Thats callous not the chaos following the First World War going to the old rules redundant. The strong people now have this absolutely insatiable lust for life because theyve survived the war and the one bought. Up by shockingly criminal behavior became really changed. And so they mustve been really smart safe crackers they had the entire berlin crime squad pulling their hair out of. The medical examiner has concluded that the various body parts belong to twenty three different women not. Just one which is what i now call profiling was essentially being practiced back then by inspected to not. Tillicum is a lot of detectives were celebrities some even had newspaper columns and wrote books. In the mid one nine hundred twenty s. A lot of berliners began looking to the future with renewed optimism thanks to a range of modern means of transportation people have become more mobile which made life and work in the booming metropolis much easier. The esp on Train Network and started running in one nine hundred twenty four thousands of commuters now flocked into downtown berlin every morning and also enabled city dwellers to visit their relatives in the suburbs as twenty one year old daughter pascoe was planning to do one day youll have to ask tesco was a pleasant young lady from a nice family. Her parents ran a popular butcher shop where she sometimes helped out score a fight in the run up to christmas nine hundred twenty seven on december twenty first she set off to go and see her aunt and uncle tad dont see him on her. Door appeared regular visits to a relatives train ride took less than an hour. This time she had christmas presents whether. This was because it must have been bitterly cold and she was wearing a winter coat and a muffin her hands and was carrying a present she bought she rises and she found a seat in an empty compartment a few stops later a young men got on the train. By this point the train was empty. They appeared to be the only two people still in the car somewhere before the final stop an appalling crime was committed. I. Twenty five minutes later the train was about to return from fredericks hearken to stand still for what sounds was a standstill stick and if a woman who got on the train noticed a handbag and some other items in a compartment that you know just flew vote as it was early in the morning she stepped back off the train to summon a member of the Railway Staff such as have a picked up the bag and to be on the safe side chick the neighboring compartment and there he discovered a woman in a pool of blood with a gaping head wound. The police file includes original crime scene photos with chalk outline a sparking evidence of a coroner performed an autopsy under a baskins body and found a number of wounds to the head one blow so severe that it left her skull split open. At Police Headquarters on alexanderplatz the Homicide Division headed back and said get out got down to work on the. Yes. Thats the very hunt for the killer had to begin right away and its easy to not always said we have to find the perpetrator within the next twenty four hours otherwise we might not fundamental and honest man. The Police Published appeals for information and help from the public in newspapers one reading he probably had blood stains on his hands and clothes these aspects aside any information on whether identical or similar crimes have been committed or attempted recently is vital and on any individual who is known to specialize in the perpetration of crimes of this nature. Cannot that was yes yes it was always very cautious and above all meticulous. Yes and this was the first time his Homicide Investigation archive really helped him his state he was the first to determine that precise information was crucial for solving crimes this meant gathering old relevant files photos fingerprints and crime scene reports he built up a comprehensive system that also incorporated cross referencing the marchese it has been a. Good not to get an essentially inspect again not practiced what we now call profiling it involved intensive research on murders and other capital crimes he would compile indexed files and try to find Common Ground in Different Cases any recurring features though he systemized Homicide Investigation work operation. Homicide investigation archive comprised all known cases of on lawful killings no other police force in germany possessed such an extensive collection of case studies if he combed through his file and into finding a number of criminals who came into question for the murder and they now had to be checked one by one. After the Forensics Team had turned up significant details on the door of past a case get out had them published in a low. Well newspapers. Again not because i received an anonymous phone call with a tip off about somebody who might have been the perpetrator. As recorded by investigators on the case a lead picked up in the afternoon immediately seems significant a confidential source indicated that the perpetrator could well be one was to keep resident in popularly thirty nine. This is mission was based on the observation that he had purchased some items on the day of the crime despite never having any money and in addition had allegedly made suspicious comments. And again it was a last remember that hed heard that name before it turned out it was among those in his file this man had a Previous Police record covering a range of crimes of a similar nature mugging women in suburban trains although not homicides the police launched a manhunt and were able to apprehend him relatively quickly and that if they confessed via. The perpetrator and spent the night in a homeless shelter. When it was time for him to leave early the next morning he was arrested. He bought who was twenty one years old and was already known to the police for Sexual Assault snatching handbags and robbing people on trains. That had to do and so cannot now had the