Kidnapping police report
Barbara Schwarz
Police report:
1. The British citizen
Cyril V o s p e r (001)
John M a t h e w s o n (002) and
Douglas R e y n o l d s (003)
a) are accused of having aggrieved Schwarz unlawfully imprisoned and
b) mishandled her physically (001 and 002)
2. The mother of the aggrieved,
Rosemarie B r e t s c h n e i d e r (004) is accused of having
instigated the offenders.
3. The sister of the aggrieved
(name deleted) (005) and
another unknown female person (006)
are being accused,
of having helped the offenders.
Cause and result of the investigation:
On November 14, 1987, at 11.15 pm, a man (known with name) this police
station that he heard two hours ago screams for help in Steindlgasse.
After that, he showed the police officers the place. It was the
vacation house of family Schleuter, Steindlgasse 10.
Four people were present in the house, the accused Vosper, Mathewson,
Bretschneider and the aggrieved Schwarz. Ms. Schwarz explained that she
was held without her will. According to her information and our
investigation, we found following facts:
Ms. Bretschneider rented the vacation house from November 13, 1987 for
14 days, with intention to separate her daughter from her religious
belief. After a long search she found through Parents' Initiatives
the association "FAIRS" in London/Great Britain, and she made
contact with them. After agreement, Vosper, Mathewson and Reynold
traveled from London to the vacation house on November 13, 1987. Ms.
Bretschneider joined them from Munich on November 14, 1987. The day
before, she carried groceries and stuff for sleeping with help of her
other daughter in the house.
On November 14, 1987, Ms. Bretschneider made an unknown female person
(006) make a fake phone call. In this call, the unknown female faked
that Ms. Bretschneider took a fall during her activity to look for an
rental object and needed her medicine and her pulmo aide (electrical
inhaler). Frau (deleted) offered her sister to drive her to Herrsching.
>From the agreed meeting point, the railway station in Herrsching,
Reynolds (003) led the women in the Steindlgasse 10. Frau (deleted)
asked her sister to leave the car and bring the medicine and electrical
inhaler in the house. Subsequently, Ms. (deleted) drove away, Reynold
followed in the house where the other three accused were waiting for
the aggrieved.
Ms. Schwarz was then told what the intention of the others in the house
were: her deprogramming from the religion Scientology, to which Ms.
Schwarz belongs since 1977. After an introduction speech, the injured
protested, slammed in a window and called for help, without being
heard. As a result, 002 threw her to the floor, sat on her back and
covered her nose and mouth with his hand to make her obedient. After
some more six hours of talks, the aggrieved called again for help after
she heard steps outside. As a result, she was again pushed to the
floor, 002 pressed his hands over her nose and mouth. 001 removed her
boot and bent her toes in painful way.
003 left briefly after start of the begin of the "treatment" the
house and didn't participate except leading to the house and as
watchdog.
Police stepped in and stopped a false imprisonment that was planned for
10 - 14 days.
Vosper, Mathewson and Ms. Bretschneider were preliminary arrested and
transported to our police station. Ms. Schwarz went to the hospital in
Seefeld to get treatment for her cut hands that she suffered from
slamming in the window. After examination of the jail question, Ms.
Bretschneider was released home. Vosper and Mathewson were lead on
November 15, 1987 before an investigating judge in Weilheim.
Arrest warrant was issued against them on November 16, 1987. The search
for Reynold was sofar unsuccessful.
The vacation house is on the property and next to the home of general
practitioner, Dr. Schleuter, in the middle of Herrsching. It has 45
qm. Living room, bathroom and corridor in the first floor and kitchen
and bedroom in the upper floor. The house was prepared for the
"treatment". The two window shutter were secured with locks,
curtains and curtain rods were removed, pictures were removed, the
ceiling lamp was exchanged, electrical outlets were covered with tape,
the door handles to the floor and on the inside of the entrance were
removed. In the bathroom, electrical outlets were covered with tape and
the wall lamp removed. No changes were made in the upper floor as
apparently the living room was chosen to be the "treatment room".
Written papers and tools were found in the house and secured as they
are significant as evidence for the penal case. These subjects are
being mailed to the district attorney together with this report.
Accused 001, 002, 004 and 005 were questioned to person and subject
matter but invoked their right to remain silent. 001 and 002 were
willing to talk but only before the judge.
According to a paper in the secured letters, the "treatment" was
given against a sum of 3000 English Pounds.
District attorney Dr. Leutenbauer was informed per phone. He issued the
arrest warrants and ordered to secure the evidence.
Ms. Schwarz provided a medical attest about the cuts on the hands that
she suffered and filed a penal complaint against Vosper and Mathewson
on charges physical injuries.
Participation of family Schleuter is eliminated.
Not completed are photos, Federal central register and information
about the main offender and their organization. They will be submitted
once received.
Official in charge
(signature A. Meßner)
Senior police inspector