Overview
- The man was remanded on suspicion of a killing and is refusing to answer questions, according to police and prosecutors.
- Officers searched the suspect's apartment on Thursday after suspicions intensified and then took him into custody.
- Municipal workers found the woman's body in a suitcase under a bridge in a residential area at the end of August, severely decomposed and partly skeletonized.
- The victim has been identified as a 40-year-old believed to be from Stuttgart who was last seen on July 21 and reported missing.
- Cause of death and possible motives remain unclear as the Soko "Trolley" continues its work after flyers, a €1,000 reward and a ZDF Aktenzeichen XY appeal drew several tips.