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Josefine Schora, 21 years old. Student

Apparently on her way home

We're widening the search to Switzerland, Austria and France

We need to determine if it's the same killer...

...and whether he's killed before

I'd ask you to submit to a DNA test

You think I could hurt Stefanie...

You think that?

I compared the DNA of the second victim with sample SP 10.4

It's from the man whose DNA was on the bike

- And on Josefine Schora's body? - Yes

That's our killer

-You think, you don't know for sure -There are strong suspicions

What if isn't him?

THE BLACK FOREST MURDERS

So. Hamid Rahimi

Iranian

A refugee. Arrived last year, alone, as a minor

He's staying with a foster family in Lauburg

BLOOD RAIN

Is there a male interpreter?

It's a woman

He might open up more to a man

Not many around. She'll be here soon

- Can you talk to him instead? - No, he speaks Farsi

I speak Dari

The nightwatchman at your accommodation says...

...you got back between 3 and 3:30 am that night

I don't have a curfew

Yes, that's not the point. Here

This is where you stay

How did you get home that night?

This way or that way

Did you walk by the river that night? Here

I don't remember. I was drunk

Do you go clubbing

-Yes, Faun or Madre -You know them?

Regular clubs, but they have bouncers on weekends

Not sure if they'd let someone like him in

That's just the way it is

I'll see if someone's there other than the cleaner

That night

...right here...

...a young woman was murdered

Mr Rahimi is asking for a male interpreter

Why's that?

He, says I’m not doing it right

We’ll verify everything later, so don't worry

So did you walk by the river that night?

I'm done talking. I don't feel well. I'm tired

Let's take a break

He wants to leave

We can hold him for 48 hours

We should have the DNA results in a few hours

- Vukovic will update us - Yes

-The sooner the better - Yes

The arrest is all over social media

We'll be accused of racial profiling soon

-Oh, shit -We need to release some facts soon

-You need to leave, right?— -Yes

So...

No more details for now, we don't want to jeopardise the case

OK, I'll talk to the press officer

- What's up? - His immigration status is shaky

His asylum application hasn't been processed

He's been in the accommodation 15 months and caused no trouble

He arrived without papers

The police took fingerprints and photos then

But his Eurodac check came back negative

And?

He might be lying about everything

That's not relevant now

What matters is the DNA and if it was him

-Sorry, I have to go -Thanks

See you later

-See you -Yes late

God...

Do we have anything to eat here?

Ah. Amazing

Wonderful

I was always against letting so many people in

Pardon?

Opening the borders

We can't seal ourselves off I

If it was him, it was all of us, again

"We"? Who?

All of us, Afghans, Iranians, Syrians

- If it were a black man... - They'd blame all "foreigners"

People who think that way don't make a distinction

Forget it. This isn't about me

First we have to find out if it was him

Ms Vukovic?

The DNA test came back positive

you sure? - Almost certainly

That's great

Listen everybody

I have some news from forensics

The DNA check on Hamid Rahimi shows...

...that the traces found on Josefine and at the murder scene are his

So we can conclude that he is the killer in the Schora case

-Thank you -What about Stefanie Berghoff?

Rahimi is ruled out in the Buchingen murder

None of his DNA was at the scene and his alibi is secure

- And what is that? - An incident in the shared kitchen

He was injured

Several witnesses, including a paramedic

Incident or accident? - Does it matter?

The fact is, we have two killers. The incident room stays operational

Let's keep at it, everyone

A brutal killer is still out there

Rahimi was in one of those awful camps in Greece

That lines up with our timeline

Did he commit any crimes there?

A suicide attempt

I'll pass this on to the public prosecutor

-Navid -Yes?

I suggest we focus on Stefanie now, OK?

I looked at all the petrol station videos

Nothing

No black Opel Zafira with Lauburg plates

I checked all the call logins on the local mobile phone mast

I'm sorry

-Truly -OK

- That was wrong of me, wasn't it? - Yes

-What was wrong? Nothing. Have a good evening

I don't get to go home

I'm off to see a caller who told me that someone told him...

...who killed Stefanie Berghoff

..who killed Stefanie Berghoff

It was a voice coming from the drain in his sink

He recorded it on an 8-track tape. Can't wait

-You always get the best leads -Watch it

I found something

Here

That smells good

- Hi, Dad! - Yes?

Listen, Bausching says the gas burner is broken

I don't have much time. Decide quickly. A new one or fix it?

-I'll have to think about it -OK, but don't take forever

Course not

- Mr Bausching? - Yes?

