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Bavaria Police Field Dozens of Tips After TV Appeal Links Two Girl Murders by DNA

Detectives describe the influx as promising, keeping case specifics confidential.

Overview

  • More than 30 calls reached Kempten investigators after the ZDF program Aktenzeichen XY, with additional tips submitted directly in the studio.
  • Police confirm a DNA trace from the 1981 killing of 13-year-old Sonja Hurler matches material from the 1973 murder of 12-year-old Marion Baier.
  • Investigators believe both victims likely had the same sexual offender and are reviewing all incoming information for actionable leads.
  • Viewers provided information about a distinctive silver Christopherus pendant found at the 1973 scene that police think may have been torn from the attacker.
  • A prior genetic mass screening of about 300 men who lived near the 1981 crime scene produced no DNA match.