He denies the crime

Dead mortician: traces of blood in ex-boyfriend’s house

The young woman's body was discovered in a parking garage.(Bild: APA/vifogra/Moller-Schuh, Krone KREATIV)

The police have announced new details in the murder case of the 19-year-old mortician from Regensburg: Traces of blood had been found in the home of the 55-year-old suspect. The man, a work colleague and the ex-boyfriend of the murdered Marie, is already in custody and denies the crime.

The young woman's body was discovered in a trunk in a parking garage on Saturday. The vehicle was registered to her parents. Eyewitnesses had noticed the car through a smashed side window and raised the alarm.

Crime of jealousy suspected
Cell phone data finally led the investigators to the victim's ex-boyfriend, Thomas B. The police believe that the 55-year-old may have killed the young woman - possibly a crime of jealousy. The suspect's house was then investigated. Now there has apparently been a breakthrough in the investigation: "There are traces of blood in his house", a spokesperson for the public prosecutor's office explained on Tuesday according to "Bild".

When questioned, the suspect claimed that he had nothing to do with the crime. Marie had left his house alive and she had driven away by car after her visit.

Victim separated from suspect a month ago
According to the autopsy report, the 19-year-old died a violent death - what exactly happened remains a mystery. The suspect and the victim had been a couple for two years until Marie separated from the 36-year-old man about a month ago. One day before her body was discovered, she is said to have been with Thomas B. "Possibly to collect her last belongings," speculates Bild.