1963 Press Photo Murderer Cafer Guler, Zeki Ozalp, Polatli, Turkey

Turkish Anger Over Killing Of German Canoe-Ists: A wave of national anger and self reproach has swept over Turkey following the arrest of two men for the brutal killing of a young German engaged couple who were touring Turkey by cance. The two men, Cafer Guler and Zeki Ozalp, who were arrested in their village of Polatli, were nearly launched by the other villagers who were shouting "leave The murdered couple, Miss Renata Colschen and Peter Nemitz, were both from West Berlin, and had paddled all the way from Berlin to Istanbul by river, and were returning to be married. The two arrested men heard people in the village talking about the couple who were camping nearby, and especially about the beauty of Renat, so they went to the tent where the couple were asleep, shot the boy and raped and shot the girl, after which they tied stones to their bodies and threw them in the river where they were found 12 days later. Photo Shows:- Cafer Guler, farm worker and Zeki Ozalp, son of a rich landowner, then two assasins seen after their arrest.

Photo measures 8 x 10.25 inches.

Photo is dated 10-29-1963.



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