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After murdering Austrian influencer Stefanie Pieper (31 years), her body was packed in a suitcase and buried underground in the forest of Slovenia. Her ex-boyfriend Patrick M has confessed his crime to the police and narrated the entire story of committing the crime.
Stephanie, who lived in the city of Graz in Austria, died on 23 November. On the same day she was going out for some important work. When she did not arrive on time, her friend informed the police. Apart from this, on September 24, her mother wrote on social media, “My daughter Stephanie P. has been missing since yesterday (November 23) morning. She has a tattoo in her mother’s name on her left hand.
Revealed in a week’s investigation
According to the New York Times, when the police reached Stephanie’s apartment for investigation on the evening of November 23, only her ex-boyfriend Patrick and his dog were present there. During that time, Patrick told the police that he was staying here to take care of Pepper’s dog. The police also found blood marks on the door frame of the house. However, the police did not have any suspicion on Patrick.
Had an argument with ex boyfriend in the morning
The witnesses cooperated in the investigation, due to which the police got many important information. Police learned that around 8 a.m., they heard the sound of an argument coming from the apartment. The man was seen coming out of the apartment carrying some kind of carpet. NYT has collected this information quoting the report of Austrian media agency Kronen Zeitung.
The killer was trying to destroy evidence
The arrest in this entire case took place when a day later, the accused was found burning a car near a casino near the Slovenian Spielfeld border. Police claim that he was trying to hide evidence. Officials reached the spot and took possession of the car and handed it over to Australian authorities.
Several rounds of interrogation and confessed to the crime.
The Austrian police conducted several rounds of interrogation in this case. After this the accused confessed to the crime. 31-year-old Patrick said, he strangled Pepper. His body was placed in a suitcase and buried in a wooded area in the Slovenian forest. The brother and stepfather of the accused have also been arrested in this case. Although he was innocent, he was found to have no involvement in the murder and was released. Police reached the spot and recovered the body of the influencer. Now it is believed that the accused may be sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment or life imprisonment in this case.