• Aribert Heim is a former Nazi doctor who allegedly murdered hundreds of people at Mauthausen concentration camp during the process of performing needless experimental surgeries, often without anesthetic. In July 2008, Nazi hunter Efraim Zuroff headed to South America to try to locate the doctor, who is believed to still be alive.The New York Times: Nazi Hunters In Chile Seeking Mauthausen "Dr Death" (July 7, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: June 28, 1914
  2. Nickname: "Dr. Death"The Jerusalem Post: Nazi hunter looking for 'Dr. Death' in S. America (July 7, 2008)
  3. Went into hiding in 1962The Jerusalem Post: Nazi hunter looking for 'Dr. Death' in S. America (July 7, 2008)
  4. Family claims Heim died in 1993The Jerusalem Post: Nazi hunter looking for 'Dr. Death' in S. America (July 7, 2008)
  5. Family cannot produce death certificateThe Jerusalem Post: Nazi hunter looking for 'Dr. Death' in S. America (July 7, 2008)
  6. First on Simon Wiesenthal Center's list of Most Wanted NazisSimon Wiesenthal Center: Most Wanted Nazi War Criminals (April 1, 2008)
  7. Reportedly killed over 300 people at Mauthausen concentration campDer Spiegel: Closing in on Dr. Death: Germany Steps Up Hunt for Nazi War Criminal (July 30, 2007)
  8. Injected victims in heart with poisonDer Spiegel: Closing in on Dr. Death: Germany Steps Up Hunt for Nazi War Criminal (July 30, 2007)
  9. Center offering $450,000 reward for information leading to captureThe New York Times: Nazi Hunters In Chile Seeking Mauthausen "Dr Death" (July 7, 2008)

• Heim's Experiments

  While a doctor at the Austrian concentration camp Mauthausen, Heim is believed to have performed hundreds of gruesome medical experiments on living prisoners. Heim is alleged to have injected poison into the hearts of his victims, while they were still alive, and without using anesthetic. He would then allegedly time how long it took the victims to die using a stopwatch. Heim also reportedly decapitated one of his victims and kept the man's skull as a paperweight.The New York Times: Nazi Hunters In Chile Seeking Mauthausen "Dr Death" (July 7, 2008)

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