release continued.
As is usual with unsolved murder cases, the file was never completely closed and was repeatedly checked for new investigative approaches.
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New clues in 1999 murder case: Two suspects arrested
Last week, new information led to the investigation being reopened.
As a result, a 49-year-old suspect from Arnstein and a 66-year-old suspect from Würzburg were arrested at the weekend.
At the request of the Würzburg public prosecutor's office, both were brought before the investigating judge, who issued arrest warrants on the strong suspicion of murder.
The men are now in different correctional facilities.
With the arrest of the two suspects, the investigations by the Würzburg criminal police have not yet been completed.
They will be continued in close cooperation with the public prosecutor's office in an investigative commission set up specifically for this purpose.
“Searches were already underway on Friday in Würzburg, Arnstein and Zellingen in various residential and business premises of the suspects and possible witnesses.
In some places, excavations were also carried out for evidence,” it continues.
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