Chapter 1 The Beginning (April 2001; Vienna) To begin, let us touch upon the actions of the German onster!

At the present time, the B"A has not re#eale$ %hether the perpetrator &'& is ali#e or not, or %ho he reall( is! Base$ on the information %e ha#e, %e can $e$uce that ' is the #ictim of the $ar)er si$e of the era of *ast+,est German $i#ision that %as ne#er meant to be public! German TV, ne%spapers, maga-ines, an$ all other forms of me$ia report that ' might ha#e )ille$ o#er t%o hun$re$ people! But the B"A has commente$ that the onl( crime the( can pro#e '.s in#ol#ement in %as the 1//0 mur$er of the loc)pic) A$olf 'un)ers! ,h(1 Because for an( of the other mur$ers, '.s testimon( is re2uire$, but he %as shot in the hea$ an$ remains in a coma that %ill li)el( last for the rest of his life! The B"A has onl( labele$ this suspect %ith the initial &'!& 3t coul$ be an issue of pri#ac(, but accor$ing to them, nobo$( )no%s %hat his real name is! 4e#eral ne%spapers an$ internet sites ha#e sai$ that ' stan$s for &'ohan!& 5ne of m( goo$ frien$s, a German 6ournalist, also calls him &'ohan!& Therefore 3 replace$ &'& %ith &'ohan& an$ continue$ m( research! The 'ohan case begins in 1/78, before the reunification of German(, an$ claime$ the li#es of man( before finall( coming to an en$ o#er ten (ears later! 9irst, 3 %ill run through the chief e#ents in chronological or$er! The first trage$( happene$ in :ussel$orf! 3n arch of 1/78, German :emocratic ;epublic (*ast German() Tra$e A$#isor ichael <iebert sought political as(lum in ,est German(! =e brought along his %ife an$ chil$ren + t%ins! After a series of interrogations an$ hearings, he %as appro#e$ for as(lum, an$ e>presse$ a %ish to li#e in :ussel$orf! The famil( thought the( ha$ finall( obtaine$ a peaceful life, but on one rain( night that same month, the couple %ere attac)e$ an$ )ille$ in their temporar( mansion! Their chil$ren sur#i#e$, but the bo( %as on the #erge of $eath %ith a bullet in his hea$, an$ the girl %as in a state of se#ere shoc)! The( %ere ta)en to *isler emorial =ospital, %here the bo(.s life %as sa#e$ b( the e>pert han$ of 'apanese brain surgeon "en-o Tenma! The police in#estigate$ the attac) on the <iebert famil( un$er the assumption that it %as the act of an *astern terrorist, but the( ne#er foun$ the )iller! 5n the last $a( of the same month, *isler =ospital $irector =einemann an$ t%o of his emplo(ees %ere )ille$ %ith can$ies lace$ %ith a poison ma$e %ith nitric aci$, at the same time that the <iebert t%ins in the care of the hospital

escape$ an$ %ent missing! :espite a $esperate search b( the police, no li)el( suspects e#er arose! There %as no connection to be foun$ bet%een the poisoning an$ the $isappearance of the chil$ren! The truth of the inci$ents %as lost in the ha-e! 5nl( Agent =einrich <unge, a $etecti#e $ispatche$ from the B"A, felt suspicion about one man? :r! "en-o Tenma! =e ha$ sa#e$ the life of the t%in bo(, but because of that surger(, he ha$ to cancel another! The patient he faile$ to operate on %as the ma(or of :ussel$orf + %ho $ie$ in the hospital! Tenma %as rebu)e$, lost his position for the ne>t term, an$ let his engagement to the $irector.s $aughter slip from his grasp! The people %ho stole Tenma.s future a%a( from him %ere his boss an$ fiance.s father, *isler emorial =ospital $irector =einemann an$ t%o of his chief $octors + the three men %ho %ere poisone$! The ne>t time such macabre e#ents %oul$ occur at the :ussel$orf hospital %as nine (ears later, in 1//0 + after German( ha$ been reunite$, people flo%e$ from east to %est, an$ the econom( %as thro%n into chaos! At this time, 3nspector <unge %as in charge of a string of cases in#ol#ing %ealth( couples %ith no chil$ren being )ille$, calle$ the i$$le+age$ Couple 4erial ur$ers! At first glance, each of the crimes seeme$ to be robberies, but the inspector caught the scent of $ifferent moti#es! <unge )ne% professional loc)pic)er A$olf 'un)ers ha$ been %itnesse$ near the scene of each crime! ,hen he recei#e$ %or$ that 'un)ers ha$ been in a traffic acci$ent an$ ta)en to @eue ;hine General =ospital, the inspector rushe$ o#er! 'un)er.s $octor %as none other than "en-o Tenma! ,hen he hear$ that Tenma ha$ been promote$ to Chief 4urgeon at *isler emorial =ospital after the poisonings, see$s of $oubt %ere once again plante$ in <unge.s min$! 3t seeme$ that Tenma ha$ gaine$ the most out of the three mur$ers! 3nspector <unge #isite$ the hospital for a fe% $a(s an$ 2uestione$ 'un)ers! 'un)ers persiste$ in sta(ing silent, until one night he %as $isco#ere$ shot to $eath in an aban$one$ buil$ing near the hospital! The police officer %ho ha$ been guar$ing his room %as poisone$ $ea$ %ith a piece of can$(, the same %a( the $octors %ere, nine (ears before! 3t %as :r! Tenma, alrea$( un$er suspicion, %ho came forth an$ claime$ to ha#e seen 'un)er.s )iller! 5f course, Tenma %as alrea$( <unge.s A1 suspect! :r! Tenma %earil( turne$ to 3nspector <unge an$ ga#e a startling announcement! The person %ho poisone$ the three $octors nine (ears ago %as one of the missing t%ins + the bo( %ho ha$ been shot in the hea$ an$ sa#e$ b( Tenma.s surger(! @o% an a$ult, he %as responsible for the ne% string of mur$ers across German(, an$ he ha$ )ille$ 'un)ers to silence him! =is name %as 'ohan!!! the el$er brother ha$ turne$ into a monster! BCictureD (A par)ing lot fille$ %ith cars an$ flan)e$ b( buil$ings on both si$es)

