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After 'Aktenzeichen XY' Broadcast, Police Report New Leads and Arrest in Suitcase Homicide

Investigators attribute the Filderstadt arrest to a pre-broadcast tip, with additional viewer calls now under review.

Overview

  • Police in Baden-Württemberg arrested a 51-year-old suspect and a judge ordered pre-trial detention in the Filderstadt case of a woman found in a beige Juicy Couture trolley; the man is exercising his right to remain silent.
  • Authorities say the decisive tip arrived shortly before the TV appeal, while further calls after the broadcast are being checked; the victim, identified as a 40-year-old from Stuttgart, was last seen on July 21.
  • Cologne police received a good handful of new clues on the 2018 Severinsviertel arson that killed two people, and continue to seek witnesses, with a €5,000 reward on offer.
  • Düsseldorf investigators report slightly more than a handful of tips on the 2023 villa robbery; a DNA trace exists and the victims have posted a €20,000 reward.
  • During the show a caller provided a new lead in the 1994 murder of American student Amy Lopez near Ehrenbreitstein, and Kripo Koblenz is offering €10,000 for information and seeking further witnesses and potential victims.