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Suzane planned the murder of her parents for months. In the late hours of 31 October 2002, she checked if they were already asleep, then disconnected the alarm system of the estate and opened the door to Daniel and Cristian, who had been waiting outside. The brothers went upstairs to the parents' bedroom and struck them with iron bars before strangling them with towels. Suzane was waiting in the living room downstairs. After the murder was accomplished, the three staged a break-in by pocketing money they found, spreading papers in the library, and creating a mess in the house. Suzane and Daniel then went to a motel, while Christian ate at a fast food restaurant. | Suzane planned the murder of her parents for months. In the late hours of 31 October 2002, she checked if they were already asleep, then disconnected the alarm system of the estate and opened the door to Daniel and Cristian, who had been waiting outside. The brothers went upstairs to the parents' bedroom and struck them with iron bars before strangling them with towels. Suzane was waiting in the living room downstairs. After the murder was accomplished, the three staged a break-in by pocketing money they found, spreading papers in the library, and creating a mess in the house. Suzane and Daniel then went to a motel, while Christian ate at a fast food restaurant. | ||
Early in the morning, Suzane and Daniel picked up her little brother, Andreas, at an internet café and went home, where they " | Early in the morning, Suzane and Daniel picked up her little brother, Andreas, at an internet café and went home, where they "found" the door open and lights turned on. They then called the police, suggesting a possible burglary. After finding the crime scene, the officers communicated the murders to Daniel to in turn tell it to Suzane and Andreas. Andreas reacted with shock and confusion, while Suzane coldly asked an officer what she was supposed to do thereafter, a reaction that surprised him. | ||
The investigators began shadowing Suzane and Daniel. They also learned that | Investigating officers had doubts that the crime was a burglary and suspected that the perpetrators were known to the victims. They soon began to question Andreas and the employees of the Richthofen family. Police were also suspicious of the alarm system switched off and the papers spread very regularly, as if by design, but also Suzane's apparent indifference – she was seen in the house's swimming pool with Daniel the day after the murder, and celebrated her 19th birthday with friends just hours after the parents' burial, three days after the murder. | ||
The investigators began shadowing Suzane and Daniel. They also learned that Cristian had bought a motorcycle a few days after the murders and had paid cash in R$100 bills, well above his normal income levels. A few days later, on November 9, 2002, he, Daniel and Suzane were all arrested, and Suzane soon confessed to the murder. Suzane was released from prison in May 2005, when the Supreme Federal Court granted her habeas corpus. She then awaited her trial under house arrest. | |||
==Trial== | ==Trial== | ||