In 2000, Albert Adriano was murdered by three neo-Nazis in

Dessau Dessau is a district of the independent city of Dessau-Roßlau in Saxony-Anhalt at the confluence of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the ''States of Germany, Bundesland'' (Federal State) of Saxony-Anhalt. Until 1 July 2007, it was an independent ...

, Germany. The killers were immediately arrested and imprisoned after a trial.

Life

Alberto Adriano was born in

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. He travelled to

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in 1988 as a

Vertragsarbeiter Vetragsarbeiter (Contract workers) were foreign workers and trainees who worked in East Germany. They were living in the country long-term, without the intention of being integrated as guest workers. However, this did not include employees of for ...

, working in a meat-processing plant and living in

. He met his partner and together they had three children.

Murder

On 10 June 2000, Adriano watched the opening game of the

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football championship. He had told his friends that he was planning a trip to Mozambique. At around 1:30 am, he walked home 400 metres across Dessau city park. In the park he encountered three drunk neo-Nazis, who had missed their train home and were walking around shouting far-right slogans such as "Heil Hitler". They attacked Adriano and beat him to the ground, continuing to stamp on his head. He died from his injuries three days later. Three suspects, Enrico H., Frank M. and Christian R., were arrested the same night and confessed to the crime. Enrico H. was convicted of murder and the other two were imprisoned for nine years in juvenile detention.

Legacy

The murder caused widespread revulsion in Germany and the Chancellor

Gerhard Schröder Gerhard Fritz Kurt Schröder (; born 7 April 1944) is a German former politician and Lobbying, lobbyist who served as Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005. From 1999 to 2004, he was also the Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (S ...

attended Adriano's funeral. After the court case, Schroeder said it was "a suitable verdict for a heinous crime". Anti-Nazi initiatives were organised and Adriano's family was financially supported.

Henning Mankell Henning Georg Mankell (; 3 February 1948 – 5 October 2015) was a Swedish crime writer, children's author, and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most noted creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander. He also wrote a ...

wrote a play based on the killing of Adriano which premiered at the

Theater tri-bühne Theater tri-bühne is a theatre in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to ...

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in 2003.

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