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The 'Phantom of Heilbronn' serial killer turned out to be a cotton swab factory worker

Summary by Boing Boing
For 16 years, European police hunted a female serial killer whose DNA appeared at 40 crime scenes. In 2009 they found out the DNA came from the cotton swabs.
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The 'Phantom of Heilbronn' serial killer turned out to be a cotton swab factory worker

For 16 years, European police hunted a female serial killer whose DNA appeared at 40 crime scenes. In 2009 they found out the DNA came from the cotton swabs.

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