Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst

*Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst* is a German television program that has been broadcast on ZDF since October 1967. The show aims to combat and solve crimes by engaging the public. Until 2003, it was produced in cooperation with the Austrian public service broadcaster ORF and Schweizer Fernsehen, a division of the Swiss public broadcaster SRG SSR idée suisse. The program served as the basis for the BBC show *Crimewatch*, the Dutch show *Opsporing Verzocht*, and its U.S. equivalent *America's Most Wanted*. The objective of the program is to shed light on unsolved crimes with the help of viewers. Each episode features three to five short films, each lasting approximately ten minutes, in which a real criminal case is reconstructed. The cases typically involve complex situations where the perpetrators and sequences of events remain unknown. Additionally, cases are discussed in the studio, such as identifying criminals or unknown murder victims using a photo. Viewers can provide information via telephone or the Internet. According to a study conducted by the program's editorial team, approximately forty percent of the cases featured on the program are solved.

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