Chapter 4 Heinrich Lunge (May 2001; Brussels) In all honesty, for er inspector Heinrich Lunge !as a "ifficult an to inter#ie!

$ He still outright refuses to tal% !ith ost people an" organi&ations a'out (ohan$ It clearly "oes not ste fro any %in" of honor or "uty to his for er e ployers at the )er an fe"eral police$ *o an has ha" his ser#ices an" har" !or% for the B+, 'etraye" to the e-tent that Lunge has$ In 1../, Inspector Lunge !as in#estigating )er an 0arlia ent e 'er (oseph Bolt& ann in connection to the ur"er of a call girl na e" 1ri%a Le ser$ He !as a true'orn in#estigator, the 'est in the agency$ But after a #alua'le reference co itte" suici"e, Bolt& ann hi self, as !ell as Lunge2s superiors, "e an"e" that he 'e "is isse" fro the in#estigation, an" so Lunge foun" hi self !ithout a case to follo!$ It is at this point that Lunge announce" a long3ter #acation fro !or%, an" put his full attention into the (ohan case$ 4hen he sol#e" the (ohan case after three !hole years, Inspector Lunge2s honor !as returne", an" he once again stoo" at the top of the B+,$ His first action after returning !as to reopen the case of Le ser2s ur"er$ His perse#erence pai" off an" he 'ac%e" Bolt& ann into a corner, 'ut the politician luc%e" out an" a#oi"e" an in"ict ent$ Ho!e#er, Bolt& ann ha" lost the trust of his constituents, an" lost his seat in the follo!ing election$ ,t the present he is 'eing in#estigate" not for ur"er, 'ut ta- e#asion$ Lunge ha" clearly succee"e" in getting the 'etter of Bolt& ann$ 5oon after!ar", he left the B+, an" too% up !or% as a professor at the *or"rhein34estfalen state police aca"e y$ ,'out this ti e, pu'lishers an" aga&ines 'egan %noc%ing "o!n Lunge2s "oor in the hope of recei#ing his life story 33 specifically his in#ol#e ent in the (ohan case 33 'ut he refuse" all offers on the groun"s that not all the infor ation ha" 'een a"e pu'lic$ But I 'elie#e that the real reason he refuses to spea% a'out (ohan is 'ecause there is either so e %in" of secret that pre#ents hi fro e#er "iscussing it, or 'ecause there is a type of loyalty %eeping hi silent$ I use" an un"erhan"e" o#e "esigne" to learn ho! to 'est approach hi , an" a"e an appoint ent to eet hi $ Lunge no! hol"s the titles of *or"rhein34estfalen 5tate 0olice ,ca"e y 0rofessor, an" 1uropean 0olice 6ffice (1uropol) Beha#ioral 5cience 5pecial ,"#isor 3 the super#isor of a "epart ent that has not 'een esta'lishe" yet$ I sent hi a letter saying that I !as co piling an article on the state of 1uropean profiling, an" he grante" e an inter#ie!$ 4hether or not he !oul" tell e a'out the in" of 1urope2s greatest serial %iller "epen"e" on ho! !ell I coul" con#ince hi to spea%$

I et Mr$ Lunge in Brussels, Belgiu , the 'ase of 1uropol, in early su er of 2001$ 4hen he appeare" at the 7a"isson 5,5 Hotel roo I chose to use for our inter#ie!, he ha" the #eteran officer loo% in his eyes that tol" e he "i" not trust y 8ournalist %in", an" that I !oul" ne#er truly un"erstan" hi or his colleagues$ He loo%e" noticea'ly ol"er than the pictures I ha" seen in the paper after the inci"ents, !hite creeping into his hair$ 3 I2" li%e to start 'y as%ing a'out your current !or%$ 9hey say you are to create a profiling tea for 1uropol$ :9he ;BI2s Beha#iorology <i#ision !ants 1uropol to follo! their lea"; they2#e gi#en us a goo" "eal of cooperation, 'ut !e 1uropean officers 'elie#e that !e nee" a profiling anual 'ase" on our o!n !ay of things$ 9hat is !hy they ca e to e$ 9he offer !as #ery generous, an" I 'elie#e it is a !orth!hile 8o'$: =0icture> (, )er an ne!spaper article a'out Bolt& ann, !ith a picture of an cli 'ing into a car) ,fter 'eing pressure" 'y a rein#igorate" Inspector Lunge an" losing in the elections, Bolt& ann !as ?uestione" 'y the police un"er suspicion of