Kidnapping drama at the stud farm: Two million for Tina's freedom!

Kidnapping drama at the stud farm: Two million for Tina's freedom!

In a mysterious case in Cologne, a saddled but riderless horse was discovered on the side of the road. The situation quickly escalated when it emerged that the stud owner's daughter, Tina Sandler, had been kidnapped. A kidnapper has demanded a ransom of a whopping two million euros to secure their return. ARD Mediathek reports on the dramatic events that unfold around the kidnapping.

The police, represented by investigators Hubert and Staller, were immediately assigned to the case. During their investigation, they came across a cell phone in the saddlebag of the saddled horse, the owner of which turned out to be the missing Tina Sandler. But the kidnapper was clever; At the planned money handover date, Staller was ambushed, where he was held prisoner along with Tina. [ Fernsehenserien.de](https://www. Fernsehenserien.de/hubert-und-ohne-staller/follow/7×13-der-pferdefluesterer-1171739) describes the exciting twists and turns of this kidnapping story.

The investigations and turning points

With the support of Lena Winter, Hubert did everything he could to find Staller and Tina. On the horseback route that the kidnapped had taken, investigators discovered an old bottle of chloroform, which served as a clue to the circumstances of the kidnapping. A rich horse owner, Constantin Lech, came under suspicion. His relationship with Tina was closer than initially thought, and surveillance video showed his car near the scene at the time of the crime.

Despite his protestations of innocence, Hubert and Lena were able to arrest him, while Staller finally managed to free himself and Tina from their cruel captivity. When searching the basement dungeon, the investigators came across the same bottles of chloroform that were found at the crime scene. As it turns out, the homestead where the kidnapping took place was once inhabited by a veterinarian who worked with the Sandlers at the stud farm and has since died. The Sandlers had no contact with this veterinarian for years.

Ransom story in historical context

The ransom phenomenon is not new and has deep roots in history. Already in ancient times, ransoms were paid as a “ransom price” for slaves and debtors. Julius Caesar, for example, paid in 75 BC. 20 talents of silver for his freedom. Ransom is also mentioned frequently in the Old Testament. Wikipedia provides many interesting details on the development of ransom demands up to modern times, where ransom money is most recently demanded in the form of cryptocurrencies.

In Germany, the first child abduction with a ransom demand occurred in 1958. Since then, such blackmail has by no means become uncommon, as the most recent scandalous cases of kidnapping and extortion show. So it remains to be seen whether the investigators Hubert and Staller will ultimately stay on the kidnapper's trail in this case too or whether the story will develop unexpectedly.