Aribert Heim

Others Soviet POWs Soviet urban residents Civilians targeted during anti-partisan warfare People with disabilities Romani people Polish leaders and intellectuals Homosexuals Jehovah's Witnesses Aribert Ferdinand Heim (born 28 June 1914 – allegedly died 10 August 1992) was a former Austrian doctor, also known as Dr. As an SS doctor in a Nazi concentration camp in Mauthausen , he is accused of killing and torturing many inmates by various methods, such as direct injections of toxic compounds into the hearts of his victims. He is alleged to have lived for many years in Cairo , Egypt under the alias of Tarek Farid Hussein and reportedly died there on August 10, 1992. His grave and body have not been found. At the end of a BBC documentary, broadcast 12 September 2009, it was stated that German Police visited Cairo in 2009 but found no evidence of Heim's death.

As an SS doctor in a Nazi concentration camp in Mauthausen , he was accused of killing and torturing many inmates by various methods, such as direct injections of toxic compounds into the hearts of his victims. He lived for many years in Cairo , Egypt under the alias of Tarek Farid Hussein and died there on 10 August 1992 according to testimony by his son and lawyer. This information, though set forth by a German court, can still be argued. In 2009, a BBC documentary stated that German police had found no evidence of Heim's death on their recent visit to Cairo; however, three years later, a court in Baden-Baden confirmed that Heim had died in 1992, based on evidence provided by his family and lawyer.

Aribert Ferdinand Heim (28 June 1914 – 10 August 1992) was an Austrian Schutzstaffel (SS) doctor, also known as Dr. Death and Butcher of Mauthausen . During World War II, he served at the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp in Mauthausen , killing and torturing inmates by various methods, such as direct injections of toxic compounds into the hearts of his victims. After the war, Heim lived for many years in Cairo , Egypt, under the alias of Tarek Farid Hussein after his conversion to Islam , and died there on 10 August 1992, according to the testimony by his son and lawyer. This information, though set forth by a German court, has been challenged. In 2009, a BBC documentary stated that German police had found no evidence of Heim's death on their recent visit to Cairo; nevertheless, three years later, a court in Baden-Baden confirmed again that Heim had died in 1992, based on new evidence provided by his family and lawyer.