True Crime Frankfurt

What's the walk about?

Welcome to Frankfurt, Germany's city of money, where glass skyscrapers rise above a rebuilt medieval old town and the river Main. But behind its polished facades, Frankfurt keeps a darker ledger: tax fraud worth hundreds of millions, a murder that was never solved, the 1968 firebombs that led straight to the Red Army Faction, and one of the most daring art heists in Europe. Our investigation begins here, at the foot of the Deutsche Bank twin towers, where the first crime needed no weapon at all, just a trading desk and a market in carbon permits.

What you'll see

1. 1

   The Carbon Carousel - Deutsche Bank Twin Towers

   office_building

2. 2

   Riot at the Fountain - Alte Oper

   opera_house

3. 3

   90 Seconds, 40 Luxury Watches - Frankfurt Stock Exchange

   landmark

4. 4

   The Rosemarie Nitribitt Mystery - Eschenheimer Turm

   tower

5. 5

   The Alarm-Clock Firebombs - Hauptwache

   square

6. 6

   The Mayor Who Was Voted Out - Römer

   town_hall

7. 7

   The Stolen Turners - Kaiserdom

   cathedral

8. 8

   Fire at the ECB Opening - Eiserner Steg

   bridge