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Aribert Heim (* 28th June 1914 in Bad Radkersburg, Austria) is an Austrian doctor and one of the world's most wanted war criminals. Ther German government is offering 150,000 pounds for information leading to his arrest. As an SS doctor in an concentration camp in Mauthausen, he is accused of killing many inmates through sadistic methods like direct injections of toxic compounds into the hearts of his victims.

Heim was born as a son of a policeman and a housewife. He studied medicine and did his doctorate in Vienna before volunteering to join the Waffen-SS in spring 1940. In October 1941 he was sent into the KZ Mauthausen where he performed medical experimentation on prisoners. He was later sent to a SS field hospital in Vienna.

On the 15th March 1945, he was captured by US soldiers and sent to a camp for prisoners of war. He was released under dubious circumstances and worked as a doctor at Baden-Baden until disappearing in 1962. There is now a worldwide arrest warrant for him, and it is believed that he is still alive, because German investigators together with the Simon Wiesenthal centre have discovered Heim’s secret bank accounts in Berlin several years ago. They proved to hold €1 million (£680,000) in cash and other assets.

The fact that none of Heim’s 3 children ever claimed any of this money supports the view that he is probably still alive. Records prove that as late as 2001, Heim asked the German tax authorities to refund capital gains tax levied on him because he was living abroad. He has reportedly hidden out in South America, Spain and the Balkans.

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 Heim was born as a son of a policeman and a housewife. He studied medicine and did his doctorate in Vienna before volunteering to join the Waffen-SS in spring 1940. In October 1941 he was sent into the [[Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp|KZ Mauthausen]] where he performed medical experimentation on prisoners. He was later sent to a SS field hospital in Vienna.
-On the 15th March 1945, he was captured by US soldiers and sent to a camp for prisoners of war. He was released under dubious circumstances and worked as a doctor at Baden-Baden until disappearing in 1962. There is now a worldwide arrest warrant for him, and it is believed that he is still alive, because German investigators together with the [[Simon Wiesenthal]] centre have recently gained to Heim’s secret bank accounts in Berlin. They proved to hold €1m (£680,000) in cash and other assets.
+On the 15th March 1945, he was captured by US soldiers and sent to a camp for prisoners of war. He was released under dubious circumstances and worked as a doctor at Baden-Baden until disappearing in 1962. There is now a worldwide arrest warrant for him, and it is believed that he is still alive, because German investigators together with the [[Simon Wiesenthal]] centre have discovered Heim’s secret bank accounts in Berlin several years ago. They proved to hold €1 million (£680,000) in cash and other assets.
-The fact that none of Heim’s 3 children ever claimed any of this money supports the view that he is probably still alive. Records prove that as late as 2001, Heim asked the German tax authorities to refund capital gains tax levied on him because he was living abroad.
+The fact that none of Heim’s 3 children ever claimed any of this money supports the view that he is probably still alive. Records prove that as late as 2001, Heim asked the German tax authorities to refund capital gains tax levied on him because he was living abroad. He has reportedly hidden out in South America, Spain and the Balkans.
 == Links ==
 * [http://www.cbc.ca/news/viewpoint/vp_glover/20050321.html Hunting Nazi war criminals: A race against time (CBC News, engl.)]
+* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1563330,00.html The Search for Aribert Heim in Spain]]
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