Cologne (dpa / lnw) - More than 30 years after the death of a woman during the carnival season in Cologne, the police are hoping for new information about the crime or the perpetrator. The case should be on Wednesday (December 7th, 8:15 p.m., ZDF) the subject of "Aktenzeichen XY … unsolved" on ZDF, according to a message about the program.
According to the information, the then 24-year-old partied in a disco in February 1988 until she decided to move on. About 600 meters from the nightclub she was then attacked, beaten and finally strangled. The crime is said to have happened behind a beer stand - it was carnival time in Cologne at the time. The motive in the "cold case" - that is, the "cold case" that is unsolved - is still unknown. The perpetrator is said to have taken the young woman's handbag.
The Cologne police are now hoping for new clues. Chief Inspector Markus Weber, head of the Cologne investigation team "Cold Cases", is expected to be a guest on the show.
