A Perfect Crime
Season 1
“Martyr. Capitalist. Occupier. Victim.”
Created by: Christian Beetz, Georg Tschurtschenthaler
Network: Netflix
Season aired: 2020-09-25
Overview
In April 1991, Detlev Rohwedder, the head of Treuhand, the East German Privatization and Restructuring Agency, was assassinated in Dusseldorf. This documentary details the strange evidence recovered.
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Episodes · 4
Martyr
The murder of Detlev Rohwedder, shot as he stood by a window in his Düsseldorf home, shakes the nation. But insiders understood the danger he was in.
Capitalist
A Red Army Faction letter claims responsibility for the killing, but a lack of clues stalls the investigation. Now, former RAF members come forward.
Occupier
The precision of the assassination raises suspicions among the authorities. What was the motivation — and who benefited from Rohwedder's death?
Victim
Rohwedder becomes a convenient scapegoat as the desperate and enraged take to the streets. A new suspect emerges, yet the mystery only deepens.
