As of: March 18, 2024, 4:48 p.m
By: Elisa Buhrke
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The police are carrying out new DNA samples in the Sonja Engelbrecht murder case.
Her remains were discovered in the forest pictured in 2022.
© Collage: Peter Kneffel/dpa (left) and Klaus Haag
The police are again collecting DNA samples in the case of Sonja Engelbrecht, who was killed 29 years ago.
More than 80 people have been summoned this time.
Munich/Kipfenberg - In the Sonja Engelbrecht murder case, which now dates back 29 years, investigators are planning to collect DNA samples again from people in the Eichstätt district.
This time over 80 people are called upon to take part in the action in Kipfenberg on Wednesday, March 20th and be interviewed about the case.
The police announced this on Monday, March 18th.
The people affected were often out and about in the region's forests for professional or private reasons.
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New DNA samples in the Sonja Engelbrecht murder case
The remains of Sonja Engelbrecht from Munich, who went missing in 1995, were discovered in a rock crevice near Kipfenberg in March 2022.
The investigators now believe that the then 19-year-old was the victim of a sexual offense.
They consider it “extremely likely” that the perpetrator in 1995 had a connection to Kipfenberg and the surrounding region.
For this reason, investigators have taken DNA samples and interviewed people in the community several times in the past.
Last year, the case was discussed in a special edition of the television program “Aktenzeichen XY... Cold Cases”.
This led to several tips from the public.
The investigations in this case are not yet completed.
(elb/dpa)
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