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Cold case: almost half of the saliva samples taken

Around three weeks ago, the police reopened the investigation into a 42-year-old murder case - because of new DNA traces. The investigators are very satisfied with the progress made in taking hundreds of saliva samples.

A sign reading "Police" hangs on a police station. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de
A sign reading "Police" hangs on a police station. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

Kempten - Cold case: almost half of the saliva samples taken

In the 42-year-old Sonja Hurler murder case, the Kempten police have taken almost half of the saliva samples from men in the area. The investigators had called on up to 300 men who lived near the place where the girl disappeared to provide saliva samples. "We are very pleased with the response figures. People are taking part and want to make their contribution to solving the crime," said a police spokesman on Wednesday.

The police did not name the exact number of men called for reasons of investigative tactics; so far 130 have given a saliva sample.

The girl had disappeared in 1981 in Kempten in the Allgäu region after she had set off on foot at night to her grandmother's house following an argument with her mother. Her body was found three months later under a barn. The police reopened the investigation at the end of November on the basis of new DNA traces.

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  1. The Sonja Hurler murder case in Kempten, Bavaria, has seen a significant response from men in the area, as the police have collected nearly half of the requested saliva samples.
  2. Despite not disclosing the exact number of men they contacted, Kempten's police force has received saliva samples from 130 individuals in relation to the Cold Case, dating back to 1981.
  3. As part of the renewed investigation, the police are analyzing saliva samples to uncover potential links to the murder of the 11-year-old girl, whose body was discovered three months after she went missing near her home in Kempten.
  4. This Cold Case in Bavaria's Allgäu region highlights the consideration given to investigative tactics, with the police meticulously collecting and analyzing evidence, including saliva samples, to help bring closure to this long-standing murder case.

Source: www.stern.de

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