Case Sonja Engelbrecht: New information after “Aktenzeichen XY” – Munich

Viewers think they know where the blanket that wrapped the student’s naked corpse was sold. There are also specific names of people who carried out renovation work in the Kipfenberg area around 1995.

In the case of Sonja Engelbrecht, who was kidnapped and murdered in Munich in 1995, there are new indications after a renewed television manhunt in the ZDF program “Aktenzeichen XY” on Wednesday evening. “It is probably or possibly certain where the blanket was sold,” said former State Criminal Police Commissioner Alfred Hettmer at the end of the program.

The schoolgirl who died was wrapped in the black and blue synthetic fiber blanket with the conspicuous turning motif of a loving couple and a plant decoration before the perpetrator threw her naked corpse into a crevice near Kipfenberg in the Altmühltal. He later disposed of the crumpled blanket there as well.

The head of the Munich homicide commission, Stephan Beer, described the identification of the blanket and the sending of an identical reference piece by a television viewer after the “Aktenzeichen XY” program on March 1 as a “breakthrough”. The investigators hope to get a little closer to the perpetrator if they can clarify how the blanket was sold in the 1990s. They would like to know who was in possession of such a ceiling up to April 11, 1995 and who has connections to the Kipfenberg area. The company that produced the blanket is known – but it no longer exists.

In the broadcast on Wednesday evening, according to ZDF information, viewers also responded to the question from the police about people who carried out renovation work in 1994/95 and have a connection to Kipfenberg in the Eichstätt district. Foils and remains of adhesive tape were found at the site where the remains were found. The tape had been removed with a dispenser.

The forensic technicians were able to secure adhesions of white paint on the wall. For the investigators of the fifth Munich murder commission, this indicates that the perpetrator could have been involved in construction, painting or renovation work either privately or professionally before the murder of Sonja Engelbrecht. According to Hettmer, callers even gave specific names during the show. These are “interesting clues” that the investigators now have to pursue “with all caution”.

Notes on the Sonja Engelbrecht case: On Tuesday, the Munich police showed a comparative example of the blanket whose remains were discovered at the site where the body was found.

(Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa)

After the XY program on March 1st, there was a lot of excitement in Kipfenberg. Names of alleged suspects were circulating in town, and rumors even wanted to know about an arrest. The Munich police denied several times. At the same time, she confirmed that around 50 people from the Kipfenberg area – including genetic tests – had been checked. A hit was not among them.

A reward of 10,000 euros is being offered for information leading to the solving of the crime or the arrest of the perpetrator.

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