32 years later: Murder case flower dealers are re -rolled up!

32 years later: Murder case flower dealers are re -rolled up!

The tireless search for justice is a new chapter when a cruel murder case that happened in Hamburg over 30 years ago. The brutal murder of the flower dealer Karl-Heinz R. In 1992 the investigators have been employing the investigators, but now a light shimmer seems to be in sight at the end of the tunnel.

Last Monday, September 9th, the trial against a 53-year-old Romanian began before the Hamburg district court. This is suspected of having acted out of greed when he fell over Karl-Heinz R. more than three decades ago. The accusation is serious: he is charged to have killed the 60-year-old victim through violence, the stick with a glass and later by erecting. A witness who stayed nearby at the time reported that he heard noises in the night that he initially did not link to the murder.

police ability to determine over the years

The case was never fully informed and remained anchored in the annals of crime history as an unresolved cold case. It should take over 30 years before the public prosecutor received a decisive hint. In 2023 there was a crucial breakthrough when DNA traces in Italy led to the man who was looking for. A European arrest warrant was issued and the arrest of the suspect fell in Great Britain in October of the same year. This development impressively shows that murder never expects and that justice is possible after decades of waiting.

The public prosecutor is certain that the accused not only took the life of Karl-Heinz R., but also fled with an amount between 1,500 and 2,000 D-marks, which came from the victim's flower shop. This sum does not just represent an amount of money; It is part of the livelihood of the victim, which increases the cruelty of the crime.

complexity of the procedure and the wall of silence

The judicial processing is difficult, however. President of the court points out that there are no immediate witnesses for the crime that were physically connected with the events of 1992 and still live. Many potential witnesses have died since then or are severely restricted in their memory due to age. This absence makes the evidence difficult and lets the court depend on a small number of remaining witnesses.

Another twist in this case are the reports on the relationship between the victim and the accused. According to the defender, the two apparently had an intimate relationship, which puts the motifs behind the crime into a more complex light. It remains unclear whether this is actually a relationship act or whether other motives were involved. The defense denies the defendant's responsibility and emphasizes that no usable traces were left at the alleged crime scene.

The process is set to seven trial days that the court wants to use to bring together the faded memories and incomplete puzzle pieces. It remains to be seen whether new evidence or testimony can further clarify the case or whether the horrors of the past will be lost in the fog of time.