Horst Herold (21 October 1923 – 14 December 2018) was a German police officer. He was the President of the Federal Criminal Police of

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from 1971 to 1981. Under his leadership, the method for the systematic manhunt of

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terrorists, called ''Rasterfahndung'' ( dragnet), was introduced. He authored several essays on policing.

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1923 births 2018 deaths German police chiefs {{Germany-bio-stub