Overview
- Police in Tangermünde began a three-day, court-approved DNA screening Friday at the Grete-Minde-Saal to test about 1,800 men with mouth swabs.
- Invitees are men aged 17 to 75 who were in the area at the time, and police say participation is voluntary and does not imply suspicion.
- Investigators seek a match to an unknown male DNA profile found at the victim’s home in June 2024 after database checks produced no hit.
- Samples are anonymized, compared only to the crime-scene profile, and destroyed if they do not match, according to police.
- The Institut für Rechtsmedizin expects four to six weeks for analysis, and officers report strong public cooperation with many men submitting samples early.