W. Germany to Test Body Said to Be Mengele
Human remains believed to be those of hunted Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele were brought to Frankfurt today for further testing by West German experts, authorities said.
The Brazilian federal police chief in Sao Paulo, Romeu Tuma, told reporters that he was bringing two teeth, three hand bones and pieces of hair that were among remains dug up June 6 from a grave near Sao Paulo.
A team of international experts, including U.S. forensic scientists, said in preliminary findings last month that the remains are those of Mengele.
Mengele was allegedly responsible for the deaths of more than 400,000 people at the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland during World War II.
Frankfurt Prosecutor Hans-Eberhard Klein and Tuma were scheduled to meet Tuesday afternoon, and Klein is expected this month to release a report on whether West Germany agrees with the conclusion that Mengele is dead.
Brazilian police say they believe Mengele died Feb. 7, 1979, while swimming in the Atlantic Ocean at Bertioga Beach Resort, about 45 miles from Sao Paulo.
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