German prosecutors identify deceased neo-Nazi as 1970 Munich arson suspect

German prosecutors in Munich have concluded their reinvestigation into the 1970 arson attack on a Jewish retirement home, confirming that evidence strongly points to a deceased neo-Nazi suspect.

The attack, which killed seven elderly residents and injured 15 others, had remained one of Germany's most prominent unsolved post-war antisemitic crimes for over five decades. The Munich General Public Prosecutor's Office announced that newly reviewed evidence substantiated long-standing suspicions against Bernd V., an extremist from the far-right milieu who died in 2020.

Authorities stated that while the findings point clearly toward his guilt, the case cannot be formally closed with a trial due to the suspect's death.

Sources: Der Spiegel, Der Standard