perpetrators sitting in front of him but did not initially confront him with the crime will. Keep off did not know why hed been arrested again not limited his questioning to the mans financial situation his family and what he did for a living it was not until a lot later that he asked him about the murdock i had seen often was. When they arrested the police found a suspicious looking object on him that matched the victims injuries. And new developments were covered extensively by the newspapers. When a forty centimeter long triangular iron ruler was found in his clothing i ever get not told the suspect outright that he was the culprit in the Early Morning hours key bombing to confession he had no other choice and that now i had everything he needed material evidence what does testimonies and a confession. You know my angry mood lucia he had the jovial nature youd associate with someone weighing one hundred thirty pounds hed make suspects feel completely at ease and treat them like he was their dad first to talk about something completely different before coming to the crime itself todds asking what it had felt like and whether the individual might like to relieve themselves of their burden as john nash done some by she was a master of psychology and observation schick he can tell from someones gestures or their pupils whether they were lying freshman or to her finish to the rive not was a master of deduction absolutely kind of cholera and thats how he managed to extract voluntary confessions that. The brilliant head of berlins police Homicide Division made a lasting impression on horace kiba. Even mention to his fiance and a letter he wrote piling custody. Kelli dont condemn me for committing this crime but i did it for you and specter get out was right when he said that id simply chosen the wrong way of expressing my love for you. Didnt do well there was this famous comment he made nobody touches my people meaning his suspects if what he meant was theyre human beings too and they have rights too even if they killed someone they were to be dealt with properly for me thats at the heart of criminal investigation work in the one nine hundred twenty s. As represented by gay not to speak. Once the police had concluded their investigation prosecutors put the suspect on trial before a criminal court just as they do today in the one nine hundred twenty s. However the investigative side of police work still had a very low level of professionalization the Berlin Police nevertheless earned international remount for their High Conviction rate for murder cases a result of new modern standards. Introduced by inspector and cannot for examining crime scenes. Is focused to is the first to really put some thought into making the criminal Investigation Department more effective he drew up a seven point plan that is still used by police today seven points on the conduct to detectives at crime scenes. Musician coming out on time tut also five hundred in berlin no home to four Million People detectives faced unsolved deaths week in week out including around one hundred murders a year. In the case of august it soon became clear that the elderly lady could not have time yourself. Enough was king to make preliminary findings before even leaving the scene of the crime. He has off then we are he said once were there ill be giving no more orders or instructions here everyone should know what their job is so not so first cordon off the area with rope on the flop and i am on someones fire normally the local police would already be there and they were likewise told to set up a cordon and not trample all over evidence it was they who tended to destroy evidence that. Officers took photos of august a conic is desk. Mr or opened with a key had reportedly contained several thousand price marks. Were also taken of the possible escape route taken by the killer or killers. Since the right youre smart the first step was the visual appraisal the next was taking photos of the crime scene in your studio and if they found bullet casings they donned rubber gloves and put them in plastic bags gumi hunch you understood who they would then be numbered to this man that prosecutors or people in court could at least see where the body had lain where the bullet casings had fallen and whose were the blood stains of which weapon or other blunt instrument had been used. In the best room for getting stronger men so on whats. The perpetrator or perpetrators had evidently attacked august or koenig or in the kitchen. The police discovered the victims dentures on the floor by the stove and her glasses. To the isnt sick game that had a custom made automobile it was a mobile Office Complete with test tubes pipes spades flashlights large Lighting Fixtures and Everything Else he needed to document evidence at a crime scene such as securing blood samples and then testing them when youre smart for a smile so. This car was a custom built by domino bends based on again its own design as he always said on the right hand side in the back the car was fitted with a special reinforcement brace to prevent his substantial weight from causing the car to get to one side truce. At some point he began to take along a secretary in the car with a fold out table and a typewriter one for. Not so the inspector could dictate his report while still on the scene after all your First Impression is often your best one. They are the best. Once theyd completed their crime scene report a few hours later the detectives would have taken the body to the coroner. But it wasnt just the victim who provided clues as to the nature and perpetrator of the crime fibers secured at the scene delivered further evidence especially if victims had defended themselves. On opposite of the insolvency and things if to some they worked in close collaboration with the Materials Testing agency and the technical university. Condom on during the Weimar Republic era friends eggs