Corpse in the shopping cart: Murder case in Kaiserslautern remains puzzling!

Corpse in the shopping cart: Murder case in Kaiserslautern remains puzzling!

On February 16, 2025, the unresolved criminal case about the packaged women's corpses in Kaiserslautern in the ARD show "Brisant" will be discussed. This mysterious case refers to the find of the 48-year-old Diana Bodi, whose body was found on December 14, 2020 in Staubörnchenstrasse. To date, the death of the woman remains unclear, and the West Palatinate police report that there are currently no hot traces in the investigative process. The police put special hope on the television program to generate new information from the population.

An important indication in the case is a video from a parking garage that indicates that the body was transported in a shopping cart. These recordings indicate a possible suspect that could have noticed on December 12, 2020 in Rosenstrasse. According to the police, it is a man who has pulled a larger, white object behind him, with this object possibly the packaged body of Diana Bodi.

Investigations and witness call

The special commission at the Kaiserslautern criminal director has taken over the investigation and assumes deliberate murder. The officials have already published a video that shows the suspect and are actively looking for witnesses who saw a person with a shopping cart on the said evening between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. in Rosenstrasse or the surrounding streets. The investigators have already received some information after the case on March 10, 2021 was also treated in the ZDF program "File number XY ... unresolved".

In addition, the police call up the public to report if it has heard noises that could have been created when a shopping cart was pulled. The search for a man and a woman who was walking on Rosenstraße on December 12, 2020 with a dog on December 12, 2020 with a dog, probably a Golden Retriever or a Hellen Labrador. According to the description, the woman wore a silver -gray winter jacket with a hood and a red hat, while the man was dressed in a black winter jacket and with a black hat.

reward for information

In order to promote the investigation, the Kaiserslautern public prosecutor has suspended a reward of up to 10,000 euros for useful information. Witnesses are asked to report on 0631/369-2620 or anonymously at 0152/11970863 to contribute to clarifying this tragic crime.

The meaning of this case becomes clear in a larger context of increasing violent crime in Germany. According to the police crime statistics in 2023, an increase in violent crime was registered to 214,099 cases. This has been the highest level since 2007, which could also be due to the general social situation, which is characterized by economic and social stress.

in a country in which the registered crimes rose by 5.5 % in 2023, it is particularly important that society remains attentive and reports to such crimes. The case of Diana Bodi could be a key to a major discussion about security and crime in the region.

The public is invited to contribute their information in order to provide the relatives of Diana Bodi justice and to be accountable to possible perpetrators.