e 'e&&ling his auto'iography royalties an" spea%ing fees for political fun"s$ 9he ne!spapers all 'ut state that he !ill 'e prosecute" in court$ 3 4hy "oes 1urope nee" :1uropean profiling:@ :, ericans 'elie#e their culture an" 1uropean culture are the sa e, 'ut !e "isagree$$$ that is all$: 3 Can you gi#e e a concrete "escription of profiling@ :0ut si ply, profiling is a etho" of in#estigation in !hich one enters the in" of the cri inal, to pre"ict !hat he or she !ill "o ne-t, an" !hen$ In other !or"s, you "ra! up a profile of the cri inal$$$ Asing the characteristics of !hat is left at the scene of the cri e, you i"entify ha'its, personal lifestyle, hi""en perspecti#es, an" ulti ately the cri inal2s #ery personality$$$ Bou fin" that there are surprising consistencies in all of the sa e cri inal2s cri es$: 3 It2s a etho" that appears in o#ies an" 'oo%s ?uite often$ :But those o#ies an" 'oo%s "on2t actually sho! the protocol necessary to create a true profile$ ,ctual police ha#e to put these etho"s in practice, eet !ith penal offen"ers of the sa e type, so eti es as% their thoughts on things, e-a ine the "ata, an" e#en turn to science for help, at ti es$: 3 ,n" if you "o so, you fin" the cri inal oti#es an" etho"s of people in , erica an" 1urope "iffer in su'tle !ays@

:Bes, an" thus !e nee" our o!n etho" of profiling$ 4e ha#e no "eserts such as those in ,ri&ona, an" !e ha#e no )ran" Canyons$ Most of our ho es are 'uilt of 'ric%s or stone, not !oo"$ 4e ha#e nu erous cities !ith histories of o#er a thousan" years ol", an" fe! s%yscrapers$ 4e "on2t assu e that e#eryone spea%s 1nglish, an" !e "on2t eat that any ha 'urgers$ 4e prefer soccer o#er 'ase'all, an" ost i portantly, !e "on2t 'elie#e !e are the center of the !orl"$$$ ,n" the serial %illers of 1urope ha#e 'een raise" in this culture, rather than , erica$: 3 But technically, the ;BI is far ore a"#ance" in the fiel"$ :Anfortunately$ 9hey are the forerunners$ 1#en 'efore the ;BI create" their 'eha#iorology "epart ent, it !as the , erican ar y that first successfully utili&e" the profiling etho"$ 9hey sa! ho! !ell psychiatrists !ere a'le to pre"ict the personalities of cri inals, so they turne" their attention to!ar" pre"icting future cri es$ But the , erican ar y$$$ specifically, the 6ffice of 5trategic 5er#ices, hire" psychiatrist 4illia Langer to create the !orl"2s first profile, on a 1uropean$$$ ,"olf Hitler$: 3 Let2s get a 'it ore specific, no!$ 4hy "o so e ur"erers %ill for pleasure@ I can un"erstan" that people !oul" %ill out of hate or #engeance, %ill in or"er to steal #alua'les, an" e#en in so e cases %ill in or"er to o'tain foo" to eat$ But to %ill a co plete stranger for the pleasure of it$$$ this I cannot co prehen"$ :It is un"erstan"a'le$ Bou are 8ust not trying har" enough$$$ In"iscri inate %illers an" lust %illers, typically ha#e unfortunate e-periences in their chil"hoo" years$ Asually a'use at the han"s of parents or parental figures$ 6ften, they !ill gro! up to co it the sa e "ee"s their parents "i"$$$ these are things that ost people can un"erstan"$ Bou sai" that you can un"erstan" those !ho %ill out of hate$ 9hose !ho ur"er for pleasure co it those ur"ers out of hate for their parents, or those !ho a'use" the $ 1-cept in these cases, the target for their anger 'eco es ore than any specific person; it !ill e-pan" to all !o en, or all chil"ren, or all ho ose-uals$: 3 9hat2s !hat I "on2t un"erstan"$ 9hey !eren2t a'use" 'y !o en, or chil"ren, or ho ose-uals$ 4hy "o they turn their anger on these people, rather than those !ho really a'use" the @ :,nger is an altere" for of the "esire to control others$ 9hey surren"er the sel#es to their anger, to control so eone$ 9hey "on2t !ant re#enge against those !ho a'use" the $ 9hey !ant to force others