Federico Ramallo
Aug 26, 2024
In Search of Mengele’s Hidden Records: A 40-Year Investigation into Nazi Atrocities
Federico Ramallo
Aug 26, 2024
In Search of Mengele’s Hidden Records: A 40-Year Investigation into Nazi Atrocities
Federico Ramallo
Aug 26, 2024
In Search of Mengele’s Hidden Records: A 40-Year Investigation into Nazi Atrocities
Federico Ramallo
Aug 26, 2024
In Search of Mengele’s Hidden Records: A 40-Year Investigation into Nazi Atrocities
Federico Ramallo
Aug 26, 2024
In Search of Mengele’s Hidden Records: A 40-Year Investigation into Nazi Atrocities
Gerald Posner recounts his four-decade-long quest to locate a briefcase containing medical notes and lab specimens that belonged to Josef Mengele, the infamous Nazi doctor responsible for cruel experiments on prisoners at Auschwitz. The search began in 1981 when Posner, then a practicing lawyer in New York, took on a pro bono case for Marc Berkowitz, one of the surviving twins Mengele experimented on. Berkowitz and others believed that Mengele had kept records of the experiments, which modern doctors needed to treat the long-term health issues caused by Mengele's experiments.
Posner's investigation led him to various dead ends and unreliable sources. One of the first potential leads came from Herbert John, a German journalist who had spent decades investigating fugitive Nazis in South America. John claimed that an attaché case containing Mengele’s camp notes was hidden in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and could be retrieved for $100,000. However, Posner quickly realized that many people, including John, were exploiting victims’ desperation with exaggerated or fabricated stories in exchange for money. Over the years, Posner followed numerous false leads, many of which involved the neo-Nazi underworld and profiteers of fake Nazi memorabilia.
Despite these setbacks, Posner continued his search, focusing on the elusive briefcase and Mengele’s medical papers. In 1985, German authorities discovered a series of postwar letters from Mengele during a raid on the home of one of his childhood friends. These letters revealed that Mengele had been protected by a German-Brazilian family while he was in hiding. Further investigation confirmed that Mengele had died in Brazil in 1979. However, the discovery of these letters did not yield any direct information about the missing medical notes.
Posner’s research eventually led him to Mengele’s postwar diaries, which confirmed that Mengele had indeed fled Auschwitz with his medical notes. In his writings, Mengele recounted entrusting his papers to a German nurse during his escape from the advancing Soviet army. He later retrieved these papers in Gera, a town in East Germany, before fleeing to South America. Posner learned that Mengele carried these notes with him during his flight to Argentina, where he passed through customs in Buenos Aires without issue, despite having biological specimens in his possession.
Rolf Mengele, Josef Mengele’s son, assisted Posner in the search for the missing camp notes. Over the years, they questioned individuals in South America and Europe who had helped Mengele evade capture. Although some of these individuals admitted to knowing Mengele, none claimed to have seen the briefcase or the documents. Posner also investigated several rumored hiding places for the documents, including a hotel in the Argentine rainforest and a German restaurant in Paraguay, but these leads also failed to yield results.
In 2015, Posner received a tip from an American living in Berlin who claimed that the briefcase had been given to a Franciscan priest in Buenos Aires. However, this priest had passed away, and the parish where he served no longer existed. In the summer of 2024, Posner found another priest who had worked with the same seminary in Argentina, but this lead too did not result in any new information.
Despite decades of searching, Posner has yet to locate the missing medical papers. While his hunt has produced many dead ends, he remains committed to the quest, driven by the possibility that these records could provide critical insight into Mengele’s horrific experiments at Auschwitz.
If you are intrigued by the relentless search for Josef Mengele's missing medical notes, Gerald Posner's book Mengele: The Complete Story offers an in-depth look into the life and postwar escape of the notorious Auschwitz doctor. Don't miss the chance to explore the full details of this chilling story.
https://www.posner.com/mengele
Or you can watch the historical thriller, The German Doctor (Wakolda). Directed by Lucía Puenzo, this 2013 film delves into the dark legacy of Josef Mengele, the notorious Nazi doctor, during his exile in Argentina.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_German_Doctor
Gerald Posner recounts his four-decade-long quest to locate a briefcase containing medical notes and lab specimens that belonged to Josef Mengele, the infamous Nazi doctor responsible for cruel experiments on prisoners at Auschwitz. The search began in 1981 when Posner, then a practicing lawyer in New York, took on a pro bono case for Marc Berkowitz, one of the surviving twins Mengele experimented on. Berkowitz and others believed that Mengele had kept records of the experiments, which modern doctors needed to treat the long-term health issues caused by Mengele's experiments.
