Overview

• Police discovered an unidentified corpse outside Weitefeld on August 5, four months after a family of three was slain in their home.
• Authorities have secured the remains and scheduled an autopsy for Wednesday to determine the person’s identity.
• Investigators are working under high pressure to establish whether the body is the 61-year-old suspect sought on a triple-murder warrant.
• A 100-member special commission and regional prosecutors pursued hundreds of leads, public appeals and forest searches without locating the suspect until the recent discovery.
• Officials noted no prior relationship between suspect and victims, suggesting a chance encounter fueled the violence, and identity confirmation could close the manhunt and ease local anxiety.