The grave of “Wolfgang Gerhard” is opened in Embu, Brazil; the exhumed remains are later proven to be those of Josef Mengele, Auschwitz’s “Angel of Death”.

Josef Mengele was a German SS officer and physician notorious for his cruel and inhumane medical experiments conducted at Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II. Known as the “Angel of Death,” Mengele was deeply involved in the selection process of arriving prisoners, deciding who would be sent to forced labor and who would be executed immediately. He conducted horrific experiments, especially on twins, pregnant women, and disabled individuals, often without anesthesia or consent. These experiments included unnecessary amputations, exposure to chemicals, and attempts to change eye color through injections. Mengele escaped capture after the war, fleeing to South America, where he evaded justice until his death in Brazil in 1979. His legacy remains a stark symbol of the ethical horrors and medical atrocities committed under the Nazi regime.