to %no! the sa e pain that they "i", they !ant to hol" the fate of others in their han", they !ant to %no! 8oy an" pleasure$ 5e-ual e-cite ent ent!ines itself !ithin all of these$$$ an" ost of these cri es 'eco e se-ual ur"ers$: 3 But, !ait$ ,re you saying that it is a co 'ination of hate, "esire for control, an" se-ual agitation that create in"iscri inate se-ual %illers@ :Bes$ It is also true that any ti es the a'use these pleasure %illers recei#e is se-ual in nature$$$ ,t a young age, these people ha#e 'een controlle" an" use" 'y their a'users li%e o'8ects or tools$ 1#en after they gro! into

a"ults, they are una'le to see others as people capa'le of si ilar e otions$$$ pain, agony, hu iliation, sa"ness, fear$ 9hey only see ani als, li%e guinea pigs in a science e-peri ent$ ,n" the ?uic%est an" ost effecti#e etho" to su'8ugate these ani als is se-$: 3 4hy is that@ :9he orgas in se- creates an instantaneous illusion that you are loo%ing "o!n upon yourself fro a uch higher #antage point, that you are in co plete control of your life$$$ It a%es you feel al ost as if you are a go"$ 9hose !ho ha#e risen to this point can 'elie#e that they ha#e total control o#er their #icti s$: 3 Ho! "oes this a"#ance into ur"er@ 6nce the goal of se- has 'een achie#e", surely there is no nee" to %ill$ :9o control another person is to force your o!n "elusions upon the $ 1#eryone has fantasies a'out se- that cannot 'e spo%en out lou"$ 9he "elusions an" fantasies of pleasure %illers are incre"i'ly cruel an" t!iste"$: 3 ,n" so an act of repro"uction 'eco es the opposite, an act of ur"er$$$ :Hu ans assign actions that pro"uce pleasure a type of ta'oo$ ,n" I 'elie#e that actions people la'el ta'oo are in a !ay, a for of ritual$$$ that gi#e people the illusion of superhu an po!ers$$$ of co plete control o#er oneself an" others$$$ to co e closer to )o"$ 6ne is se-$ 9he ne-t is "rugs$$$ 4hat "o you thin% the last is@: 3 (silence) :9he greatest ta'oo a hu an can co it$$$ is ur"er$: 3 I un"erstan" that those !ho un"ergo physical an" se-ual a'use ha#e the potential to 'eco e pleasure %illers$ But there are plenty of people !ho ha#e such e-periences an" gro! up to 'eco e respecta'le a"ults, an" there are so e pleasure %illers !ho ha#e ha" #ery little of such a'use$ 4hat are your thoughts on this@ :;or that, you ust un"erstan" the t!o lateral si"es of hu an 'eings$ ;irst, the etho" of a'use$ It "oes not ha#e to 'e #iolent or se-ual in nature$ , father an" other ignoring their chil", "enying their chil"2s "rea s, scol"ing their chil" for 'eing stupi", or using a"ult logic to tal% "o!n to their chil" can constitute a'use$ 7efusing one2s chil" !ithout offering any %in" of support or praise is an easy !ay to con#ince that chil" that his life is of no #alue$ 1#en a chil" that recei#es one 'it of praise has the a'ility to e-cel in a single talent, an" those !ho recei#e regular encourage ent can feel confi"ence, achie#e success, an" 'eco e lea"ing e 'ers of society$ Because they "on2t 'elie#e they are !orthless, they "on2t nee" to raise a fist an" ha#e #engeance against fate or the !orl" at large$$$ I 'elie#e you un"erstan" no! that pleasure %illers an" in"iscri inate ur"erers turn to anger an" %ill others 'ecause they 'elie#e they are unlo#e" 'y )o", fate, or society$ In or"er to stri%e 'ac% against an unseen ene y, they ust in#ol#e others$ It2s the sa e thing as !arning fate 2not to ess !ith e$2: 3 ,n" !hat is the other si"e@

