Murderer wants to join Munich city council for AfD – he strangled a pensioner in 2004
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Convicted Murderer Listed as Munich AfD CandidateA man released in 2021 joined AfD in 2025 and was removed from the 2026 Munich city council election list.
- Rainer W. strangled his 88-year-old neighbor in 2004 and received a life sentence for the crime.
- He was released early in 2021 with probation and faces a five-year ban on holding public office starting 2026.
- In 2025, he joined the AfD and secured the 49th spot on the Munich city council candidate list without disclosing his past.
- Once his conviction became known, he was removed from the ballot and resigned from the party before formal expulsion.
He never gave the impression of a violent offender.— Markus Walbrunn, the AfD's mayoral candidate, regarding Rainer W. and his admission into the party.
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