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▲ wbeckler 4 hours ago

Proof that nonfiction is wilder than fiction.

▲VMG 34 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Funny because it reads almost exactly as a Ferdinand von Schirach story

▲msdz 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> nonfiction is wilder than fiction

Yup. Among other reasons, in this case due to the very much nonfictional consequences you’d expect in a “real world” story like this: Had Graw been convicted and stripped of his titles, basically anyone found guilty using evidence from one of his investigations/autopsies, even decades later, could attempt to appeal their case and very likely, this would have completely flooded the courts.

For this reason, this was a huge case here in Munich, and the prosecutors’ office, from what the public could read in newspapers, was very anxious about the outcome all throughout like 2024 to 2026, IIRC.

▲jacquesm 2 hours ago | parent [-]

It would have created an absolutely unholy mess with plenty of collateral damage. This guy really deserved everything he got at the same time I wonder about his mental state. You have to be more than just a little bit disconnected from reality to do this sort of thing without a thought for the consequences. Now you almost have to wonder what other skeletons there are in that cupboard waiting to be uncovered.