A Perfect Crime

43min

Documentary

In April 1991, Detlev Rohwedder, the head of Treuhand, the East German Privatization and Restructuring Agency, was assassinated in Dusseldorf. This documentary details the strange evidence recovered.

Episodes

Cast

Martyr

1. Martyr

46min

25th Sep 2020

The murder of Detlev Rohwedder, shot as he stood by a window in his Düsseldorf home, shakes the nation. But insiders understood the danger he was in.

Capitalist

2. Capitalist

41min

25th Sep 2020

A Red Army Faction letter claims responsibility for the killing, but a lack of clues stalls the investigation. Now, former RAF members come forward.

Occupier

3. Occupier

39min

25th Sep 2020

The precision of the assassination raises suspicions among the authorities. What was the motivation — and who benefited from Rohwedder's death?

Victim

4. Victim

45min

25th Sep 2020

Rohwedder becomes a convenient scapegoat as the desperate and enraged take to the streets. A new suspect emerges, yet the mystery only deepens.

First air date

25th Sep 2020

Last air date

25th Sep 2020

Status

Ended

Type

Documentary

Original language

de

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