Clearly the authorities don’t want to draw to this murder any more public attention than they have to. It contradicts their narrative on the migrants.
“Who was the victim of the bloody deed in Oststadt?,” translated from “Wer war das Opfer der Bluttat in der Oststadt?,” by Christian Walf, Ludwigsburger Kreiszeitung, August 18, 2022 (thanks to Medforth):
Two and a half weeks ago, a man was stabbed to death in the middle of the day on Danziger Strasse. The 79-year-old was a random victim. Despite this, there has been hardly any public commemoration. The act and its victim have disappeared behind a wall of silence. Who was the man?
Ludwigsburg. Peter M. was not far from his apartment. It is maybe 300 meters from the spot on Danziger Strasse where he was found dying on the sidewalk shortly after 2 p.m. on Tuesday, August 2, to his apartment on Hindenburgstrasse.
The 79-year-old knew the neighborhood well. He was deeply rooted there. Peter M. lived in Hindenburgstrasse for over 50 years. First with his parents, and later when they died, he used the apartment alone. “We were good neighbors,” says a man who lives in the house across the street and who often met Peter M. In the residential area on Danzigerstrasse and Hindenburgstrasse, where there are many apartment buildings from the post-war period, and people are stunned by the crime. Also about dealing with the victim. The silence, the lack of expressions of condolence and the lack of information from the public prosecutor’s office about the crime and the perpetrator disturb many.
The shock of the crime runs deep
“Sometimes we went to the tennis hall and drank a beer,” says the neighbor. He spoke to Peter M. about this and that. Most recently, above all about the rising prices, but also about the traffic or the lack of parking spaces in Ludwigsburg. “Peter couldn’t hurt a fly. We are all shocked at what happened. He got on well with everyone.” Although Peter M. lived alone, he was in contact with many neighbors and relatives.According to his acquaintances, Peter M. was a slim, sporty pensioner. He liked to go hiking and walked a lot in the neighborhood. “He liked to have breakfast at Café Lutz on Oststrasse.”
The Military History Society, which, like Peter M.’s relatives, placed an obituary notice, also likes to remember the quiet, reserved 79-year-old. “He regularly supported us with exhibits at our exhibitions,” says a member of the society. Peter M. had a large military history collection, including many postcards. “Peter, we will miss you very much. We will not forget you,” says the obituary of the Military History Society.
Exceptional reticence on the part of the prosecutor
“The victim has been buried and now nothing more is heard about this incredible act,” writes another neighbor of Peter M. The reticence of the public prosecutor’s office in this case is indeed extraordinary. For the past two weeks, the majority of our newspaper’s questions have been answered by saying that no information can be given to the outside because of the investigation. Therefore, almost nothing is known about the crime, the perpetrator and the victim.The public prosecutor’s office in Stuttgart has only made the following details public: The alleged perpetrator, who was arrested on the evening of the day of the crime, is a 43-year-old refugee from Somalia who was housed in Ludwigsburg.
The public prosecutor’s office does not provide any information on when he came to Germany and what residence permit he has. The man is known to the police and is silent on the fact. There was no evidence of a motive. According to the public prosecutor, the refugee and Peter M. did not know each other. So the pensioner was a random victim. That’s basically all of the information.
Two flowers commemorate the dead
The public prosecutor’s office has released even less information about Peter M. Except that the victim is a 79-year-old man who lived in Ludwigsburg.On Tuesday afternoon, severe heat lay over the residential area in Oststadt. The air is still. Children play in the green courtyards. In the distance you can hear the traffic on Friedrichstrasse. Two flowers, a candle and a memorial stone in the form of a book commemorate the crime at the spot where Peter M. was found. His name is still on the mailbox in his apartment. He will probably be gone soon.
Info: For this report we spoke to four of Peter M.’s neighbors and acquaintances. They are very frustrated that the murdered person is hardly remembered.
