https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Here's what you need to know about this extraordinary criminal case involving a man considered the most prolific serial killer in German post-war history. https://www.thelocal.de/20190606/missed-chances-how-germanys Thu, 06 Jun 2019 11:41:28 +0200 missed-chances-how-germanys A German nurse believed to be the most prolific serial killer in the country's post-war history was handed a life sentence Thursday for killing 85 patients in his care. https://www.thelocal.de/20190606/life-term-expected-for-serial-killer-seen-as-germanys-worst Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:35:45 +0200 life-term-expected-for-serial-killer-seen-as-germanys-worst Former nurse Niels Högel, accused of killing more than 100 patients in his care, will go on trial Tuesday in the biggest serial killing trial in Germany's post-war history. https://www.thelocal.de/20181030/german-nurse-serial-killer-on-trial-over-100-deaths Tue, 30 Oct 2018 09:06:25 +0100 german-nurse-serial-killer-on-trial-over-100-deaths A German male nurse serving a life term for killing six hospital patients with lethal drugs out of "boredom" will go on trial in October for another 97 murders, the court said Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180317/german-serial-killer-nurse-faces-october-trial-over-97-deaths Sat, 17 Mar 2018 03:24:18 +0100 german-serial-killer-nurse-faces-october-trial-over-97-deaths After body parts were found in the garage of an apparently normal pensioner who died in 2014, police believe they are dealing with murders stretching back four decades. https://www.thelocal.de/20160520/frankfurt-serial-killer-murdered-up-to-10-times-police Fri, 20 May 2016 10:56:27 +0200 frankfurt-serial-killer-murdered-up-to-10-times-police Police took DNA samples from 5,000 elderly men in the town of Weiskirchen near the French border this week in a bid to nab an old serial killer who has been writing the cops anonymous letters, AFP's Arnaud Bouvier reports. https://www.thelocal.de/20081109/15411 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:17:00 +0100 15411