Shock in Wildeck: couple found dead in the forest - suspicious arrested!

Shock in Wildeck: couple found dead in the forest - suspicious arrested!

Wildeck, Deutschland - In a tragic turn, a search in Wildeck (Hersfeld-Rotenburg district) exposed its dark fruits on June 30, 2025: a couple from Richelsdorf, missing since the evening of June 28th, was found lifeless in a forest. The find has overthrew the entire community into deep grief.

The forces discovered the two dead on Monday afternoon. The police and public prosecutors agree: this is a crime. A 50-year-old man was arrested and is now in custody. The arrest warrant was issued on Tuesday due to the urgent suspicion of murder. As the hna , the autopsy of the corpse was not classified as naturally. For the time being, more details remain in the dark.

Investigations in full

The investigation is complex and extensive. Since the tragic incident, the police have been looking for witnesses who have noticed something suspicious in Richelsdorf or the surrounding area between 28 and 30 June. Anyone who has information is asked to contact the Bad Hersfeld police station. This is in accordance with the previous police statistics, which shows that the educational rate of crimes in Germany in 2024 was 58 %, with the murder and homicide only making a small part of the entire crime.

The identity of the deceased is currently still being clarified. A DNA check was ordered to create absolute clarity. The family of the deceased has now commented on detailed rumors about the couple and emphasized that they lived a simple life and had no signs of intellectual limitation. Her mentally disabled son is in good medical care.

a community in mourning

The Mayor of Wildeck has publicly commented on the tragedy and is affected. The grief in the community is tangible, people wonder how such a crime could occur. In view of the latest developments, it is again shown how important it is to pay attention to your own security, even if the crime rate overall is declining, as statistics show.

Compared to the latest figures of the Federal Criminal Police Office, which document a decline in crime by 1.7 % in 2024, the murder always remains a dark shadow. Despite the positive overall development in crime statistics - in particular through the partialization of cannabis - crimes that affect the feeling of security are still in the rise, which is concerned about people and leads to a clear appeal to the authorities to further ensure security.

These tragic and scary circumstances once again illustrate that nobody should compromise in a supposedly safe environment. The investigation continues and the hope of clarity remains, while the community mourns its deceased.