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The story I am about to tell happened to me 14 years ago when I was 21. I was In Wolfsburg, Germany at the time. The year was 1945 a few weeks after the second world War. I was serving as an military police officer in the army. I was stationed to Help out some of the German police. I was walking down Danziger street. Then a woman in her mid-40s ran up to me and told me about a former German officer named Pete “The Old Dog″ Ostwald. He was waving A Gun inside His house Yelling his head off. When I got to his House I knocked at his door and Yelled “THIS IS SERGEANT RYDER WITH THE US MILITARY POLICE OPEN UP!” After about 30 seconds I heard A loud Gunshot. I pulled Out My Service Pistol Then I Kicked The door in. I entered the house and started to search the house Room by Room and I found him in his office in a chair. It seemed that He shot himself in the head. As I left the house some American and German soldiers came running to the house and I told them It’s clear and I might have found a crime scene. I asked some soldiers to stand guard at the door and ordered some men to run to the police station and get some German officers. I walked back inside the house and started to take notes of everything. When I walked into his office. I saw it Looked Like there was a Fist fight and blood was everywhere. Some books were knocked off the shelf and some of the books had blood on them and papers everywhere. I found a picture of him and another German officer. On the Back of the picture, it read “Me and Hans 1942”. As I was Looking at them, I noticed That they were Twins One of them had a scare on the right side and the other one had No scare. I Walked back to the body of Pete Ostwald, and I checked His Face did not scar on his cheek. That seems to be that Pete did shoot himself. Then I went Outside and started to Look at the people around and question everyone Around the House. And some people said When They heard the Gunshot it sounded Louder Than They Thought for a Gunshot should be. When the German police questioned me, they asked for me to wait outside until the German detectives came. I stepped outside and I put my hand in my jacket and grabbed my pack of smokes and had a smoke. I walked out and I studied the house. A German woman was walking by and I asked her which brother had a scare on their face when she told me. That’s when I Knew what happened I put my cigarette out then I ran inside. Some of the German police officers looked at me like I was crazy. Running through the house I unholstering My Gun. I started to research room by room in the house. I found the last Book on the bookshelf that was not knocked off. I Pulled it out as I pointed Pistol at the bookshelf. As it opened, I Saw A man and he was insane. He fired 3 shots at me, and I returned fire. Hitting him twice he slumped over, and I walked to him, and I kicked his Gun away. Kriminalpolizei Roth ran in. He said, “What Happened?” I Looked at him and said, “I found your Murder” He walked into the room and said, “where did this room come from?” I told him that it’s a Hidden room used to Hide some Jewish people during the War. I told Him “Say hello to the real Peter Ostwald the Murder of Hanz Ostwald”. Kriminalpolizei Roth said “master sergeant Ryder. How do you know he is a Murderer?” I said “This is what happened. Pete Ostwald Murdered His Brother. He wanted to be the Only Male heir to Their father Walter Ostwald. the Amount of 103,791 Reichsmarks to the surviving Son. Pete During a Bar Fight Had His Right Cheek Cut from a bottle. Pete thought Hans would die during The War, but He survived. Pete took His father’s old pistol and Pete and Hans shot each other simultaneously with Pete shooting His brother in the head with a Luger and Hans shot him in hitting His Gut. With Pete Slowly dying, he ran into the hidden room and hoped that everyone would leave. So, he could escape and head to a hospital. But He saw me opening the hidden door and The Only door that he can Leave thought. His plans were ruined. He sat on the floor then slowly started to stand Holding his pistol ready to shoot whoever opened it until fully opened and he tried to Kill whoever got in his way” kriminalpolizei Roth was Impressed with my detective skills. Later On, that day When I was back at My headquarters filling Out reports kriminalpolizei Roth came in and said “that Pete Only had One child. a daughter. She was 6 years old. Her Mother was Killed in a Hit and Run. When she was 3 years old. Her name was Rosemary Ostwald who will be going to Auerbach Orphanage. A week later at the corner Inquest I found out that Pete and Hans were living in the same house. Hans’ wife died during childbirth. As I was leaving the corner Inquest Rosemary walked over to me and she said, “One Day I will Find You and I will Make you Pay for what you did to my father”. Then Ms. Ella Grabbed her arm and said, “Never Talk Like that again young lady” and they walked off. I walked to a waiting cab, and I told the cab driver to drive to the train station. I left Wolfsburg with a heavy heart. It was my last time there. I was sent home after spending an extra week there to testify on what happened that day. The End of The Murder of the Pete “Old Dog” Ostwald
