In the case of the young man Klaus Berninger, who was killed more than 30 years ago in Lower Franconia, the police have received 34 new tips from a resident survey. “You can tell that the case is still very present in town,” said a police spokesman on Thursday.
During the survey on Wednesday, more than a hundred officials interviewed around 700 citizens and distributed 3,000 leaflets. This is how “the missing piece of the puzzle” is to be found in the investigation into Berninger’s death.
The 16-year-old baker’s apprentice from Wörth am Main (Miltenberg district) disappeared at the end of 1990 after an appointment to play billiards. His body was found in a forest three days later. According to the police, the victim was killed under massive use of force.
With new techniques and evaluation methods, the police want to convict a perpetrator. According to the information, more than 20 tips were received after an information event for citizens in mid-April. A 20-strong special commission is now to evaluate and review all the information.