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Dead German pensioner may have been Frankfurt serial killer Dead German pensioner may have been Frankfurt serial killer
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A pensioner who died in 2014 could have been behind a spate of sadistic killings in the 1970s and 1990s, German investigators say.A pensioner who died in 2014 could have been behind a spate of sadistic killings in the 1970s and 1990s, German investigators say.
They are examining the man's links with the murders of five women and a teenage boy. Organs had been taken from some of the victims' bodies.They are examining the man's links with the murders of five women and a teenage boy. Organs had been taken from some of the victims' bodies.
The five women were all working as prostitutes when they died.The five women were all working as prostitutes when they died.
Investigators say it is possible the killer had an accomplice and that there may have been other victims.Investigators say it is possible the killer had an accomplice and that there may have been other victims.
The man has been identified as Manfred S, a landscape architect from the town of Schwalbach near Frankfurt who was 67 when he died.The man has been identified as Manfred S, a landscape architect from the town of Schwalbach near Frankfurt who was 67 when he died.
Suspicions were raised after the pensioner's death, when his daughter found a woman's remains inside a barrel in a garage he had rented.Suspicions were raised after the pensioner's death, when his daughter found a woman's remains inside a barrel in a garage he had rented.
Investigators say there is no doubt he murdered the woman.Investigators say there is no doubt he murdered the woman.
Cold cases
Manfred S is suspected of carrying out two murders in 1971, one in 1991, one in 1993 and one in 1998. Investigators suggested that the 20-year gap may have been a time when he was busy, for example with raising a family.Manfred S is suspected of carrying out two murders in 1971, one in 1991, one in 1993 and one in 1998. Investigators suggested that the 20-year gap may have been a time when he was busy, for example with raising a family.
The victims' wounds matched injuries depicted in violent pornography found on Manfred S's computer.The victims' wounds matched injuries depicted in violent pornography found on Manfred S's computer.
He also had more than 32,000 images involving cannibalism and glorifying violence.He also had more than 32,000 images involving cannibalism and glorifying violence.
The only male victim Manfred S is suspected of murdering is Tristan Bruebach, a 13-year-old boy whose throat was slit while he was walking home from school in 1998. The teenager's mutilated body was found in a tunnel in Frankfurt.The only male victim Manfred S is suspected of murdering is Tristan Bruebach, a 13-year-old boy whose throat was slit while he was walking home from school in 1998. The teenager's mutilated body was found in a tunnel in Frankfurt.
The six murders all happened in and around Frankfurt. But detectives from the Hessen State Office of Criminal Investigations (LKA) say they are now examining hundreds of cold cases.The six murders all happened in and around Frankfurt. But detectives from the Hessen State Office of Criminal Investigations (LKA) say they are now examining hundreds of cold cases.
Police are looking for clues that might link Manfred S to further killings. They are also looking for people he knew and came into contact with.Police are looking for clues that might link Manfred S to further killings. They are also looking for people he knew and came into contact with.