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The Phantom of Heilbronn and the Murder of Michelle Kiesewetter
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08:44 - 13:30 (04:46)

A look into the murder of Michelle Kiesewetter, a 22-year-old German policewoman, and how it led to the discovery of the Phantom of Heilbronn, a serial killer whose existence was purely a result of human error and faulty forensics.

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The murder of a policewoman in the small German town of Heilbronn in 2007 caught the attention of the entire country and resulted in the moniker "The Phantom of Heilbronn," which plagued investigators for years.
08:44 - 11:04 (02:19)
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The murder of a policewoman in the small German town of Heilbronn in 2007 caught the attention of the entire country and resulted in the moniker "The Phantom of Heilbronn," which plagued investigators for years.

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The Phantom of Heilbronn and the Murder of Michelle Kiesewetter
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True Crime: The Phantom of Heilbronn
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The German police stumbled upon a string of seemingly unrelated cold cases that they believed to be the work of a serial killer.
11:04 - 13:30 (02:26)
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True Crime
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The German police stumbled upon a string of seemingly unrelated cold cases that they believed to be the work of a serial killer. This killer - known as the phantom - was responsible for the murder of police officers and many other individuals who did not fit the traditional victim profile that Germans expected.

Chapter
The Phantom of Heilbronn and the Murder of Michelle Kiesewetter
Episode
True Crime: The Phantom of Heilbronn
Podcast
Stuff You Should Know