The World - News from April 26, 1985
Israeli intelligence agents traced Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele to South America 25 years ago and obtained his fingerprints from Interpol at the same time, the West German magazine Stern reported. Stern said its reporter was given a copy of the Mengele fingerprints, which the magazine subsequently turned over to West German officials. Hans Eberhard Klein, chief Frankfurt prosecutor responsible for tracking down war criminals, said Bonn authorities determined the prints were authentic. West German officials were reported to be upset because the Israelis had not told them about the fingerprints.
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