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Arrest Made in Filderstadt Suitcase Killing as Judge Orders Pretrial Detention

Investigators say a witness tip just before a national TV appeal led them to a 51-year-old suspect.

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.