Germany
Country Intelligence Summary
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Nov. 5, 2022
Top Motives and Outcomes in Germany
Top Motives
- Jealousy — 22 case(s)
- Control/domination — 14 case(s)
- Revenge — 12 case(s)
- Fear of exposure — 10 case(s)
- Avoid divorce settlement — 5 case(s)
Top Outcomes
- Arrest made — 17 case(s)
- Legal case ongoing — 16 case(s)
- Homicide during marriage — 11 case(s)
- Investigation still ongoing — 9 case(s)
- Deadbody recovery — 9 case(s)
State / Province Case Counts in Germany
Cases in Germany
Vanessa Huber Disappearance Involving Marcel Huber, Unterhaching, Bavaria, Germany
Vanessa Huber, a 39-year-old woman from Unterhaching, Bavaria, disappeared mysteriously in November 2022 after a period of marital and financial stress with her husband Marcel Huber. Surveillance footage shows the couple shopping together shortly before …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Unterhaching | Incident Type: Missing Person / Presumed Homicide | Date: Nov. 5, 2022
View DetailsVanessa Huba Disappearance Involving Marcel Huba, Unterhachingen, Bavaria, Germany
Vanessa Huba, a 39-year-old woman from Munich, Germany, disappeared mysteriously in November 2022 after a period of marital and financial stress with her husband Marcel Huba. The couple had reconciled briefly after Vanessa moved out …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Unterhachingen | Incident Type: Missing Person / Presumed Homicide | Date: Nov. 5, 2022
View DetailsSamira Semic, Jenny Semic, and others Missing Person Case, Kirchheim, Hesse, Germany
Samira Semic, a 34-year-old single mother living in Kirchheim, Hesse, Germany, disappeared on July 28, 2022. She was pregnant with an unknown father's child and worked secretly as a sex worker, a fact unknown to …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Kirchheim | Incident Type: Missing Person / Presumed Homicide | Date: July 28, 2022
View DetailsEkaterina B., Svetlana, and others Disappearance Involving Walter B. and Ekaterina and Walter's daughter, Bremerhaven, Germany
Ekaterina B., a 32-year-old woman originally from St. Petersburg, Russia, was found murdered and dismembered in a suitcase in the Weser River near Bremerhaven, Germany, in March 2022. She had a troubled marriage with Walter …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Bremerhaven | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Feb. 4, 2022
View DetailsMaryam Allegedly Murdered by Yousef and Mehdi, Berlin, Germany
Maryam, an Afghan woman living in Berlin, was murdered by her brothers Yousef and Mehdi after a history of family conflict related to her divorce, lifestyle changes, and relationship with a new partner, Farukh. The …
State/Province: Berlin, Germany | City/Region: Berlin | Incident Type: Family Homicide | Date: July 13, 2021
View DetailsYB Injured in Alleged Murder Attempt by Tom Germany
In 2020, YB met her then-boyfriend Tom in a closed psychiatric ward. Their relationship began with love bombing but soon turned abusive and controlling, including physical violence, emotional abuse, gaslighting, and financial exploitation. Tom was …
State/Province: None | City/Region: | Incident Type: Attempted Murder | Date: Jan. 28, 2020
View DetailsKonstanze K. Allegedly Murdered by Patrick, Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Konstanze K., a woman from Neuss, Germany, was murdered by her ex-boyfriend Patrick after a history of a toxic relationship, stalking, and violence. After breaking up in October 2018, Patrick repeatedly violated restraining orders and …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Neuss | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: April 26, 2019
View DetailsSarah Heinrich Allegedly Murdered by Axel Ingo G., Idar-Oberstein, Germany
Sarah Heinrich, a young woman bullied and socially isolated, participated in a TV show that portrayed her negatively. She later met Axel Ingo G., a man about 20 years her senior, and moved in with …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Idar-Oberstein | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Aug. 9, 2016
View DetailsJudit Disappearance Involving Jörg N, Lockum, Lower Saxony, Germany
In September 2015, 23-year-old Judit disappeared after a walk in the forest near Lockum, Lower Saxony. Her body was found days later in the monastery forest, undressed and decomposed. Initial suspicion fell on her father, …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Lockum | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Sept. 12, 2015
View DetailsBanafsheh Allegedly Injured by Omid and Abdullah Ramazani, Berlin, Germany
In 2012, Banafsheh, a recently divorced Iranian woman living in Berlin with her daughter Leila, was attacked in her home by her former romantic partner Omid, also identified as Abdullah Ramazani. The source reports that …
State/Province: Berlin, Germany | City/Region: Berlin | Incident Type: Rape | Date: June 16, 2012
View DetailsTina S and Four children Allegedly Murdered by Andreas S, Großside, Niedersachsen, Germany
After months of marital conflict and separation, Andreas S, struggling with alcohol problems and depression, allegedly killed his four children during his estranged wife's vacation. Despite prior domestic violence and threats, the family appeared outwardly …
State/Province: Niedersachsen, Germany | City/Region: Großside | Incident Type: Family Homicide | Date: June 14, 2012
View DetailsElisabeth Schmidt Murder Case, Tale, Germany
Elisabeth Schmidt, a 26-year-old nursing trainee, was found dead in a fire at her fiancé Thomas's apartment in Tale, Harz. Initially presumed an accidental fire caused by smoking in bed, an autopsy revealed she was …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Tale | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Dec. 13, 2011
View DetailsChristin, V, and others Allegedly Kidnapped by Axel H., Lüneburg Heath, Germany
In 2011, Axel H., a radicalized fundamentalist Christian father, abducted his four children on Easter Monday following a custody dispute with his ex-wife Christin, who had been granted sole custody. Axel had increasingly isolated his …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Lüneburg Heath | Incident Type: Non-Murder | Date: April 25, 2011
View DetailsSabine W. and Thomas W. Murdered by Sabine W., Plochingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Sabine W., a 41-year-old woman from Plochingen, Germany, shot and killed her husband Thomas W. after years of marital conflict marked by alleged domestic violence, emotional abuse, and infidelity. The couple married after meeting at …
State/Province: Baden-Württemberg, Germany | City/Region: Plochingen | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Jan. 23, 2011
View DetailsHeike B. Allegedly Murdered by Gero S., Lower Saxony, Germany
Heike B., a biology and chemistry teacher in Lower Saxony, Germany, was stalked and harassed by her student Gero S. over several years. Despite multiple warnings, police involvement, and therapy attempts, the school administration failed …
State/Province: None | City/Region: | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Dec. 18, 2009
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