So I asked a German friend to translate the speigel documentary for me, ( what cbs friend was saying verbally that I couldn’t translate myself ) here goes....
exclusive interview with Björn R., a friend of CB:
CB appeared in Braunschweig at the end of 2012
he was described as "perhaps an alcoholic, but other than that a nice person" However, Björn R also says that whenever someone began acting rude or aggressive towards CB, he would quickly mirror that behaviour.
apparently he told his friend that one night in portugal he was "breit", this is a german word that, depending on where you live, unfortunately has different meanings. Usually it means that someone is high from smoking weed, however some people also use this when referring to someone who is drunk. Either way, he took some form of drugs.
After getting high (or drunk) he apparently wanted to break into an appartment. In order to not be recognized he said that he stripped naked and put on diving googles. (This sounds so stupid, but I swear this is what he said)
They then say that when he moved from Hanover to Braunschweig he had a kiosk where the friends partied a lot with him. In general they often mention that he partied and drank a lot and talked about the mccann case several times. They also mention that he had a dog, which is semi-relevant later on.
Apparently after an Aktenzeichen XY episode in 2013, someone gave the police a clue leading to CB. They in turn told the police in Braunschweig to investigate. They sent him an order to appear (either in court or just at the police station, im not sure) as a witness in the mccann case. This obviously gave CB the chance to hide any evidence stacked against him.
The friend says that CB told him about the letter he received from the police. He said that, while he did appear somewhat logically uncomfortable he did not look panicked or in any way acted like "oh ****, they're on to me". The friend says "I think CB said that he was there but had nothing to do with it and that was about it."
One year later they found childon CB's computer, but his friends didn't know that at the time.
Later on he apparently bought an old factory in Magdeburg with the money he made through his break ins and other illegal activity. (shown around the 9:40 mark)
The friend shown in the video says that CB stored all sorts of stuff there. He talked about two cars ( 2 silver jaguars) but also a caravan (shown at 10:15), a lawn mower and a lot of other junk.
The police found childrens clothing in the caravan, primarly swimsuits, that were clearly worn before. (you can see those at 10:20).
In autumn of 2015 the police investigate him yet again and police helicopters look over the area. 2 months later they find his dead dog, burried and wrapped in a blanket. Under the dog the police found a bag with several USB drives containing child
Another thing, that the video skips over but can be read on screen at 11:16 says that some of the data also contains "sexual acts with a dog". Around 100 pictures/videos show CB naked and pleasuring himself with a
The friend, Björn R. then found out about the child
SPIEGEL TV: Exklusiv-Interview mit einem Bekannten von Christian B. und Kriminalfall Andreas Darsow - DER SPIEGEL - Panorama
Re the police investigating him again in autumn 2015 - do we know what specifically prompted that?