:4hat I 8ust "escri'e" are the influences that outsi"e factors ha#e upon a person$ 9he other si"e of the e?uation are the aspirations an" "rea s that e-ist naturally !ithin e#ery hu an 'eing$ ,t the ris% of soun"ing contro#ersial, I thin% that the ost hi"eous, 'loo"3cur"ling ur"erers are those !ho faile" to 'eco e great hu an 'eings$ 9hose !ho ha#e left their na es in history 'y their great "ee"s or terri'le cri es are li%e t!ins li#ing at opposite si"es of the !orl"$ 9hey ha#e co onalities$$$ 9hose !ho co it unthin%a'le ur"ers an" those !ho achie#e great things 'oth hol" enor ous fantasies, "rea s an" a 'itions in their hearts$ Because 'oth of the hol" such gigantic things insi"e the sel#es, they are ne#er satisfie", an" they !ill ne#er gi#e up until they see their "rea s reali&e"$ 9he greater the hopes an" !ishes insi"e of a person, the ore they are capa'le of achie#ing greatness or of 'eco ing terri'le cri inals$ Hol"ing "rea s is an a'ility grante" at 'irth, 'ut !hether or not one is capa'le of 'ringing those aspirations to 'loo "epen"s on one2s en#iron ent$ It "epen"s on !hether so eone tells you that you ha#e the right to li#e or not$: 3 <o you 'elie#e that ,"olf Hitler falls !ithin this type of ur"erer@ :,"olf Hitler !as not a pleasure %iller, 'ut I 'elie#e that he share" any of the sa e ?ualities$ He pro'a'ly spent his chil"hoo" !ithout any %in" of 'eneficial reinforce ent$ Ha" he 'een a'le to achie#e his hopes in a"ulthoo", get into art school an" succee" as an artist, he pro'a'ly !oul" not ha#e "esire" to 'e ;uhrer$ But at this point in his life, he !as still not accepte" 'y anyone$ He gre! enrage" at the ;ate that refuse" to a%e hi special$ He s!ore re#enge against )o"$: 3 But e#en if that is true, he "oesn2t see to rese 'le a se-ual ur"erer$$$ :9he !o en Hitler ha" relationships !ith ostly either co itte" suici"e or et unti ely "eaths$$$ But it is true that he "i" not see to ha#e a strong se- "ri#e$: 3 5o !hat type of ur"erer is he, then@ :He is not a ur"erer so uch as a 'rain!asher$ He !oul" use others to "o the ur"ering for hi $$$ Hitler ha" a natural talent for infiltrating the in"s of others an" controlling the as he sa! fit$ 4ith this a'ility, the three ta'oos that I entione" earlier 33 se-, "rugs an" ho ici"e 33 'eco e unnecessary$ 6ne alrea"y has so ething uch greater at that point$: 3 4hat "o you ean@ :Isn2t total anipulation of another person the ulti ate for of control@ 9hat in itself is the po!er of )o"$: 3 Bou see to ha#e a %een %no!le"ge of such ur"erers 3 I ean, 'rain!ashers$ ,t this point, I re e 'ering noticing that the fingers of Lunge2s han" 'egan tapping the ta'le as if he !as

hitting the %eys of a piano or type!riter$ He grinne" at e as if loo%ing at a particularly clu sy stu"ent, an" spo%e$ :I suppose !e2#e finally hit the ain issue, Herr 4e'er$: 7ight until this o ent, I thought that I ha" 'een craftily an" naturally gui"ing the con#ersation to!ar" the su'8ect of (ohan$ I 'elie#e" that I !as 8ust a'out to reach the real o'8ecti#e of this inter#ie!$ ,s I searche" for a response, he sai", :6n *o#e 'er 14th of last year, in 5al&'urg, ,ustria$ 9he atten"ing "octor, nurse an" receptionist of the e ergency !ar" of 5t$ Arsula2s Hospital !ere ur"ere", late at night$ 9he an !ho %ille" the co itte" suici"e at the scene of the cri e$$$ )usta# +ott ann$ He !as !ante" for charges of ur"ering se#en couples in the Cienna area !ith an a-e$ 1ight "ays 'efore this inci"ent, an el"erly an in the resi"ential sector of to!n !as %ille" in a !ay that suggeste" suici"e$ 9he an2s na e !as Mol%e$$$ 'ut later it !as foun" that this !as an alias an" his true na e !as (arosla# Care% 33 a 'ig3ti e 'ureaucrat of the for er C&echoslo#a%ian go#ern ent, no! !ante" 'y , erican, British an" C&ech police, a ong others$ 6n the night that he !as assu e" to 'e %ille", a an #isite" the 5t$ Arsula hospital late at night, to 'e treate" for a 'ullet !oun" on his ar that he recei#e" !hen the gun he carrie" for self3protection isfire"$ 9he "octor !ho a" inistere" to his in8ury infor e" the police, 'ut the an ha" "isappeare"$ 4hen