Germany identifies suspected 1970 arsonist in Munich Jewish centre attack
Prosecutors in Munich say they have compelling grounds to identify a 25-year-old lone neo-Nazi as the perpetrator of a 13 February 1970 arson that killed seven Holocaust survivors and injured 15 at a retirement home inside the Jewish community building on Reichenbachstrasse. The allegation rests on a woman’s testimony after a relative’s death, corroboration from family witnesses, and earlier reports of the suspect’s antisemitic remarks, Hitler fixation, a juvenile conviction for blowing up phone kiosks, and prior mention by a prison cellmate; the suspect died in 2020, so criminal justice cannot now proceed.
Prosecutors now identify a deceased suspect in the 1970 arson.
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A woman came forward last year after a relative died. Prosecutors reopened the closed case and say evidence points to a deceased suspect. Authorities may close the file now because the suspect cannot be tried.
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