Overview
- The body was identified as 34-year-old Johanna G., whose disappearance had prompted a days-long search in Styria.
- The 30-year-old serving officer gave a partial confession, told investigators he killed her on Friday, and directed them to a forest burial site near his parents’ property in Southeast Styria.
- Prosecutors in Graz have opened a murder case and the suspect has been placed in custody, with an application for pretrial detention filed.
- An autopsy has been ordered to establish the cause of death, and officials have not confirmed reports that the victim was pregnant.
- Investigators secured evidence including two stolen service pistols found during searches, and the suspect reportedly admitted discarding the victim’s phone.