Overview

• The 70-year-old was found dead on August 20 in a guesthouse on Elbestraße in Bornheim-Hersel, according to police.
• A 64-year-old acquaintance was taken into custody in Bonn-Tannenbusch on suspicion of murder, a police spokesman said.
• Investigators first interviewed the man as a witness before he became the focus of the inquiry.
• The victim had operated the pension for more than 20 years, the Bonner General-Anzeiger reported.
• Neighbors described the site as a draw for shady figures, with sex workers and delivery drivers sometimes staying there, the paper reported.