Germany Germany- Alexander Luchterhand,49, journalist/photographer, his Mercedes car was found @ Storkower Straße S-Bahn station, 8 May, 2005, *Active search*

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Berlin: Journalist seit 20 Jahren vermisst! Polizei sucht jetzt Leiche

Fast 20 Jahre nach dem Verschwinden des Berliner Journalisten Alexander Luchterhand durchsuchen Fahnder ein Grundstück in Berlin-Zehlendorf.

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07.01.2025

Berlin: Journalist seit 20 Jahren vermisst! Polizei sucht jetzt Leiche

Fast 20 Jahre nach dem Verschwinden des Berliner Journalisten Alexander Luchterhand durchsuchen Fahnder ein Grundstück in Berlin-Zehlendorf.

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Since May 2005, there has been no trace of Alexander Luchterhand Photo: Police
''Like the Berliners Prosecution confirmed to BILD, the homicide squad and a team of the Federal Criminal Police Office, which specializes in the search for corpses, have been searching a property and an empty house on it in Berlin-Zehlendorf since 6:30 a.m. "The background is a tip received at the beginning of December, which was so concrete that we had to investigate it," spokesman Sebastian Büchner told BILD.

Investigators search backyard in Berlin''​

''On May 8, 2005, the trace of the then 49-year-old was lost Berlin-Lichtenberg. It quickly became clear that Luchterhand must have fallen victim to a crime. On May 27, his Mercedes coupé was found parked at the Storkower Straße S-Bahn station, which only he himself could set in motion via a hidden switch for the fuel supply.''

 

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Jan 7 2025

Polizei sucht vergeblich in Berlin-Wannsee nach lange Vermisstem

Vor 20 Jahren verschwindet der Berliner Reporter Alexander Luchterhandt spurlos, der Fall ist seitdem ungelöst. Nun gab es einen neuen Tipp und die Polizei suchte in Wannsee nach einer Leiche. Allerdings ohne Erfolg.

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Polizei sucht vergeblich in Berlin-Wannsee nach lange Vermisstem

Vor 20 Jahren verschwindet der Berliner Reporter Alexander Luchterhandt spurlos, der Fall ist seitdem ungelöst. Nun gab es einen neuen Tipp und die Polizei suchte in Wannsee nach einer Leiche. Allerdings ohne Erfolg.

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''This much is known: Alexander Luchterhand worked for several Berlin media outlets, including the rbb. He listened to the police radio in his apartment on the 23rd floor of a high-rise building on Anton-Saefkow-Platz in Berlin-Lichtenberg - something that is hardly possible today. In this way, he was at the crime scene early and provided the journalists in the editorial offices with information.

He also sold the information he obtained illegally through wiretapping at high prices to interested parties, including criminals. According to police sources, he earned a quarter of a million euros a year.''

''His last tip was received by a Berlin newspaper on May 8, 2005. He had an appointment in the evening at his favorite snack bar in Neukölln, but never arrived there - he also did not cancel the appointment, which was untypical for him because, According to investigators at the time, he was considered reliable. Afterwards, his trace was lost. A large amount of cash allegedly disappeared from his apartment, which Luchterhandt is said to have kept there.''