the police later searche" for a connection 'et!een this an an" the Care% ur"er 'y as%ing if there !ere any other !itnesses in the hospital at that ti e, they !ere astonishe" to fin" that all of the !itnesses !ere the sa e people %ille" 'y the a-e ur"erer$: He pause" in his speech an" ga#e e a cal , triu phant loo%$ :9he ,ustrian police thought that all of their !itnesses 'eing %ille" !as an unfortunate coinci"ence, 'ut you "isagree$ But !hat %in" of connection coul" there 'e 'et!een a an !ho see ingly a%es a li#ing fro his %illing, an" a an !ho %ills for pleasure@ 4hy "i" +ott ann the a-e ur"erer %ill 8ust those three !itnesses, an" then %ill hi self$$$@: :Bou2re a'solutely right,: I a" itte"$ Mr$ Lunge 'egan tapping his fingers faster an" continue" tal%ing$ :Bou 'egan to !on"er if anything si ilar ha" happene" in the past$ Bou foun" your ans!er right a!ay$ Bes, the 1..D (ohan case, in )er any$: :<espite 'eing at the center of the (ohan in#estigation, you ha#e so far a#oi"e" a%ing any %in" of co ent$ 0erhaps you ha#e aintaine" this silence out of consi"eration for those !hose li#es !ere affecte" 'y the case, or perhaps there is a truth un"erneath that is too shoc%ing to re#eal$$$ 9herefore, this !as the only etho" I ha" a#aila'le to approach you,: I e-plaine" !ith a sigh, to !hich he a"e a face as if he ha" 8ust 'een insulte", 'ut the !or"s that follo!e" surprise" e$

=0icture> (, s%etch of Lunge sitting 'ehin" a ta'le an" s iling) ;or er3Inspector Lunge sol#e" any "ifficult cases "uring his career !ith his incre"i'le e ory an" uni?ue etho"s$ 0eople say he has a )o"3gi#en talent, 'ut he insists that his e-cellent profiling s%ills are nothing ore than the pro"uct of effort, stu"y, an" a 'it of curiosity$ =0icture> (Lunge2s han" in the i"st of its tapping) ,s he taps on an i aginary %ey'oar", he recalls en"less "etails of the (ohan case$ I 'elie#e that he possesses :Alti ate Me ory$: :9he reason I ha#e not sai" anything a'out the (ohan case is not out of consi"eration or secrecy$ It is 'ecause I !as entirely an" utterly "efeate" 'y the case$ Contrary to !hat the rest of the !orl" says, if I ha" not 'een at the center of the in#estigation, I !oul" not ha#e sol#e" the case$ I !as 8ust as perple-e" an" "ecei#e" as e#eryone else at the portrait the an na e" (ohan !as painting$: 9he !or"s he sai" ne-t surprise" e e#en further$ :Cery !ell$ I !ill ans!er your ?uestions a'out the (ohan case$ In e-change for infor ation a'out the case in ,ustria$: I tol" hi in "etail e#erything I %ne! a'out +ott ann2s ur"er of the three hospital e ployees, +ott ann2s life, the 'o"y of the ysterious ol" an fro the C&ech 7epu'lic an" the artifice use" to "isguise it, an" the in8ure" an !ho #isite" the hospital shortly after the ol" an2s "eath 33 inclu"ing "etails not reporte" in the e"ia$ Mr$ Lunge sat silently an" listene" to y story$ ,ll the !hile, his fingers !ere en"lessly tapping on their i aginary %ey'oar"$ 4hen I ha" finishe" tal%ing, he resu e" the inter#ie! as he ha" pro ise", to spea% a'out the (ohan case$$$ 3 ;irst, tell e of ho! you 'eca e in#ol#e" in the (ohan case$ :,s you %no!, the B+, is the )er an e?ui#alent of the ;BI$$$ an organi&ation that han"les cri inal cases that happen across all the states of the nation, 'ut !ith only a fraction of the po!er of the , erican agency$ I !as erely in#ite" to 'e an a"#isor to the local police "uring the in#estigation into the 1.DE poisoning of three staff e 'ers of 1isler Me orial Hospital in <ussel"orf$: 3 ,n" !hat "i" you thin% of this initial case@

