Overview
- The case concerns the targeted shooting deaths of Manfred Meisel, his eight-year-old son Patrick, and animal keeper Claudia Leisten at Meisel’s finca near S’Aranjassa in November 1997.
- After a recent ZDF broadcast, authorities registered a surge of more than 100 tips that investigators in Frankfurt and Spain are now reviewing.
- Prosecutors report some tips originate from Meisel’s inner circle and say they have noticed loyalty shifts and greater willingness among potential witnesses to give statements.
- Officials describe the attack as professional and say investigators are examining motives including disputes over Meisel’s valuable bird breeding and possible links to organized crime.
- The case remains unsolved and will depend on corroborating new witness accounts and coordinating evidence between the Frankfurt Staatsanwaltschaft and the Spanish murder commission.