He has been blackmailing companies for decades, but investigators have never tracked him down. Now the Kempten criminal police have caught the man – with an unusual idea and extremely complex investigations.
For more than 30 years, the blackmailer sent postcards to companies, always asking them to send him money or a letter bomb would explode. Now the criminal police in Kempten have caught the suspect: The 70-year-old man lives in the Hanover area. Over the years he has sent 360 postcards to companies throughout Germany, including some to Switzerland and Austria. He never actually extorted money, and he never left a trace that the police could trace to him. Through complex, digital mass analyzes of mail in the Hanover area, the investigators finally identified the man. The 70-year-old remains silent and investigators are puzzling over his motive.