:9he etho" of ho ici"e !as s%illful, 'ut I coul"n2t see any oti#e other than en ity$: 3 4hat !as your first i pression of <r$ 9en a@ :, 'rilliant 'rain surgeon !hose position at the hospital an" engage ent to the "irector2s "aughter ha" 'oth 'een ta%en a!ay a fe! "ays 'efore the ur"ers$ I ha" ne#er atte pte" to profile a (apanese 'efore, 'ut I foun" it ?uite easy to enter one part of his personality$ He hel" a gru"ge against the hospital "irector$: 3 4hy "i"n2t you "etain <r$ 9en a@ 9he police shoul" ha#e ha" enough roo to interrogate hi $ :9here !as a re ar%a'le lac% of physical e#i"ence$ ,n" it ree%e" of an intellectual cri e$$$ a cri e that arises fro interests 'et!een the perpetrator an" the #icti $ I thought that gi#en ti e, the person !ho ha" gaine" the ost fro the ur"ers !oul" 'e apparent$: 3 ,n" you ha" hear" a'out the hospital2s t!in chil"ren patients going issing$ :Bes$ ,t the ti e, !e treate" the "isappearance of the chil"ren, li%e the shooting of the Lie'erts, as 1ast )er any2s pro'le $ 9his !as, of course, 'efore the collapse of the Berlin 4all$: 3 4hat "i" you thin% an" "o a'out this case "uring the nine years 'et!een the ur"ers an" the ne! case that occurre" at *eue 7hine )eneral Hospital@ :It is true that I participate" in other cases in that ti e, 'ut I ne#er forgot a'out 9en a$ I felt that there !as ore to co e out of that case$ ,n" I tol" yself that !hen the ti e ca e, I !oul" not let hi escape e$: 3 ,n" as you suspecte", ore "e#elop ents occurre"$ I2 tol" that you !ere coinci"entally !or%ing on the case of the i""le3age" couple ur"ers, one of the suspects in !hich !as <r$ 9en a$ :9hat is right$ 9he ur"ers of i""le3age" couples across )er any !ere "isguise" to loo% li%e ro''eries, 'ut I "i" not 'elie#e that$ It !as apparent that they !ere the !or% of ultiple people, an" one of the !as alrea"y !ante"$ , an na e" ,"olf (un%ers, !ho acte" as the group2s loc%pic%er$ 4e recei#e" a report that he !as run o#er 'y a car in <ussel"orf, an" ta%en to *eue 7hine )eneral Hospital, so I !ent there$ ,n" that !as !here I et !ith <r$ 9en a again$: 3 ,n" you 'egan #isiting the hospital to interrogate (un%ers, 'efore he escape" fro the hospital one night, an" !as shot$ 9he police officer !ho !as stan"ing !atch !as poisone", an" 9en a ca e forth to say that he !itnesse" the shooting$ :4hen I hear" that the poison use" to %ill the guar" !as a uscle rela-ant, I notice" the rese 'lance to the poison that !as use" to %ill the three "octors, nine years earlier$ ,n" the only person to suspect !as 9en a$: 3 4hat "i" you thin% of 9en a2s story$$$ 9hat the ur"ers !ere all the !or% of (ohan, the el"er 'rother of the issing t!in chil"ren@

:;ro the particular nature of this case, I reassesse" y opinion of 9en a2s character$ His original ur"ers !ere "one out of hate an" #engeance, 'ut no! he ha" turne" into a pleasure %iller$ He possesse" an inner personality na e" (ohan, an" it !as (ohan !ho co itte" the ur"ers through hi $ 6n closer e-a ination, it !as (ohan !ho ha" 'een the cause for his "o!nfall nine years ago, so in his fer#or to 'la e e#erything on (ohan, 9en a create" a "ual personality$$$ He "e#elope" a "issociati#e i"entity "isor"er$: 3 <i" you thin% the i""le3age" couple ur"ers !ere his "oing, as !ell@ :,t the ti e, I thought it !as preposterous$ But !hen the ;ortners an" the Hei"el'erg Castle gar"ener !ere %ille", I 'egan to consi"er the possi'ility$ 9he tool use" to strangle the gar"ener2s nec% !as 9en a2s nec%tie$: 3 But is it possi'le for a an !ho has 'een li#ing a nor al, la!3a'i"ing life to su""enly transfor into a serial %iller@ :5erial %illers usually e-hi'it sy pto s fro a young age, 'ut it is not unco on for cases to appear as late as in one2s F0s$: 3 9hat2s !hen you calle" for <r$ 9en a2s arrest, an" he ran$ 4hat "i" you thin% of *ina, the "aughter of the ;ortners@ 5he also !ent issing$ :I 'elie#e" it !as ost li%ely that 9en a ha" %ille" her$: 3 ;ollo!ing that, 9en a !as sighte" in Cer"en an" Berlin, 'ut police !ere una'le to apprehen" hi $ :9o 'e honest, I thought that I coul" ha#e caught hi easily$ But !hen I ?uestione" a for er ercenary !ho taught 9en a ho! to use a gun, I change" y opinion$ I reali&e" that 9en a ha" the a'ility to earn the respect an" assistance of those he associate" !ith$: 3 9here are reports that you 'egan to pursue 9en a ore closely after your actions in the Bolt& ann case left you te porarily out of any other !or% to follo!