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Re:Arrest made in Bob Lee case. Alleged killer also worked i... by kstenerud on Thursday April 13, 2023 @01:59PM (#35559451)
> how can you possibly cover high-profile crimes if you're not allowed to disclose facts about the suspects?

It's done like this: https://www.dw.com/en/german-police-arrest-25-suspects-over-...

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Re:Arrest made in Bob Lee case. Alleged killer also worked i... by sterlind on Thursday April 13, 2023 @03:09PM (#35560567)
that exposes quite a lot more information than I expected, given OP's description of how the privacy laws work. it includes the suspects' ages, backgrounds and (very distinctive) first names. it took me a mere second to find their full names by Googling - there's not many 71-year old noblemen named "Heinrich XIII"!

so I guess it's a figleaf? good for them, I guess?

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Re:Arrest made in Bob Lee case. Alleged killer also worked i... by kstenerud on Thursday April 13, 2023 @09:09PM (#35564351)
That's a high profile case. In most cases they don't release any names at all.
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