Overview

• The Kriminalpolizei Amberg has relaunched the long-dormant probe with a newly constituted cold-case unit after a roughly six-year pause.
• Investigators will re-examine all previously collected traces and findings using modern technical analysis to generate fresh leads.
• A local poster campaign in Wernberg-Köblitz will ask residents for information and provide the confidential tip line 09621/890-2121 as well as local stations.
• The €5,000 reward for tips leading to an arrest or clarification remains active and is designated for private individuals.
• Loew, 76, was assaulted in his home on the night of December 21–22, 2014, suffered severe head injuries, and died weeks later at a Regensburg hospital.