$$$ :9hat is true, in a !ay$ Because of that case, I !as re o#e" fro super#ision of se#eral other cases I ha" 'een in charge of at the ti e$ Because I ha" !or%e" !ithout rest until that point in y career, y fa ily situation !as in sha 'les$ My 'oss at the ti e tol" e ?uite fir ly, 2Bou ha#e nothing left$2 *o "ou't y colleagues thought of e as an elite in#estigator !ho ha" fallen into "isgrace$ Ho!e#er, I !as ?uite happy !ith this, an" I "on2t ean that as a sho! of courage$ 9his eant that I coul" put all of y concentration into the fascinating character of <r$ 9en a$: 3 ,fter that, you "eter ine" that another i""le3age" couple %illing in Ha 'urg !as the !or% of a copycat$ ,t this ti e, you ran into <r$ 9en a, 'ut he escape" you$ :He !as not the !ea% an he ha" 'een 'efore$ 6""ly enough, his gro!th !as astoun"ing$:

3 Bou then #isite" 9en a2s college class ate, <r$ 7u"i )illen$ Bou too% a"#antage of his 'elief in 9en a2s innocence to learn that 9en a !as in Munich$ <i" you still suspect 9en a@ :Bes$: 3 1#en after rea"ing )illen2s report on 9en a@ :Bes$ 4hen I sa! the essage that (ohan suppose"ly left 'ehin"$$$ the essage saying, 2Loo% at e, loo% at e, the onster insi"e e has gro!n this large,2 I 'elie#e" it only pro#e" 9en a2s ultiple personalities$ Antil I !ent to Munich to eet !ith so e (apanese 'usiness en, an" I happene" to run across a peculiar C&ech story'oo% calle" :9he *a eless Monster$: 9here !as a passage in the 'oo% that containe" the sa e te-t, an" so ething !ithin e 'egan to change$: 3 Ho!e#er, !hen 9en a atte pte" to %ill (ohan in the Munich Ani#ersity li'rary, you thought that he !as atte pting to %ill 5chu!al", the greatest financier in southern )er any$ :I "i"$ But !hen the li'rary 'urne" "o!n an" !e recei#e" reports fro those !ho !ere present, I !as force" to a" it that y internal logic hel" too any fla!s$: 3 4hen !as it that you 'egan to physically sense (ohan2s e-istence@ :(ohan2s e-istence$$$ I !oul"n2t ha#e 'elie#e" in such an i aginary thing$ 9here is no hu an 'eing !ho "oesn2t lea#e traces 'ehin", an" if there !as, he !oul" 'e the <e#il$ But there is no such thing$ 9herefore, there is no hu an !e cannot catch$ But it !as then, !hen I #isite" the apart ent (ohan suppose"ly once staye" in, that I felt it$ I felt that there !as a an in this !orl" !ho "i" not e-ist$: =0icture> (9he *a eless Monster story'oo% that !as originally pac%age" !ith #$1D of the Monster anga) 9he (apanese e"ition of 1 il 5cher'e2s :9he *a eless Monster: (5hoga%u%an)$ 9his 'oo%, !hich coul" 'e calle" the origin of the (ohan case, is also fa ous for 'eing *ao%i Arasa!a2s first translation fro C&ech$ 3 5o you too% a long3ter #acation, an" hea"e" to 0rague$ :Bes$ 6ne reason !as to fin" out ore a'out 1 il 5cher'e, the author of :9he *a eless Monster$: 9he other reason !as the nitric aci" poisoning of three C&ech police officers$ 3 9here hasn2t 'een uch e"ia co#erage of the story'oo%$ :Because they "on2t %no! anything a'out it$ 1 il 5cher'e$$$ (a%u' ;aro'e%$$$ +laus 0oppe$$$ all "ifferent penna es for the sa e author$ 9here !as so ething peculiar in each of his !or%s that left a 'a" feeling in one2s outh$ But !hat %in" of effect !oul" it ha#e on the rea"er, !hat !as the essage, if any, an" !hat !as the author2s

intention$$$ it !as clearly a piece of !or% !ith an unforgetta'le aftertaste, 'ut there !as nothing aay for certain$ It !asn2t e#en clear e-actly !ho 5cher'e !as$:

