Murder of pensioners in Edling: case remains unsolved and as a cold case!

Murder of pensioners in Edling: case remains unsolved and as a cold case!

Edling, Österreich - The investigation in the murder of a 62-year-old woman from Edling was discontinued. This reports 5min . The pensioner was found dead in front of a funeral hall in the Völkermarkt district in February 2023. The exact cause of death was found as a suppression of freezing after the body had been discovered by a child.

new approach to Cold Cases

COLD CASES, like the case of the woman from Edling, can often remain unsolved for decades. The podcast "Aha! Behind true crime" addressed in a current consequence of how modern technologies such cases can contribute. The progress in DNA analysis in particular enables usable traces to be identified, which may have been overlooked in previous investigations.

In Germany there are special cold-case units that are devoted to the clarification of unresolved murder cases. These units use modern analysis methods to re -evaluate old evidence. DNA comparisons with large databases can help to find suspects. Nevertheless, DNA alone does not have a clear evidence of a crime, but only shows that a person was in a certain place.

The role of witnesses and classic investigations

Another important aspect in solving Cold Cases are testimonies. Years after a crime, witnesses can often be willing to share their memories and open new investigative approaches. The podcast emphasizes that the combination of classic investigation with modern techniques is also crucial for the clarification of such cases.

statistics show that only a small part of the Cold Cases leads to charges and convictions. However, special success stories illustrate how DNA comparisons or new testimonies can lead to arrests even after decades. An example of a former US soldier in Germany is in court because of a murder that was almost 50 years ago after genetic traces have exposed it.