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In January 2010, the ophthalmologist Udo S. was found dead in a field. Killed by several shots. The police spoke of a kind of execution. The investigations showed that the ophthalmologist, who was popular in Erkelenz, also had another side: Udo S. was a gun fanatic and had a friend procure him weapons - including illegal ones. The friend, a politician on the city council, became the focus of the investigators. The illegal arms deals can be proven against him, but did he also kill the ophthalmologist? Our host Sarah asked the former deputy head of the homicide squad, Hubert Graff, about this. She also spoke to a journalist from Erkelenz who covered the case for the local news from Aachen. ---- Table of contents: 0:00 Intro 1:00 Who was Udo S. 1:56 Start of the investigation 5:05 Going public 5:44 Contact with arms dealer 6:38 The mood in Erkelenz 7:53 Sudden turn in the case 10:39 Missing evidence 11:56 A dropped case 12:48 Helmut K. / Illegal possession of weapons 17:47 Conclusion ___ Have you heard about the tragic case of Mark S.? The boy lay dead in a tree for three months until his body was found ➡️ • Mark S.: His body lay dead for 3 months... ----- We are #MordOrte, the true crime format of WDR Lokalzeit. Every Monday at 5 p.m. there is a new video on this channel about the stories behind the most spectacular criminal cases in North Rhine-Westphalia. We are on site and talk to the people whose lives were changed forever by the crimes. You don't want to miss a video? Then subscribe to us! Do you have suggestions for topics for us? Then send us an email to: [email protected] ___ Hey everyone! I'm Sarah and one of the hosts of Lokalzeit MordOrte. My friends say that I have a pretty strong sense of justice. And that's why I keep asking myself: What is actually a just punishment for a crime? I'm looking forward to answering this super-complex question with you in each new case. ❗️ On our Lokalzeit homepage you will find more information about true crime cases from NRW and stories from people who deal with crime https://www1.wdr.de/lokalzeit/verbrec... You will also find the legal lexicon for our true crime community by and with Hans Reinhardt here https://www1.wdr.de/lokalzeit/verbrec... ___ Imprint: http://wdr.de/k/Impressum Data protection declaration: http://www.wdr.de/k/datenschutz Produced with ❤ and your broadcasting fee. #WDRLokalzeit