and now also covered fabric tests that he said of pain and anger which were crucial with counterfeiting. Us if your facial wounds of a lot of us they also analyzed gun barrel profiles bullet casings and what have you thought was a car so Materials Testing was already fairly advanced in the Weimar Republic should i not see five troikas. The police also found his handkerchief in august to koenig his apartment which belong to neither her nor her family and must therefore it belong to the killer or killers it was blood stained and it evidently been used to gag the victim who had been screaming loudly killers suffocated her with a pillow until she died. And then she says were also being made in forensic medicine at the shop hospital speed hit the human two when can i shocked are there conducted experiments with x. Rays on it so it was now also possible to make broken bones and skull fractures visible plus objects that had been swallowed which were also important progress had definitely been made on the forensics front push on super hot side. The detectives also examined the immediate vicinity of the crime scene and promptly found a footprint that might well have been left by one of the killers a Police Sketch artist created a scale drawing of the apartment and of the four plan of the entire tenement block. Including the location of the footprint. Audio deaths over the same time the police looked up and interrogated his friends and family in case it had been a crime of passion until i did but seeing stats and to someone like and nothing could be ruled out as he was also wary of initial indications of the crime scene in a stephen way everything pointed to a robbery he could always have been Something Else to him off as an os and what made his approach different was that he never committed to one line of inquiry the least. The investigations at Police Headquarters eventually led to the culprit retracement twenty nine years old with a prior conviction for burglary a waitress he knew by the name of charlie had told him that the colonel because had a lot of money at home this charlie had previously been the lover of the victims son as he himself testifying. Specifically he said she knew that we kept our savings in the drawers of the desk. Chair also knew that my mother kept those drawers locked and had the key on her at all times. None confessed and was sent to jail he would later be executed by the nazis. In the one nine hundred twenty s. Berlin also became internationally famous for its racy night life it was home to an array of dance clubs cabaret shows and bars of jewelry jute and there was an unprecedented display of flesh male and female. Josephine baker performed her legendary banana dance here. In berlin in the roaring twentys a night out meant a lot more than dinner in a fancy restaurant that entailed all sorts of ascensions design. Decadence set to the dynamic beat of jazz music. Those are good afforded joined in the revelry embracing risque new fashions and enjoying the citys famous cabaret and variety shows young ladies with no means of their own could usually find an obliging gentleman to take them on a tour of berlins nighttime attractions. Just a couple of blocks away from the billboards in bright lights was a neighborhood with a particularly unsavory reputation. You know youre showing how annoying as shown hausa was the main boulevard of the shorn unfits leiria that this was the dock a side of berlin an area where the criminal world would gather they would meet up in homeless shelters and dive bars he felt pressured. It was the kind of neighborhood that decent upstanding berliners would avoid pickpocketing dining and dashing and other misdemeanors were commonplace but crimes on a grander scale were also planned here. Im course kept by dallas was a major underworld hangout in russia and was andy it was a local Community Cafe where you could get one meal or a cup of tea for a few pennies or so it was a natural Meeting Point for the homeless and Unemployed People and of course criminals who would quietly go about secretly buying and selling goods and recruiting people for a new job quality equity it mckinsey and thats how cafe dallas became known as the citys underworld hangout number one the f. A from just at the alps in sight. But also distinguished berlin words ring for i know or ring clubs criminal networks that effectively controlled nightlife venues in many parts of the city. In practise that meant protection rackets with proprietors paying extortion money to ensure their guests could wine and dine in peace. These Ring Networks also earned money through break ins muggings theft and prostitution. And the shiftless fix you can cool there was a written code of conduct members had to be clean shaven and well dressed and they had a flag like in a gentlemens club. They had special lapel pins which they had to wear on they also hosted galahs with live music speeches and awards ceremonies zeek a spirit of sworn shroom house on the surface they were just lively local clubs auburn and but at the end of the day they were criminal syndicates that lay claim to particular neighborhoods where they ran protection rackets and gun running operation so often on the team if one of the forty Ring Networks became too powerful the police would get it tipped off from a rival gang and then raid that networks clubhouse but some of the more powerful crime lords would seemingly be given advance warning like otto for life also known as must go out on. The school. Or muscle it off was the head of a selfstyled sports and leisure club he was a pretty smart guy of course but in the criminal world you need to have brains and brawn which by necessity has often trish nation. After a massive brawl between was cut out all his men and a group of tradesmen the gang were put on trial the boss and a letter threatening the authorities in no Uncertain Terms writing. One thing we swear if you dare to