The former *isler emorial =ospital lot, locate$ in central :ussel$orf! The hospital.s business $ecrease$ $ramaticall( after the $irector.s mur$er, an$ in 1//7 mo#e$ from 9ringennort (Translator @ote? 3 am /0E sure that this name %as ma$e up an$ $oes not e>ist) to the other si$e of the ;hine in @ie$ersachsen! The buil$ings are no% state+run housing! After hearing this, <unge felt utter confi$ence in the follo%ing theor(! The mur$ers of the hospital $irector an$ his emplo(ees, 'un)ers an$ the securit( guar$, an$ e#en possibl( the chil$less couples across German( %ere all the %or) of "en-o Tenma! But he create$ a fictional person name$ 'ohan, an$ blame$ all of the )illings on that (oung man!!! coul$ he ha#e $ual personalities insi$e his hea$1 :r! Tenma %as the number one suspect on the police.s list, but he continue$ to $o his 6ob at the hospital as al%a(s, an$ use$ his off+$ut( time to loo) for clues about 'ohan! The place he en$e$ up %ith %as =ei$elberg! 3n 1///, the time that these e#ents became public )no%le$ge, the ne%spapers an$ maga-ines use$ this e>planation for %hat Tenma ha$ learne$ $uring this perio$, an$ %h( he %as going to =ei$elberg! Tenma, tr(ing to fin$ a lin) bet%een the chil$less couple mur$ers an$ 'ohan, #isite$ the sites of the mur$ers an$ foun$ a common lin) bet%een each of them, %hen tal)ing to the resi$ents of the neighborhoo$! "oln, =amburg, =ano#er!!! the couples in all of these areas ha$, at one time in the past, ta)en in a bo(! @obo$( )ne% if the( %ere sons+in+la% or foster chil$ren, but in each case, the bo( su$$enl( $isappeare$ one $a(! At unich, the last place Tenma #isite$, he foun$ the same thing! =o%e#er, no% his in#estigation ha$ come to a $ea$ en$! =e %oul$ not ha#e )no%n %hat to $o ne>t, ha$ he not hear$ the surprising %or$s of an ol$ blin$ man %ho li#e$ across the street from the house of the mur$ere$ couple! The ol$ man %as the bo(.s onl( frien$! The bo(.s name %as 9ran-, an$ he li#e$ across the street %ith the =a(naus for about one (ear! The bo( %as a rabi$ stu$ier an$ fiercel( intelligent! 5ccasionall( he %oul$ tell the ol$ man about Tenma, an$ $escribe his gratitu$e to the $octor! =e sai$ that Tenma %as &e#en more than a father!& But the one %ho the little bo( lo#e$ more than all %as his sister, %ho ha$ been left some%here else! =e sai$ that %hen she turne$ t%ent(, he %oul$ go to see her! The ol$ man tol$ Tenma that the bo(.s sister %as suppose$l( li#ing in =ei$elberg! 3n a( of 1//0, a shoc)ing inci$ent occurre$ in =ei$elberg! Christianne an$ *rich 9ortner, along %ith a #isiting ne%s%riter from the =ei$elberg Cost, 'acob auler, %ere shot to $eath in their home! The 9ortners ha$ a $aughter atten$ing =ei$elberg Fni#ersit( name$ @ina, %ho %ent missing after the mur$ers! 5n the same $a(, the strangle$

