Hanover John Doe (June 1977)

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Hanover John Doe
Discovered	5 June 1977
Unidentified for	48 years
Sex	Male
Location	Hanover, Germany
Age	50
Body condition	Traumatic injuries
Cause of death	Homicide

Hanover John Doe was a man whose arm was found in Hanover, Germany, on 5 June 1977. He is the fourth victim of an unidentified serial killer.

Case

The victim's severed arm was found at the hydroelectric power plant Schneller Graben, near Maschsee Lake. The rest of his body has not been found.

Between 1975 and 1977, thirteen body parts of six individuals, four women and two men, were found around the city of Hanover, with some of the parts near the power plant. The body parts were all found on Saturdays in areas where they could easily be found. No one has been convicted for these murders, and no progress has been made in identifying any of the victims.

Sources

• Saw-Killer of Hanover on Wikipedia