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Crime radio play about a dead man in the forest: In 1981, during a demonstration against the West Runway at Frankfurt Airport, a forestry worker disappears. 30 years later, his body is found. ********************************* More crime stories from Deutschlandfunk Kultur: https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/... ABOUT THE PIECE: The body of forestry worker Walter Bruckner, who has been missing since 1981, is found in the forest near Frankfurt Airport. Inspector Droemel and his boss Hartmann are faced with a mystery. Everyone remembers the battles over the West Runway at the time and the attempt by the runway opponents to prevent the trees from being cut down. Nails were used to sabotage the clear-cutting by the chainsaws. But the dead man was found in a completely different part of the forest. 30 years ago, on April 12, 1984, the West Runway was opened. Director: Sven Stricker Composer: Frank Spilker With: Ulrike Hübschmann, Sonsee Neu, Stephan Szász, Maria Hartmann, Wilfried Hochholdinger and others Sound: Alexander Brennecke Production: Deutschlandradio Kultur 2008 THE AUTHOR: Ulrich Land, born in Cologne in 1956, writes poetry, prose and essays. He teaches creative writing at the University of Witten/Herdecke and is the author of around 100 radio features and radio plays. In 2011, Deutschlandradio Kultur produced his crime radio play “Rheinsberger Restlaufzeit”. Most recently: “Böhmische Wälder” (WDR 2013). Image source: @ EyeEm / Lee