corpse of gar$ener 3#an "urten %as $isco#ere$ at =ei$elberg Castle! =essen state in#estigators, %ithout referencing an( lin) bet%een the t%o cases, re2ueste$ that :ussel$orf police $etain *isler emorial =ospital.s chief brain surgeon "en-o Tenma on suspicion of the mur$er of 3#an "urten an$ as a critical reference in the mur$ers of the 9ortners an$ 'acob auler! The B"A %as also pressuring the same local police for Tenma to brought in as a reference to the mi$$le+age$ couple serial mur$ers! @o% let.s ta)e another loo) at this string of e#ents, referencing the co#erage of se#eral ne%spapers, especiall( the =ei$elberg Cost, that %or)e$ to e>pose the truth in 1/// after the entire affair ha$ en$e$! Arri#ing in =ei$elberg, Tenma #isite$ the little =ei$elberg Cost offices an$ began to loo) through their ol$ articles! =e %as hoping to fin$ some clues; articles about a$opte$ t%ins, or a missing bo(! auler, struc) b( Tenma.s -eal, as)e$ him his reasons, an$ $eci$e$ to help! After a long night of searching, an 5ctober 1/78 ne%spaper turne$ up a small article about an 11+(ear ol$ bo( gone missing! The( rushe$ to the house the bo( $isappeare$ from + accor$ing to the compan(.s materials, the t%ins. birth$a( %as that #er( $a(! <ater, the B"A %oul$ a$mit that the annheim 4tation officers essner an$ uller %ere responsible for the mur$er of the 9ortners, but the( still a#oi$ $ra%ing a connection to 'ohan! =o%e#er, %ith the $eath of auler in the 9ortner house, there is little room to insert an( $oubt of that! @o%, @ina 9ortner is the other half of the t%ins; 'ohan.s (ounger sister! After three (ears, she an$ Tenma both returne$ to societ(! ;eporters an$ %riters from all o#er German( rushe$ to =ei$elberg in hopes of scoring an e>clusi#e inter#ie%, but she firml( refuse$ to ma)e an( comments! The uni#ersit( she returne$ to forme$ a #igilante s2ua$ that )ept the me$ia off the school campus! 3t %as not until the state go#ernor $eli#ere$ a scathing in$ictment of the me$ia.s relentless practices an$ #iolations of ci#il liberties that the information %ar %as silence$! At that point in time, 3 %as particularl( intereste$ in %hat )in$ of con#ersations must ha#e passe$ bet%een Tenma an$ @ina about the t%in brother!!! an$ ho% to $eal %ith the monster that 'ohan ha$ become! As to %h( @ina %asn.t present $uring essner an$ uller.s $ee$s, an$ %h( Tenma left auler behin$ at the 9ortner house an$ %ent some%here + the supposition these m(steries lea$s me to is that Tenma succee$e$ in fin$ing @ina before she coul$ be reunite$ %ith 'ohan! BCictureD (photo of a %aterfront to%n %ith a castle looming abo#e it) =ei$elberg is recogni-e$ for the ol$est college in German( an$ its castle, built in the i$$le Ages! =ei$elberg Castle,

the site of a recent mur$er, ser#e$ as the home for the count palatine (German? pfal-) throughout histor( an$ is famous for its long stone+pa#e$ hill roa$! 3t is at this point in the 'ohan case (%hich %oul$ e#entuall( turn out to inclu$e the highest number of mur$ers in mo$ern German histor() that a large change occurs, %ith the $isappearance of @ina, an$ "en-o Tenma.s choice to go on the run! 3f 3 %ante$ to sol#e all the m(steries, 3 %oul$ clearl( nee$ to spea) %ith "en-o Tenma! But no other me$ia companies ha$ been gi#en permission for inter#ie%s, an$ m( o%n re2uest %as politel( turne$ $o%n %ith a letter sent through the 49, %hom he no% %or)s for! =is beautiful han$%riting an$ perfect German (har$ to imagine from a non+nati#e spea)er) seeme$ to tell me much about his personalit(! 3 $eci$e$ to put together a histor( of "en-o Tenma.s me$ical career an$ a portrait of his personalit(, b( inter#ie%ing as man( of his frien$s in 'apan an$ ac2uaintances in German( as 3 coul$!