Casefile True Crime

Case 171: The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis (6x9)

Air date: Apr 10, 2021

On August 19 1988, two armed offenders entered a branch of the Deutsche Bank in Gladbeck, West Germany with the intention of holding it up. Hans-Jürgen Rösner and Dieter Degowski planned to steal a large sum of money, then make a quick getaway.