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German accident investigator's image of Jeremiah Duggan (1980–2003), where he was found in the fast lane of the Bundesstraße 455, Wiesbaden, Germany, 27 March 2003. The image shows the two cars that hit him, a red Peugeot and blue Golf.

The image was released in 2003 in a report by German accident investigators. Our source was a German television report at 00:01:03. It has been widely published—for example, by BBC News.

Death of Jeremiah Duggan

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To illustrate a section about where he was found

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The image helps to illustrate a contentious issue within the investigation into Duggan's death, namely the direction from which Duggan entered the dual carriageway and was running when he was hit by the cars. The German police ruled in 2003 that he had killed himself. Two English inquests (2004 and 2015) rejected a suicide verdict. The direction from which he entered the road was pivotal in a legal decision in Frankfurt in 2012, when a court ordered the German police to reopen the investigation. The issue is explained in Holger Schmale, "LaRouche-Sekte Vom Kader-Seminar in den Tod", Berliner Zeitung, 18 May 2014.

The point of dispute is easier to illustrate than describe with text. The image shows that he was found where there is a slip road leading from an area of town in which Duggan's family believe he spent time before he died. The German police disagree with the family and say he entered from a different direction. This map illustrates the German police position, which is explained in Wolfgang Degan, "Wiesbaden: Faszination Verschwörung – Seit zwölf Jahren bietet Unfalltod eines britischen Studenten Anlass zu Spekulationen", Wiesbadener Kurier, 13 June 2015. The image also illustrates that he was found in the fast lane. The first driver to hit him says he swerved into the fast lane to avoid Duggan, but that Duggan followed him there and jumped in front of the car.