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19/04/2005
'Positive line of enquiry’ found in 80s murder case
Police have confirmed they are following a “positive line of enquiry” into the death of a German tourist over 17 years ago.
Inga Maria Hauser was found buried in a shallow grave in a forest near Ballycastle on 21 April 1988 with a broken neck.
Although police have had their suspicions about the identity of the killer, it wasn’t until recently that a caller contacted them confirming many of those suspicions.
Detective Superintendent Pat Steele said the caller may have phoned Ballycastle police station but that this call was terminated in Ballymoney, where the person spoke to an officer and left a message.
"The message which they left seemed to confirm many of our suspicions with regard to the identity of Inga's killer," Mr Steele said.
"However, the caller wasn't able to speak directly to a detective and I'd be most anxious that we could speak to that caller again."
Ms Hauser, who was 18 and from Munich, had travelled to meet with a friend in Cardiff, but decided to go to Scotland and Northern Ireland while in Britain.
Following a “root and branch“ investigation over the past couple of years detectives have been able to ascertain that Ms Hauser, who was last seen alive on the Stranraer to Larne ferry on April 6 1988, had died much sooner than they had thought.
(MB/GB)
Inga Maria Hauser was found buried in a shallow grave in a forest near Ballycastle on 21 April 1988 with a broken neck.
Although police have had their suspicions about the identity of the killer, it wasn’t until recently that a caller contacted them confirming many of those suspicions.
Detective Superintendent Pat Steele said the caller may have phoned Ballycastle police station but that this call was terminated in Ballymoney, where the person spoke to an officer and left a message.
"The message which they left seemed to confirm many of our suspicions with regard to the identity of Inga's killer," Mr Steele said.
"However, the caller wasn't able to speak directly to a detective and I'd be most anxious that we could speak to that caller again."
Ms Hauser, who was 18 and from Munich, had travelled to meet with a friend in Cardiff, but decided to go to Scotland and Northern Ireland while in Britain.
Following a “root and branch“ investigation over the past couple of years detectives have been able to ascertain that Ms Hauser, who was last seen alive on the Stranraer to Larne ferry on April 6 1988, had died much sooner than they had thought.
(MB/GB)
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