- I just spoke to my father... - Yes

He can't decide yet. He'll be in touch

OK. Yes..

Look at this

It's full of cracks

It could be repaired but I'd recommend replacing it

Yes, I understand

But I can't make that decision

But thank you for coming by so late

-OK, no problem -Yes?

Sorry you came all this way for nothing

Yes. I help where I can

You were part of the search party, weren't you?

We all looked for Stefanie

Glad the professionals found her

Are you going to catch him

That's my colleague

You can leave me a key if you like

A local shopkeeper asks a customer from out of town...

"Can I get you owt?"

She says, "What did you say

"Can I get you owt?"

"What?" He thinks, "How would a posh person say it?"

And so he says...

..."May I retrieve you owt?"

It's fun, your job, right?

Yes. Some days more than others

Still no lead on Stefanie's killer though

No, but we're working hard to find him

Check the refugee hostels

We're looking for a murderer, not a refugee

Does one exclude the other?

Do you know we have the same crime rate as 40 years ago?

Statistics are great

And do you know that people have had a bad feeling for many years?

-Well... we all have feelings -Yes

None of it matters, right? It's all shitty

Shitty globalisation, shitty immigration

- Why not shitty police? - Calm down

-Michi, that'll dos -Yes

Here's to the police and their feelings

Chill out, Michi

DAY 36

Hello?

- I hope I didn't wake you? - No, no

You're in the lab early. Any news?

We’ve finished analysing Stefanie Berghoff's clothes

We found additional traces on her running shirt

Very close to where it's torn...

...on the waistband of her trousers...

...and on another tear on the knickers

The traces can't be explained by normal or accidental contact

OK

The traces all come from the victim's husband

Barbara, he's her husband

Of course we'd find his DNA on her clothes, her body

-That's done with -We follow every lead

We take it to the end. No discussions

Thank you. Hang on a minute, please

Could you come over for a sec?

The broken phone display shards found yesterday

Based on material and structure, they're probably from a phone...

...that is at least the same model as Stefanie's

I think it's hers...

...and that it was broken right there

- By the old boundary stone? - Yes

Stefanie came this way. That's our crime scene

And that's where the phone was broken. Probably after the murder

- And? - That route leads to Buchingen

If our killer didn't walk back past the scene...

..it's likely he returned to Bochingen

That's the route she took. She was found there

Broken phone shards

Berghoff house

You want to arrest him based on that?

It's not about what I want but what's right

I didn't want a biscuit

-Great -That's it

What's up? Come on!

Harder!

- Hey, Frank. Is Tobias here? - Hi

-Yes -Take him off

It's only a practice

Tobias!

Come here

Did I say take a break?

- Bausche, need help with your boots? - Hi, Thomas

- What are you doing here? - Mr Berghoff, you're under arrest

-Come on -What is this, Tom?

-Come on, Tobias -Are you serious?

Got a bag

Suddenly I'm a suspect. Weeks later?

What do you think you found There's nothing

-There's nothing to find -Tobias, we don't just arrest people

-Yes

- Oh, really? - Yes

So you're trying to break me? Under pressure now? Listen...

I'm already broken!

- Any more questions? - That Sunday...

What was the exact route you searched?

Why?

Show me the route you went

Here. That way...

And back

Stefanie's running shirt had a small tear in it

I know

mean, I noticed it when tidying up

Well, I...

I told her she could buy a new one but she didn't mind

Right...

Let's take a short break

Ten minutes

- I'm just about to... - Please, listen to me

You will have to... Yes

-No problem -They'll come back...

You're too loud. All right. I'll just note that down

At 4 o'clock. OK

Great. I will

And has that phenomenon happened again since?

Left

This way

Turn around

Remove your shoes

Ring if you need anything

-Here. Watch out -Thanks. My colleague is coming

Yes. Thanks

So, neither the wrench..

...nor the crowbar from Tobias Berghoff's garage...

...are the possible murder weapons

I did some research relating to Tobias. Got a minute?

- Don't you want some pizza? - Not right now. I'll wait

Be there in a minute

I took another look at the shards. This is how they were found

See this red stuff?

It’s... wait for it... sand from the Sahara. Yes?

Really sticky. I remembered it because I had it on my car once

I spoke to the meteorological office...

...and they said on the Sunday when Stefanie was killed...

...lots of Sahara dust in the air got mixed with the rain

It's known as "blood rain". You can see it clearly here

The Sunday she was killed it rained here at around 4pm

This red dust is stuck to the shards...

...which means the phone must have got broken before 4pm...

