Murder in the Göttingen bowling center: Investigator reveals secret traces!

Murder in the Göttingen bowling center: Investigator reveals secret traces!

Werner-von-Siemens-Straße, Göttingen, Deutschland - On September 21, 2008, 54-year-old Christiane Gellert, operator of a bowling center in Werner-von-Siemens-Straße in Göttingen, was found dead in her company. The victim's partner alerted the police, who immediately started a murder commission and began to prevent evidence. Annegret Kortleben, the then head of the first specialist commissioner of the Göttingen police inspection, remembers the extensive investigation in which more than 500 traces were secured within four weeks. This procedure would be the first major case in Göttingen, in which DNA analyzes played a crucial role, such as Göttinger Stadtarchiv noted.

a game of patience by the investigators

The criminological examination took a lot of time because many people had frequented the bowling center, which made it difficult to secure evidence. The motive for the crime remains unclear to this day. The defendant always contested the crime and caused a stir even after his conviction in a further incident when he attacked a fellow inmate. Despite the extensive investigation, many questions about the motives and the exact course of the deed are still open.