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Murderer manages to escape – major manhunt for Aleksandr Perepelenko
Police released two photos of the wanted murderer
© Baden-Württemberg State Criminal Police Office
Two officers guarded him and he wore an ankle bracelet – but a convicted murderer was still able to escape through an exit. The police are searching with a large number and are asking the public for help.
Police are looking for a fugitive murderer
Despite an immediate search – including police dogs and a helicopter – he has not yet been caught. “The ankle bracelet initially worn by the prisoner was found and seized a short time later in the city of Germersheim,” the police and public prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday. Possible places of refuge for the person being sought have been checked.
Now the authorities turned to the public with two photos of the fugitive murderer (see article image above). Aleksandr Perepelenko is 1.85 meters tall and has a strong, athletic build. He is bald. He was last seen wearing a black T-shirt, blue jeans and gray and red sports shoes.
The police will receive information about the fugitive’s whereabouts on the emergency number 110. The officials warned against taking action on their own.
Perepelenko was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Karlsruhe Regional Court in 2012 for murder, among other things, and most recently served it in the Bruchsal JVA (Karlsruhe district). Together with an accomplice, he strangled a then 44-year-old from Pforzheim with a belt.
Source: Pforzheim Police Headquartersnews agencies DPA and AFP