Overview
- A jogger found a burned-out car with the body of 44-year-old Suleyman D. at the Dortmund‑Ems‑Kanal near Greven on 18 February 2015, and authorities now treat the case as a cold-case homicide.
- Shortly after the 2015 discovery two men were detained on suspicion of a robbery-murder but the Higher Regional Court in Hamm lifted the arrest warrants later that year.
- A new murder commission reviewed the files in 2025–2026 and used improved forensic and analytical methods to produce fresh findings that prompted renewed inquiries.
- Investigators say some witnesses gave false statements after the incident but those false-statement offenses are now time-barred, and police are asking for new or corrected testimony for a narrowly defined time window.
- Police and the public prosecutor are again offering a €5,000 reward and ask anyone with relevant information about the victim’s movements on Rosenmontag/Veilchendienstag or between 17 February 2015, 17:00 and 18 February 2015, 04:00 to call Polizei Münster at 0251-275-2241.