Paraguay- Bernard Raymond von Bredow, 62,& daughter Lorena Lydia,14, shot, Violins stolen, Oct.2021

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Paraguayan authorities suspect German citizen was murdered over Stradivarius violins | National Post
''ASUNCION — The murder of a German man and his teenage daughter in a small Paraguayan city last month was likely linked to the theft of several expensive violins, probably famed Stradivarius worth millions of dollars, authorities said on Wednesday.

Bernard Raymond von Bredow, 62, and his daughter Lorena Lydia, 14, were shot to death in late October in the town of Aregua, near the capital Asuncion. His body showed signs of having been tortured, police said.''

''Von Bredow was a musical instrument collector and had moved to Paraguay in 2018. Prosecutor Sandra Ledesma said they supected three friends of von Bredow were behind the crime and had brought them in for questioning.''

 

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Nov 10 2021 rbbm.
Paraguayan authorities suspect German citizen was murdered over Stradivarius violins | National Post

Bernard Raymond von Bredow
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''Police in Paraguay have detained two Germans and a Chilean suspected of killing a German man and his daughter while trying to get documents proving the authenticity of valuable violins.

Bernard Raymond von Bredow, a museum owner and instrument maker, was killed along with his 14-year-old daughter Lydia last month at their home in Aregua, east of the Paraguayan capital, last month, and police said von Bredow's body showed signs of torture.

Police Commissioner Hugo Grance said four violins believed to have been made by revered Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari were found in the possession of Volker Grannass, a 58-year-old German who lived near the von Bredow residence.

Also arrested were Yves Asriel Spartacus Steinmetz (60) and Chilean Stephen Jorg Messing Darchinger (51). None had been formally charged yet, however, said prosecutor Lorena Ledesma.

Grance said that von Bredow apparently had left the violins with Grannas during a trip to Germany, and was told when he returned that they had been destroyed in a fire.

“Our principal hypothesis is that the motive for the double crime was to find the international certification of authenticity of the violins so they could be sold," he said.


Prosecutor Lorena Ledesma, one of the agents assigned to the case, said officials were seeking further evidence because they suspect more people were involved.


Violins crafted by Stradivari in the 17th and 18th centuries can sell for millions.

Von Bredow gained notice as a teenager when he discovered the complete skeleton of a mammoth near his hometown of Siegsdorf in Bavaria. He later founded a museum on mammoths and also pursued work in biology, geology and other fields, according to the biography on his museum's website.''

 

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How could something so beautiful cause such ugliness?! imo.
The 14 year old daughter was shot in her stomach as she lay in the bathtub, her dear father, found lying on a table with signs of having been tortured before he was shot in the head.
Paraguay: Police probe Stradivarius violin theft motive in double murder

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Police believe the crime was related to the theft of rare Stradivarius violins (file photo)
''Three Germans have been arrested in Paraguay in connection with the murder of an archaeologist and his teenage daughter.

Police believe the crime was related to the theft of rare Stradivarius violins.

The bodies of Bernard von Bredow, 62, and his daughter Loreena, 14, were found with gunshot wounds on 22 October at their home in Aregua, east of the capital Asuncion.

Police said the house had been ransacked during the attack.

German citizens Volker Grannass, 58, Yves Asriel Spartacus Steinmetz, 60, and Stephen Jorg Messing Darchinger, 51, have been arrested as suspects, police investigations chief Hugo Grance told the AFP news agency.

Mr Von Bredow was discovered lying on a table with a gunshot wound to his head, and police said there was evidence he had been tortured. His daughter was found lying in the bath and had been shot in the stomach.''