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

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Maryam 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

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Sarah 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

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Judit 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

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Elisabeth 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

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Heike 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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Dominik Brunner Allegedly Murdered by Markus, Sebastian, and others, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

On September 12, 2009, Dominik Brunner, a 50-year-old manager and former lawyer, intervened to protect four younger students from two threatening teenagers on a Munich S-Bahn train. After calling the police and attempting to escort …

State/Province: None | City/Region: Munich | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Sept. 12, 2009

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Secret Paulus, Chrissy Paulus, and others Disappearance Involving Gert Paulus, Ittenbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Secret Paulus, a 40-year-old wife and mother of two, disappeared from her home in February 2008 after escalating marital conflicts centered on financial difficulties. Initially presumed to have left voluntarily, her disappearance remained unresolved for …

State/Province: None | City/Region: Ittenbach | Incident Type: Family Homicide | Date: Feb. 14, 2008

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Ivan Schneider Allegedly Murdered by Dennis E., Sarah, and others, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Ivan Schneider, a 19-year-old student and athlete, was brutally murdered by Dennis E., driven by pathological jealousy over Dennis's girlfriend Sarah's alleged affair with Ivan. Dennis and accomplices attacked Ivan, killed him, dismembered his body, …

State/Province: Baden-Württemberg, Germany | City/Region: Stuttgart | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Aug. 21, 2007

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