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DNA Confirms Identities of Couple Found Dead in Wildeck Forest

Authorities have detained a 50-year-old man on suspicion of murdering the two missing people.

Nach dem Fund zweier Leichen in einem Wald in Hessen haben die Ermittler die Identitäten geklärt. Es handle sich um eine 63-Jährige und einen 67-Jährigen. Die Mordermittlungen gegen einen festgenommenen 50-Jährigen Tatverdächtigen dauerten an.
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Overview

  • Two bodies were discovered on June 30 in a forest near Wildeck after a 67-year-old man and a 63-year-old woman were reported missing on June 28.
  • Comparative DNA analysis established the victims’ identities, confirming they were the pair who vanished days earlier.
  • Autopsy findings ruled out natural causes in both deaths, indicating a suspected homicide.
  • A 50-year-old man became the prime suspect on July 1 when an arrest warrant was issued and he remains in pretrial detention on murder charges.
  • Staatsanwaltschaft Fulda and Polizeipräsidium Osthessen are continuing forensic examinations and conducting witness interviews to advance the investigation.