Overview
- Police formally reopened the 1992 murder inquiry on Tuesday after re-examining preserved evidence with modern DNA methods.
- Investigators say a definitive genetic profile of the presumed attacker has been produced but yielded no hit in existing DNA databases.
- A judge has authorized a targeted DNA‑reihenuntersuchung that will start with a limited, selected group whose participation is voluntary and whose samples will be deleted after the probe.
- Authorities will present the case on ZDF’s Aktenzeichen XY, offer a €10,000 reward for decisive tips, and seek memories of suspicious men or reports of bloodied or injured men from the area in September 1992.
- The Aschaffenburg unit has reopened several Cold Cases before and secured two convictions, and investigators say the suspect may have prior offenses and that the case was likely not relationship-motivated.