Overview
- The Landeskriminalamt released a facial reconstruction and a mid-1980s photo of an unidentified woman tied to the case, seeking information on her identity.
- Forest workers found the victim in November 1988 in Spandauer Stadtforst in a half‑metre pit inside a jute sack, with two knotted plastic ropes around her neck, and investigators say the killing may date up to two years earlier.
- A torn note stamped by the Schöneberg public health clinic’s venereal disease advisory service was recovered at the scene and is being treated as a potential clue.
- Police say the woman frequented both West and East Berlin music scenes and describe her as a West Berliner aged roughly 24–32 in 1987/1988, about 1.65–1.68 m tall, slim, with short reddish‑brown hair.
- The prosecutor has posted a reward of up to €2,500 for helpful tips, with contacts available via phone, email, the online reporting portal, or any police station; the case also appeared on Aktenzeichen XY in 2023.