Phantom of Heilbronn

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The Phantom of Heilbronn, often alternatively referred to as the Woman Without a Face, was a presumed female serial killer whose existence was inferred from DNA evidence found at crime scenes across Austria, France and Germany from 1993 to 2009. The six murders among these included that of police officer Michèle Kiesewetter in Heilbronn, Germany, on 25 April 2007. The only connection between the crimes, which included murders and burglaries, was DNA belonging to the same unidentified woman, which was recovered from 40 crime scenes. In March 2009, investigators concluded that the supposed serial killer did not exist, and the DNA belonged to a woman who worked at a factory that made the cotton swabs used for collecting DNA samples.

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