Body of kidnapped banking heir found in lake

The body of the kidnapped 11-year-old heir to a German banking fortune was found today by police combing woodlands near Frankfurt.

Tue, 01 Oct, 2002 - 19:27

The body of the kidnapped 11-year-old heir to a German banking fortune was found today by police combing woodlands near Frankfurt.

Jakob von Metzler’s body was discovered four days after he was abducted and after his parents had paid €1m for his safe return.

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CourtsHeathrowPlace: FrankfurtPlace: SachsenhausenPlace: GermanyPlace: ColognePlace: HamburgPerson: Jakob von MetzlerPerson: JakobPerson: FriedrichPerson: Silvia von MetzlerPerson: Rainer SchillingPerson: von MetzlerPerson: Police ChiefPerson: Harald Weiss-BollandtPerson: Weiss-BollandtPerson: Friedrich von MetzlerPerson: Peter FiszmanPerson: Jakub FiszmanPerson: Jan Philipp ReemtsmaOrganisation: Metzler Bank
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