Posner's investigation led him to various dead ends and unreliable sources. One of the first potential leads came from Herbert John, a German journalist who had spent decades investigating fugitive Nazis in South America. John claimed that an attaché case containing Mengele’s camp notes was hidden in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and could be retrieved for $100,000. However, Posner quickly realized that many people, including John, were exploiting victims’ desperation with exaggerated or fabricated stories in exchange for money. Over the years, Posner followed numerous false leads, many of which involved the neo-Nazi underworld and profiteers of fake Nazi memorabilia.
Despite these setbacks, Posner continued his search, focusing on the elusive briefcase and Mengele’s medical papers. In 1985, German authorities discovered a series of postwar letters from Mengele during a raid on the home of one of his childhood friends. These letters revealed that Mengele had been protected by a German-Brazilian family while he was in hiding. Further investigation confirmed that Mengele had died in Brazil in 1979. However, the discovery of these letters did not yield any direct information about the missing medical notes.
Posner’s research eventually led him to Mengele’s postwar diaries, which confirmed that Mengele had indeed fled Auschwitz with his medical notes. In his writings, Mengele recounted entrusting his papers to a German nurse during his escape from the advancing Soviet army. He later retrieved these papers in Gera, a town in East Germany, before fleeing to South America. Posner learned that Mengele carried these notes with him during his flight to Argentina, where he passed through customs in Buenos Aires without issue, despite having biological specimens in his possession.
Rolf Mengele, Josef Mengele’s son, assisted Posner in the search for the missing camp notes. Over the years, they questioned individuals in South America and Europe who had helped Mengele evade capture. Although some of these individuals admitted to knowing Mengele, none claimed to have seen the briefcase or the documents. Posner also investigated several rumored hiding places for the documents, including a hotel in the Argentine rainforest and a German restaurant in Paraguay, but these leads also failed to yield results.
In 2015, Posner received a tip from an American living in Berlin who claimed that the briefcase had been given to a Franciscan priest in Buenos Aires. However, this priest had passed away, and the parish where he served no longer existed. In the summer of 2024, Posner found another priest who had worked with the same seminary in Argentina, but this lead too did not result in any new information.
Despite decades of searching, Posner has yet to locate the missing medical papers. While his hunt has produced many dead ends, he remains committed to the quest, driven by the possibility that these records could provide critical insight into Mengele’s horrific experiments at Auschwitz.
If you are intrigued by the relentless search for Josef Mengele's missing medical notes, Gerald Posner's book Mengele: The Complete Story offers an in-depth look into the life and postwar escape of the notorious Auschwitz doctor. Don't miss the chance to explore the full details of this chilling story.
https://www.posner.com/mengele
Or you can watch the historical thriller, The German Doctor (Wakolda). Directed by Lucía Puenzo, this 2013 film delves into the dark legacy of Josef Mengele, the notorious Nazi doctor, during his exile in Argentina.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_German_Doctor
Gerald Posner recounts his four-decade-long quest to locate a briefcase containing medical notes and lab specimens that belonged to Josef Mengele, the infamous Nazi doctor responsible for cruel experiments on prisoners at Auschwitz. The search began in 1981 when Posner, then a practicing lawyer in New York, took on a pro bono case for Marc Berkowitz, one of the surviving twins Mengele experimented on. Berkowitz and others believed that Mengele had kept records of the experiments, which modern doctors needed to treat the long-term health issues caused by Mengele's experiments.
Posner's investigation led him to various dead ends and unreliable sources. One of the first potential leads came from Herbert John, a German journalist who had spent decades investigating fugitive Nazis in South America. John claimed that an attaché case containing Mengele’s camp notes was hidden in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and could be retrieved for $100,000. However, Posner quickly realized that many people, including John, were exploiting victims’ desperation with exaggerated or fabricated stories in exchange for money. Over the years, Posner followed numerous false leads, many of which involved the neo-Nazi underworld and profiteers of fake Nazi memorabilia.
Despite these setbacks, Posner continued his search, focusing on the elusive briefcase and Mengele’s medical papers. In 1985, German authorities discovered a series of postwar letters from Mengele during a raid on the home of one of his childhood friends. These letters revealed that Mengele had been protected by a German-Brazilian family while he was in hiding. Further investigation confirmed that Mengele had died in Brazil in 1979. However, the discovery of these letters did not yield any direct information about the missing medical notes.
