Nuremberg crematorium employees accused of stealing dental gold

In the Nuremberg dental gold case, former employees of a city crematorium were accused of secretly collecting dental gold from remains during cremations for several years. The gold, valued at approximately 130,000 euros, was reportedly sold to a local jeweler. The theft went undetected by the city of Nuremberg for years due to technical misjudgments.

The case has raised significant legal and moral questions regarding the ownership of dental gold from deceased individuals. From a legal standpoint, the defense highlighted the principle of 'analogy prohibition' under the German Basic Law, noting that not all morally questionable behavior is necessarily criminal under existing statutes.