Overview
- Early Thursday searches targeted locations in Reimershagen and Rum Kogel, with several properties linked to multiple individuals examined.
- Investigators towed a sport-utility vehicle for forensic testing and collected sports shoes from a residence as potential evidence.
- A televised Aktenzeichen XY appeal generated 23 tips, several described by police as promising, with the hotline remaining active.
- Authorities are seeking five unidentified people who were near the Klein Upahl pond at the relevant time and may be key witnesses.
- Police say Fabian was killed on October 10 between 11:00 and 15:00 and his body was burned to conceal evidence; no suspects are publicly identified and prosecutors have ruled out a sexual offense.