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| Tourist killer 'knew burial spot' | Tourist killer 'knew burial spot' |
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| The killer of a German tourist was familiar with the remote part of the County Antrim forest where her body was found, police have said. | The killer of a German tourist was familiar with the remote part of the County Antrim forest where her body was found, police have said. |
| Inga Maria Hauser's body was found in a shallow grave in Ballypatrick forest, near Ballycastle, on 21 April 1988. Her neck was broken. | Inga Maria Hauser's body was found in a shallow grave in Ballypatrick forest, near Ballycastle, on 21 April 1988. Her neck was broken. |
| Detectives said a small group of people had a detailed knowledge of the area. | Detectives said a small group of people had a detailed knowledge of the area. |
| Police investigating the 18-year-old's murder are expected to give an update on the case. | Police investigating the 18-year-old's murder are expected to give an update on the case. |
| Ms Hauser, who was from Munich, had travelled to meet with a friend in Cardiff, but decided to go to Scotland and Northern Ireland while in Britain. | Ms Hauser, who was from Munich, had travelled to meet with a friend in Cardiff, but decided to go to Scotland and Northern Ireland while in Britain. |
| No-one has ever been convicted of her murder. | No-one has ever been convicted of her murder. |
| She was last seen alive on the Stranraer to Larne ferry on 6 April. | She was last seen alive on the Stranraer to Larne ferry on 6 April. |
| We believe an important seam of information for this investigation lies within a small group of people who had a detailed knowledge of the area of forest where Inga Maria's body was found Detective Superintendent Raymond Murray | We believe an important seam of information for this investigation lies within a small group of people who had a detailed knowledge of the area of forest where Inga Maria's body was found Detective Superintendent Raymond Murray |
| Hundreds of people who had been on the ferry, including soldiers and lorry drivers, were questioned by RUC detectives as part of a huge investigation centred on Northern Ireland's north coast. | |
| DNA tests were carried out on more than 300 people in an effort to apprehend the murderer. | DNA tests were carried out on more than 300 people in an effort to apprehend the murderer. |
| The officer in charge of the case, Detective Superintendent Raymond Murray, said a significant line of inquiry was now directed on people who had a particular knowledge of the part of the forest where Inga Maria's body was discovered. | The officer in charge of the case, Detective Superintendent Raymond Murray, said a significant line of inquiry was now directed on people who had a particular knowledge of the part of the forest where Inga Maria's body was discovered. |
| "On the 20th anniversary of Inga Maria's murder, police are publishing a map of the precise location where her body was found and a photograph of this location," he said. | "On the 20th anniversary of Inga Maria's murder, police are publishing a map of the precise location where her body was found and a photograph of this location," he said. |
| "Our inquiries lead us to believe that whoever killed Inga Maria and left her body in Ballypatrick Forest was familiar with that particular remote part of the forest. | "Our inquiries lead us to believe that whoever killed Inga Maria and left her body in Ballypatrick Forest was familiar with that particular remote part of the forest. |
| A lane close to where the body was discovered | |
| "We need to talk to anyone who would have had such a knowledge prior to April 1988, whether through their work, or if they rented forestry plots there or any had interest in that area." | "We need to talk to anyone who would have had such a knowledge prior to April 1988, whether through their work, or if they rented forestry plots there or any had interest in that area." |
| The officer said there had been significant scientific advances in recent years in criminal investigation and detectives were using a number of processes to further inquiries. | The officer said there had been significant scientific advances in recent years in criminal investigation and detectives were using a number of processes to further inquiries. |
| "We believe an important seam of information for this investigation lies within a small group of people who had a detailed knowledge of the area of forest where Inga Maria's body was found. We need those people to come forward and talk to us." | "We believe an important seam of information for this investigation lies within a small group of people who had a detailed knowledge of the area of forest where Inga Maria's body was found. We need those people to come forward and talk to us." |