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But Mr$ Lunge !as finally a'le to grasp the contour, the 'ac%groun" of (ohan, in 0rague$ (ohan2s e-istence ha" 'een pro#en, 'ut !here !as the onster 'orn, an" !here !as he going$$$@ I 'egan to for so e loose con8ectures$ It !as at this point that I 'eca e "eter ine" to a%e these things clear !hen I #isite" the C&ech 7epu'lic$ ,n", as I !ill e-plain later, this story'oo% an" its author, 1 il 5cher'e, !ere at the #ery center of this case$$$ ,s for er3Inspector Lunge pro ise", he recalle" the things he %ne! an" thought !ith his startingly precise e ory$ Lunge sai" that (ohan ha" a"e a oc%ery of his a'ilities, 'ut I !as o#er!hel e" 'y the insight he "isplaye", an" I 'elie#e" that !ithout hi , this case !oul" ne#er ha#e 'een sol#e"$ ,t the en" of the inter#ie!, I as%e" hi a'out 'rain!ashing 33 ho! "oes one anipulate an" control another person this !ay@ :It2s si ple,: Mr$ Lunge state"$ He as%e" e !here I !as currently li#ing$ 4hen I ans!ere" Cienna, he sai", :9hen, can you "ra! e an accurate ap of the city, "epicting e#ery single roa"@: I !rac%e" y 'rain to con8ure up a ental ap of Cienna, an" 'egan "ra!ing a si ple ap on y notepa", as he intently !atche" y facial e-pressions$ 4hen I a" itte" "efeat, saying that I coul" not possi'ly "ra! an accurate ap, he too% !hat I ha" !ritten$ :4hat area of Cienna is this@: He as%e"$ I sheepishly sai" that it !as the neigh'orhoo" I li#e" in, an" he respon"e", :9hen to you, this is the center of the city; no, the center of the !orl",: as he loo%e" at e$ :4hen you i agine the place calle" Cienna, you use your li#ing space as a starting point, an" thin% of roa"s an" places as they relate to your location$$$ ,n" e#en !hen gi#en an actual ap of Cienna, you ost li%ely see your neigh'orhoo" as the center$: 4hen I no""e" to sho! that I un"erstoo", he !ent on$ :In the #ery center of your in", 8ust li%e this ap, there lies the foun"ation of your ego 33 your i"entity$: I no""e" again$ :But su""enly, your coor"inate a-is is re o#e"$ 9here is no eaning to this center$$$ there is a uch ore appropriate center for your heart$ 9his is the reality of !hat !e call 'rain!ashing$: He s ile"$ :,n" !hen a hu an 'eing2s ental a-is is re o#e" an" they are lost, you gently an" carefully entrap the !ith !or"s, not gi#ing the the opportunity to thin%, offering the a ne! place to li#e$$$ Bou !ill fin" that hu an 'eings follo! the instructions of !hoe#er furnishes the !ith this ne! ho e$$$ 9hey 'eco e surprisingly "ocile$:

3 I reali&e this is a "ifficult ?uestion to as%, 'ut !hat are your current feelings a'out <r$ +en&o 9en a@ (His finger o#e ents stop) :I tol" hi I !as sorry$ 4hat else coul" I say@ I suppose a !riter li%e yourself coul" fin" 'etter !or"s@ If you can, please tell e !hat they are$: I e-presse" y than%s to Mr$ Lunge$ He ha" cor"ially respon"e" to all of y ?uestions$ ,s !e left, he spo%e to e$ :Bou thin% that there ight 'e another onster !ho recei#e" the sa e e"ucation as (ohan "i", in C&echoslo#a%ia or 1ast )er any$: I sai" that I "i"$ :,n" this onster anipulate" +ott ann into %illing the !itnesses$$$: I no""e" again$ :If such a onster truly e-ists, your life is in "anger,: Lunge tol" e$ I un"erstan" that$ But I !ant to %no! the truth, I ans!ere"$ :But if that onster is real, he is not li%e (ohan$$$ he !as special,: Inspector Lunge sai"$ I as%e" hi ho! they !ere "ifferent$ 9he for er "etecti#e ans!ere", :(ohan possesse" superhu an 'rain!ashing a'ilities, 'ut he also cast asi"e his "esires one after the other$$$ , rare type of cri inal$ Li%e$$$ li%e a Bu""ha "ra!n to "estruction$: I "i" not iss the first an" only sign of fear that flashe" across his face$