Investigation of Deaths in Berlin

Homicide investigations and the clarification of unexplained deaths are undoubtedly among the most demanding and sensitive areas of detective work. The clients for such specialised investigations are usually relatives of deceased or missing persons. In cases involving deceased individuals, two situations are generally distinguished: those in which the police have determined a natural cause of death but the relatives question that assessment, and those in which a death caused by violence has not been fully clarified. The homicide investigators of Kurtz Detective Agency Berlin are trained and experienced in dealing with both types of cases: +49 30 5557 8641-0.

Challenges and Opportunities of Private Homicide Investigations

Why do deaths sometimes have to be reopened by private homicide investigators at all? The answer is usually simple: serious oversights or shortcomings in the original investigations by the authorities. When a case is honestly re-examined, those same investigative authorities must inevitably be confronted—carefully—with earlier mistakes, which is not always welcomed. Our Berlin homicide investigators have experienced situations where the criminal investigation department was presented with a concrete action plan to clarify an older murder case, yet no steps were taken because officials apparently wished to avoid reading in the newspapers that they had been “outperformed” by a private investigator. Such a mindset is scandalous given the severity of the crime. In these situations, the interests of the relatives in solving the case—and the public interest in protection from a murderer—are placed behind personal sensitivities. The Kurtz Detective Agency Berlin cooperates with nationally recognised homicide investigators who have successfully solved several high-profile cases in the past.