...when Tobias Berghoff was still playing football

- And it didn't rain later on? - No. Not that Sunday

And the phenomenon hasn’t happened again since. So that means...

...the red stuff got there on the day of the murder

We'll let Tobias Berghoff go

Thank you

It's purely an objective decision

What's happened to you, Klinge?

That was real police work -Yes

...the case against the victim's husband could not be substantiated

The police are continuing to ask for any relevant leads

"Task Force Sunday is fumbling in the dark"

They're right, aren't they?

DAY 57

- What's up, Navid? - Here

I used criteria to narrow down the cases to a manageable number

I limited it to the past year. Blunt force...

...brutal attack...

...crimes committed on Sundays and close to motorways

- Why close to motorways? - We have no suspect close to home

It might be someone from elsewhere who disappears after the crime

- And why Sundays? - Because it was a Sunday

"Task Force Sunday", that's why

- And? - Nothing

Then I used those criteria to look back three years

-Also nothing -Navid...

I'm having trouble listening to this -Hang on

Then I expanded it to five yea

You'd better not be about to say "Also nothing"

Just kidding. I got something. Last page

Last page..

A murder in Austria. Four years ago in Steinach

They never solved the case despite finding the weapon

-An iron bar -An iron bar?

The possible weapon in our case

And that's not all

They're waiting for your call, boss

Off the pathway, but not hidden

On a Sunday

Blunt force trauma

And the injuries in the genital area...

...are similar to those in our case

The same MO

Seems that way

Hanschitz here

M’S Kramer. Glad to hear from you. Yes, I know

Go ahead

How did he do it?

Well, with his hands, probably, according to our pathologist

We were only able to gather a tiny amount of DNA

We got a relatively clear DNA

- Could we have it? - Of course

You'd do us a favour. We're short-staffed

I know how that feels

My colleague Ms Kohler will take care of it

Morning, Tanja

Early start or late finish?

Come over here, Hatem

Have I done something wrong

Do you see what I see or am I imagining things?

Wow

-Morning -Morning

-Hello? Vukovic here

It's the same perpetrator

There's no margin for interpretation this time

OK...

-Here -Thanks

OK?

- Is everyone here? - Morning

Good morning. Quiet, please. We finally have something to go on

Trace SB 10.4, which we weren't able to identify...

...is the same as the DNA... Move aside, please

It is the same as the DNA from a crime scene...

...in the Austrian town of Steinach

The victim there was a young French exchange student, Sylvie Peyrot

She was also battered to death

- Austria? - Yes

Stefanie Berghoff was clearly not his first victim

-He had already killed -When?

-Four years ago -Four years?

-He held back a long time -Or he left no traces

We exit here

Yes

- Ms Kramer? How do you do? - Yes. Hello

Hanschitz. Pleased to meet you

- Mr Riedle? - That's right

-Kohler -May I...

She was discovered pretty quickly

The killer didn't even bother to hide her

I've never seen anything like it

-Hello -Hello

My God. So young

Blunt force

-Found the murder weapon -Nothing

We calculated the flow rate of the River Brinn that night..

...as well as the approximate weight and shape of the murder weapon...

...but we didn't know...

...if or when the murder weapon ended up in the river

-That was a remarkable success -That's it

We found traces of the victim's blood on the iron bar...

...which meant progress for us

For her parents it just meant...

girl was clubbed to death with an iron rod

Do you know - what it would be used for?

Hydraulic equipment, vehicle jacks, heavy-duty machinery...

...lorry cab tilt hydraulics, for example

-That sort of thing -And it wasn't outright rape, either?

Correct, but the way Sylvie was found suggests it was sexually motivated

We worked with French police. It may have been a relationship crime

She'd only recently returned from her holidays. But...

...that didn't get us anywhere

Two countries. The two crime scenes are hundreds of kilometres apart

It suggests the killer gets around a lot

Maybe he has to drive around a lot in his job

It's out in the open. It's impossible nobody saw him

Here. This is where she was lying. Completely exposed

. -You realised it might have been a lorry driver?

Very quickly

We collected all the toll data from that weekend

Almost 50,000 datasets

The iron bar probably came from a lorry...

...but We couldn't identify the make

What did you do with the data?

Tried to limit it, with little success

And the bar was obsolete

It might not have been in use for years

Analysing the data takes more manpower

How big is your homicide department?

-There are 40 of us -Oh

Well... for now

50,000 datasets. That'd keep Ms Kohler busy until she retires

And what if we help the Austrians?

Hanschitz clearly wants to work with us

I would if I were him. Know how much work that is?

