Wer tötete Lars (7)? Wie Kreuzworträtsel den Mörder überführten | ZDF True Crime

Halle-Neustadt, 1981: A child vanishes without a trace. Weeks later, their body is discovered in a suitcase. Investigators are baffled – and follow an unusual lead. Ironically, it's a crossword puzzle that ultimately leads them to the perpetrator. How could a few completed crossword puzzles help solve a murder? And how did the investigators manage to crack one of the most spectacular criminal cases in East Germany? Learn more about this and two other gripping criminal cases in this episode of "True Crime." #zdftruecrime #truecrime #investigations #halle 00:00 Crossword Puzzle Murder 13:20 Murder in Vienna 26:41 Vanished in Denmark Sound Mixing Nicolas Keller Editors Andreas Kronhart Alexander Rieckhoff Production Management Michael Berger Program Director Michael Bartsch Commissioned by ZDF © ZDF 2026