| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxii, 294 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-277) and index. |
| Contents |
The garden area -- The detective -- The footrace -- Do not cry yet -- A blow to the head -- A family and Party man -- The blackout -- The first S-Bahn attack -- The investigation begins -- The first murder -- A blunt object -- Death on the train -- Examining the body -- The Kripo -- A killing on the ground -- Connecting the garden and train attacks -- The wrong kind of suspect -- The Rummelsburg S-Bahn station -- Uniforms, decoys in drag, and another murder -- The attacks continue -- Volunteer duty -- Push to catch the killer -- A dangerous gambit -- A red herring -- In police custody -- The interrogation -- The confession -- Excuses -- The trial -- A date with the executioner. |
| Summary |
Describes the true story of a Nazi party member and serial killer who attacked women riding on trains at night in World War II-era Berlin. |
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For all appearances, Paul Ogorzow was a model German, but he also had a secret need to harass and frighten women. When, due to Allied bombing raids, a total blackout was instituted throughout Berlin, including on the commuter trains, he began attacking women riders. He began raping and murdering them, casually tossing their bodies off the moving train. It was up to Wilhelm Lüdtke, head of the Berlin police's serious crimes division, to hunt down the madman in their midst. |
| Subject |
Ogorzow, Paul.
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Berliner S-Bahn (Germany)
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Serial murders -- Germany -- Berlin -- Case studies.
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Serial murder investigation -- Germany -- Berlin -- Case studies.
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Berlin (Germany) -- History -- 1918-1945.
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| ISBN |
9780425264140 (hbk) |
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0425264149 (hbk) |
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