We need that damn toll data

Data protection laws apply in Germany

But they can use them to prosecute. They're in Austria

The killer probably drove this exact route

You can talk to Irlinger

Yes, happy to do that

How can I explain that we're helping the Austrians solve a cold case?

Using data we might not even be allowed to use?

The legislation is tricky. I don't know if there's a legal precedent

I think we should explore all the options

If that's possible, why haven't the Austrians done it themselves?

No idea

But the fact is the Austrians closed their incident room long ago

They could reopen it given new evidence

But the case is four years old

Hidden in those 50,000 datasets is most likely the man...

...who killed Sylvie Peyrot and Stefanie Berghoff

We really have a chance now

Oh, sorry

-There -Thank you

Right...

This is a copy of the hard drive

With best regards from Ms Kohler

It's not easy to hand it over

-It's really not easy -I get it

Well...

If you need anything else from us, let us know

-Keep us updated if you can -Of course

If this works, I'll be over the moon

-Bye -I'll see you out

OK

Is that your own chair from home?

Yes

-I knew it -What?

You're always on your computer at home. "Pew, pew! Shoot him!"

No, at most, brutal killer chess

Want a ride?

My, my, my. An accident or premeditated

-Pure idiocy -Hey

How do you do it?

- A special programme? - There is none

We don't need one. We use the standard tools

My God. What are all those numbers?

It's the toll data

Size of the lorry, country of origin, lorry company

When and where it was recorded

The time and place

-And so on -You two are completely crazy

She's right

Get out of my den

Pass it oh.

This was the photofit the Austrians produced

A witness' saw this man coming up the embankment...

...on the night of the murder

He assumed he was just relieving himself

Looks like my cousin, my financial advisor...

...and my mother’s physiotherapist in one

Why do you need a financial advisor?

Our Austrian colleagues noticed that, and, yes, it did no good

That's why we're not releasing it. We'll concentrate on the toll data

We'll also research...

...which lorry companies regularly have routes...

going past Steinach and Bochingen

Are there companies that collaborate or who have or had branches near them?

We primarily cover Italy and Germany

We deliver freight to ports

We're part of the European network and work with native speakers

Genoa, Milan...

Our investigations have to go back four years

Are there sub-contractors who have gone bust in the meantime?

Service stations

We 'have to speak to employees, find out who runs the toilets

Is there anybody who noticed anything at any relevant time?

That's a lot

Yes, it's a lot

But any crossovers represent our best chance

Are any names repeated? Anything that stands out, any observations?

We'll have a detailed briefing every morning

Nothing is too small to be mentioned, OK?

And that won't happen...

...if you keep copying the number on the left before inserting it

OK. I can manage that

Otherwise call me -Si!

-Thanks -No problem

DATA SYNCHRONISING - PLEASE WAIT...

Maybe we should use a database application

That takes too much time

We can manage. We just have to concentrate

"Concentrate"

Evening Evening

Do you recognise this person?

No, sorry

Ever seen him?

DAY 100

- Shit! - What is it?

I skipped a damn line!

-It's OK. Calm down -I'm going mad here

Bernd, listen...

- We've tried the standard tools... - Yes. I insisted. It was my fault

Good, then we're agreed

New plan, we use a database application

- Where will we get that? - I'll write one

- You? - Me

- Really? - Yes. And you take a break

Are you sure

Take a walk for five minutes and come back as the usual Bernd

Yes, I understand...

Yes, I understand. Yes

I got it!

I'm not an idiot!

Shit!

What a stupid arsehole

"Staffing levels"! Kiss my-arse

-That wasn't five minutes -Quality over quantity

- Am I meant to understand? - You couldn't anyway

OK. Right

Here we have the results of the questioning...

...of-service station employees working that weekend

No one remembers anything important

Too many people come in and out..

...buy overpriced chocolate bars and leave

And here, the murder weapon

No lorry manufacturer can Identify it...

...and if we know the make...

...we have a massive problem...

...because there are thousands of potential lorries

What's up with you?

-I'm going to close incident room -What?

- When? - End of next week

I can't justify the number of staff

We need something tangible

Are you playing mother?

I'd like to spend less time with you

We have a toxic relationship, Bernd

So it's you eating all the jam biscuits?

-They're the best -No

How far have you got? Can you report first thing tomorrow?

- Can't we do it on Monday? - What more will you know then?

We wanted to do a presentation so everyone understands

No, do it tomorrow

Anyone who doesn't understand can ask

See you tomorrow. Thank you, both

-Thanks -Yes

We'll carry on as an investigation team

I had hoped this wouldn't happen again

What?

That I can't solve a case