The eternal Nazi

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The compelling story of the hunt for Aribert Heim, whose decades-long flight from justice transformed him into the most wanted Nazi war criminal. Dr. Heim, who worked briefly at Mauthausen concentration camp in 1941, left a horrifying legacy among survivors, with accounts of him euthanizing patients with gasoline injections and performing unnecessary surgeries. In the postwar chaos, he escaped his past, reinventing himself as a respected doctor in Baden-Baden, where he lived comfortably with his family. However, some in Germany were determined to hold Nazi war criminals accountable. Among them was investigator Alfred Aedtner, who became obsessed with finding Heim, embarking on a quest that spanned decades and led to a partnership with renowned Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal. This incredible narrative details how Heim evaded capture, living quietly in Cairo, embraced by a Muslim family while inspiring a manhunt that persisted long after his death. He became the "Eternal Nazi," symbolizing Germany's shifting perspective on its past and the growing desire for justice at any cost.