Living In Poverty, The Man Who 'Found' Hitler's Diaries
Posted at 7:50AM Thursday 24 Apr 2008
A quarter of a century ago, a German reporter called Gerd Heidemann shocked the world when he claimed he had unearthed the diaries of Adolf Hitler.It was a great story – and would have been even greater had it been true. Now, still licking his wounds, the formerStern magazine journalist is living in poverty in Hamburg. He has debts exceeding €700,000 (£560,000) and exists on state handouts.
Feature in The Independent
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