Posner’s research eventually led him to Mengele’s postwar diaries, which confirmed that Mengele had indeed fled Auschwitz with his medical notes. In his writings, Mengele recounted entrusting his papers to a German nurse during his escape from the advancing Soviet army. He later retrieved these papers in Gera, a town in East Germany, before fleeing to South America. Posner learned that Mengele carried these notes with him during his flight to Argentina, where he passed through customs in Buenos Aires without issue, despite having biological specimens in his possession.
Rolf Mengele, Josef Mengele’s son, assisted Posner in the search for the missing camp notes. Over the years, they questioned individuals in South America and Europe who had helped Mengele evade capture. Although some of these individuals admitted to knowing Mengele, none claimed to have seen the briefcase or the documents. Posner also investigated several rumored hiding places for the documents, including a hotel in the Argentine rainforest and a German restaurant in Paraguay, but these leads also failed to yield results.
In 2015, Posner received a tip from an American living in Berlin who claimed that the briefcase had been given to a Franciscan priest in Buenos Aires. However, this priest had passed away, and the parish where he served no longer existed. In the summer of 2024, Posner found another priest who had worked with the same seminary in Argentina, but this lead too did not result in any new information.
Despite decades of searching, Posner has yet to locate the missing medical papers. While his hunt has produced many dead ends, he remains committed to the quest, driven by the possibility that these records could provide critical insight into Mengele’s horrific experiments at Auschwitz.
If you are intrigued by the relentless search for Josef Mengele's missing medical notes, Gerald Posner's book Mengele: The Complete Story offers an in-depth look into the life and postwar escape of the notorious Auschwitz doctor. Don't miss the chance to explore the full details of this chilling story.
https://www.posner.com/mengele
Or you can watch the historical thriller, The German Doctor (Wakolda). Directed by Lucía Puenzo, this 2013 film delves into the dark legacy of Josef Mengele, the notorious Nazi doctor, during his exile in Argentina.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_German_Doctor
Gerald Posner recounts his four-decade-long quest to locate a briefcase containing medical notes and lab specimens that belonged to Josef Mengele, the infamous Nazi doctor responsible for cruel experiments on prisoners at Auschwitz. The search began in 1981 when Posner, then a practicing lawyer in New York, took on a pro bono case for Marc Berkowitz, one of the surviving twins Mengele experimented on. Berkowitz and others believed that Mengele had kept records of the experiments, which modern doctors needed to treat the long-term health issues caused by Mengele's experiments.
Posner's investigation led him to various dead ends and unreliable sources. One of the first potential leads came from Herbert John, a German journalist who had spent decades investigating fugitive Nazis in South America. John claimed that an attaché case containing Mengele’s camp notes was hidden in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and could be retrieved for $100,000. However, Posner quickly realized that many people, including John, were exploiting victims’ desperation with exaggerated or fabricated stories in exchange for money. Over the years, Posner followed numerous false leads, many of which involved the neo-Nazi underworld and profiteers of fake Nazi memorabilia.
Despite these setbacks, Posner continued his search, focusing on the elusive briefcase and Mengele’s medical papers. In 1985, German authorities discovered a series of postwar letters from Mengele during a raid on the home of one of his childhood friends. These letters revealed that Mengele had been protected by a German-Brazilian family while he was in hiding. Further investigation confirmed that Mengele had died in Brazil in 1979. However, the discovery of these letters did not yield any direct information about the missing medical notes.
Posner’s research eventually led him to Mengele’s postwar diaries, which confirmed that Mengele had indeed fled Auschwitz with his medical notes. In his writings, Mengele recounted entrusting his papers to a German nurse during his escape from the advancing Soviet army. He later retrieved these papers in Gera, a town in East Germany, before fleeing to South America. Posner learned that Mengele carried these notes with him during his flight to Argentina, where he passed through customs in Buenos Aires without issue, despite having biological specimens in his possession.
Rolf Mengele, Josef Mengele’s son, assisted Posner in the search for the missing camp notes. Over the years, they questioned individuals in South America and Europe who had helped Mengele evade capture. Although some of these individuals admitted to knowing Mengele, none claimed to have seen the briefcase or the documents. Posner also investigated several rumored hiding places for the documents, including a hotel in the Argentine rainforest and a German restaurant in Paraguay, but these leads also failed to yield results.
In 2015, Posner received a tip from an American living in Berlin who claimed that the briefcase had been given to a Franciscan priest in Buenos Aires. However, this priest had passed away, and the parish where he served no longer existed. In the summer of 2024, Posner found another priest who had worked with the same seminary in Argentina, but this lead too did not result in any new information.
