Overview

• Forensic analysis at the Weitefeld crime scene led authorities to identify 61-year-old Alexander Meisner as the prime suspect in the April 6 killing of a man, his wife and their teenage son.
• Police maintained a three-month seal on Meisner’s property and reopened the house in mid-June as searches and public appeals continued without success.
• Authorities flagged 17 greeting cards sent from Meisner’s Odnoklassniki profile since the murders, prompting digital footprint investigators to probe potential life signs.
• Officials have not confirmed the authenticity of the online activity and cannot rule out that someone else may be operating the account or that Meisner is deceased.
• Meisner remains at large and was previously convicted of attempted manslaughter by a German court in 2011.