Overview
- A specialist clearing crew began work on January 28 and discovered the partially skeletonized remains on January 30 under large amounts of refuse in the Baumberg district.
- The deceased has not been identified, and the body was transported to the Institute of Forensic Medicine for examination.
- Forensic findings indicate a killing, and Düsseldorf police have established a murder commission to lead the investigation.
- The apartment had been sealed since a November 6, 2025 police search tied to a weapons matter, during which the 52-year-old resident shot himself and later died.
- Authorities are investigating possible ties to the November operation and how the remains went undetected during the earlier search.