- 7.2/104 votes7.2/10(4)
#1 - Four years
Season 53 Episode 5
Aired 2/6/2022
Carolin and Moritz Seitz were once known as a successful couple of actors. But today she is considered the wife of a murderer: four years ago, Moritz Seitz was convicted of killing the former theater star Thore Bärwald after an excessive New Year's Eve party. Now Ole Stark turns himself in to the police. He is also an actor and claims to be the real killer. The public prosecutor's office cannot initiate new investigations, but they give Ballauf and Schenk a week to find out what is true about the story that is being served to them.
Director: Torsten C. Fischer
Writer: Wolfgang Stauch
- 7.0/101 votes
- 7.0/101 votes
- 7.0/105 votes7.0/10(5)
#4 - Anne and death
Season 50 Episode 18
Aired 5/19/2019
Two old people die within a short time. Despite suspected killing, both cases are ultimately considered natural deaths. But on the second death, Bootz and Lannert continue to investigate. A carer gets into the center of the investigation.
Director: Jens Wischnewski
Writer: Wolfgang Stauch
- 7.0/102 votes
- 6.7/103 votes6.7/10(3)
#6 - Dortmund - Death and Games
Season 49 Episode 27
Aired 10/7/2018
This dead man almost went undiscovered. But the forensics confirm: It was the burnt bones of a person that were found in a fireplace on the outskirts of the city. The investigators also find the key to a hotel room in the ashes. There the inspectors discover a supposed witness: But the intimidated and starving boy obviously doesn't understand a word. There is no way to find out who he is. There is also no missing person report that would be appropriate. Meanwhile, the forensic doctor Dr. During her investigations, Greta Leitner came to the conclusion that the male victim had already suffered numerous broken bones during his lifetime.
Director: Maris Pfeiffer
Writer: Wolfgang Stauch
- 6.5/102 votes
- 6.5/104 votes6.5/10(4)
#8 - Made in China
Season 55 Episode 32
Aired 12/26/2024
A young woman is arrested in an Asian shop. She is completely beside herself. Her clothes, hands and face are covered in blood. She is holding a knife in one hand. Did she commit murder? And what about the "Chinese dog" that is said to have seen everything? The Dortmund homicide squad team is initially in the dark. But then the fine gold chain that the young woman is wearing around her neck provides a clue to her identity. A jeweler recognizes the piece of jewelry: he had made the valuable chain several years ago for the Dortmund steel dynasty Haiden family. The suspect is the 25-year-old daughter of the factory owner family. She claims to have killed someone, but can't remember anything. All in all, a murky case with traces from the Ruhr area to China.
Director: Jobst Oetzmann
Writer: Wolfgang Stauch
- 6.0/102 votes6.0/10(2)
#9 - Game Over!
Season 40 Episode 4
Aired 5/22/2011
Bukow and König discover the body of a retiree in the trunk of a wrecked car.
Director: Christian von Castelberg
Writer: Wolfgang Stauch
- 6.0/101 votes
- 6.0/101 votes
- 6.0/101 votes
- 5.8/105 votes
- 4.8/104 votes