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Rebecca Reusch Case: Police Secure Traces in Brandenburg Searches as Hobby Sleuths Draw Rebuke

The long-running probe centers on the 33-year-old brother-in-law, who denies killing the Berlin teenager.

Overview

  • Investigators searched properties in Tauche and nearby Herzberg tied to the suspect’s grandparents using cadaver dogs, a digger and a drone.
  • Authorities say traces were secured during the two-day operation and are now being analyzed, with no public breakthrough reported.
  • Berlin prosecutor’s office spokesperson Michael Petzold urged the public to stop independent searches, warning they can destroy evidence and impede the case.
  • Hobby investigators have built online communities that share tips, livestream searches and sometimes conduct their own digs in forests and ponds.
  • A TikTok user known as “23” claims to have spoken with the suspect’s mother, a contact reported by media that cannot be independently verified.