Despite decades of searching, Posner has yet to locate the missing medical papers. While his hunt has produced many dead ends, he remains committed to the quest, driven by the possibility that these records could provide critical insight into Mengele’s horrific experiments at Auschwitz.
If you are intrigued by the relentless search for Josef Mengele's missing medical notes, Gerald Posner's book Mengele: The Complete Story offers an in-depth look into the life and postwar escape of the notorious Auschwitz doctor. Don't miss the chance to explore the full details of this chilling story.
https://www.posner.com/mengele
Or you can watch the historical thriller, The German Doctor (Wakolda). Directed by Lucía Puenzo, this 2013 film delves into the dark legacy of Josef Mengele, the notorious Nazi doctor, during his exile in Argentina.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_German_Doctor
Gerald Posner recounts his four-decade-long quest to locate a briefcase containing medical notes and lab specimens that belonged to Josef Mengele, the infamous Nazi doctor responsible for cruel experiments on prisoners at Auschwitz. The search began in 1981 when Posner, then a practicing lawyer in New York, took on a pro bono case for Marc Berkowitz, one of the surviving twins Mengele experimented on. Berkowitz and others believed that Mengele had kept records of the experiments, which modern doctors needed to treat the long-term health issues caused by Mengele's experiments.
Posner's investigation led him to various dead ends and unreliable sources. One of the first potential leads came from Herbert John, a German journalist who had spent decades investigating fugitive Nazis in South America. John claimed that an attaché case containing Mengele’s camp notes was hidden in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and could be retrieved for $100,000. However, Posner quickly realized that many people, including John, were exploiting victims’ desperation with exaggerated or fabricated stories in exchange for money. Over the years, Posner followed numerous false leads, many of which involved the neo-Nazi underworld and profiteers of fake Nazi memorabilia.
Despite these setbacks, Posner continued his search, focusing on the elusive briefcase and Mengele’s medical papers. In 1985, German authorities discovered a series of postwar letters from Mengele during a raid on the home of one of his childhood friends. These letters revealed that Mengele had been protected by a German-Brazilian family while he was in hiding. Further investigation confirmed that Mengele had died in Brazil in 1979. However, the discovery of these letters did not yield any direct information about the missing medical notes.
Posner’s research eventually led him to Mengele’s postwar diaries, which confirmed that Mengele had indeed fled Auschwitz with his medical notes. In his writings, Mengele recounted entrusting his papers to a German nurse during his escape from the advancing Soviet army. He later retrieved these papers in Gera, a town in East Germany, before fleeing to South America. Posner learned that Mengele carried these notes with him during his flight to Argentina, where he passed through customs in Buenos Aires without issue, despite having biological specimens in his possession.
Rolf Mengele, Josef Mengele’s son, assisted Posner in the search for the missing camp notes. Over the years, they questioned individuals in South America and Europe who had helped Mengele evade capture. Although some of these individuals admitted to knowing Mengele, none claimed to have seen the briefcase or the documents. Posner also investigated several rumored hiding places for the documents, including a hotel in the Argentine rainforest and a German restaurant in Paraguay, but these leads also failed to yield results.
In 2015, Posner received a tip from an American living in Berlin who claimed that the briefcase had been given to a Franciscan priest in Buenos Aires. However, this priest had passed away, and the parish where he served no longer existed. In the summer of 2024, Posner found another priest who had worked with the same seminary in Argentina, but this lead too did not result in any new information.
Despite decades of searching, Posner has yet to locate the missing medical papers. While his hunt has produced many dead ends, he remains committed to the quest, driven by the possibility that these records could provide critical insight into Mengele’s horrific experiments at Auschwitz.
If you are intrigued by the relentless search for Josef Mengele's missing medical notes, Gerald Posner's book Mengele: The Complete Story offers an in-depth look into the life and postwar escape of the notorious Auschwitz doctor. Don't miss the chance to explore the full details of this chilling story.
https://www.posner.com/mengele
Or you can watch the historical thriller, The German Doctor (Wakolda). Directed by Lucía Puenzo, this 2013 film delves into the dark legacy of Josef Mengele, the notorious Nazi doctor, during his exile in Argentina.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_German_Doctor
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Guadalajara
Werkshop - Av. Acueducto 6050, Lomas del bosque, Plaza Acueducto. 45116,
Zapopan, Jalisco. México.
Texas
5700 Granite Parkway, Suite 200, Plano, Texas 75024.
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Guadalajara
Werkshop - Av. Acueducto 6050, Lomas del bosque, Plaza Acueducto. 45116,
Zapopan, Jalisco. México.
Texas
5700 Granite Parkway, Suite 200, Plano, Texas 75024.
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