GermanCrimeStory:Gefesseltisafictionalsix-partseriesthattakesinspirationfromatruecrimecase.ItdelvesintotheterrifyingstoryofRaikDoormann,oneofGermany'smostinfamousserialkillers,alsoknownastheacidbarrelkiller.DoormanninstilledfearintheHamburgareaduringthe1980sand1990s,ashekidnapped,tortured,andbrutallykilledwomeninsidehisownnuclearbunker.Despitetheheinousnessofhiscrimes,thewomenwithinthepolicedepartmentwereregardedmoreassecretariesthaninvestigators,whichmadeitdifficulttobringhimtojustice.NelaLangenbeck,avictimcounselorwholaterbecameahomicidedetective,stumbleduponcluestoDoormann'sdeeds.However,herapproacheswereinitiallymetwithheadshakes,astherewaslittlesupportforhereffortstotrackdownthekiller.Againstallodds,sherefusedtogiveupandeventuallygotonthetrailofDoormannandhisgruesomedeeds.gt