Overview

• Municipal workers traced a foul odor on Thursday to a suitcase beneath a small bridge in a stream in Filderstadt-Bonlanden.
• Police said the corpse was strongly decomposed to skeletal remains, complicating identification.
• Forensic teams searched nearby trash bins and secured several items, including an unspecified object with a wooden handle.
• Investigators are reviewing recent missing-person reports to identify the deceased.
• Authorities have released no information on the cause of death, suspects, or links to other cases.