European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 10, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday december 10, 1993 f a a a the stars and stripes a. I rage 3requestioning planned in Elora Case police target gis who did t have blood tests by Craig Martin staff writer investigators Are questioning for a second time some soldiers in the Darmstadt Germany military Community who did not Volunteer for Dan blood tests in the Hunt for 2-year-old Elora Mckemy a killer v corps of-7 facials said. Quot German police and Cid criminal investigation come Are currently conducting numerous  of individuals identified in the investigation a said Hilde Patton a spokeswoman for the army a v corps in Frankfurt. A some of those Are individuals who did not submit blood  Quot however not everyone who did not give blood is find called the stars and stripes on wednesday and said he was going to be interviewed by the Cid that morning because he did not have the blood test. He also said another Soldier was told the same thing. The Soldier said the Only thing the two had in common was that neither Soldier gave blood for testing Patton would not say How Many people would not being re interviewed Quot she added Wil. _ and army Cid agents began asking soldiers on sem to donate blood for Dan testing. Dan ribonucleic acid is the genetic code for living things ,. More than 1,500 soldiers from Darmstadt it tester thin a few weeks of Elora a slaying German police a a a a the Cafa testing. Dan a doxy genetic code for living a a and is used in court to establish individual identity they can say they re closer to solving the murder. All that Means is they be narrowed it Down to a few Hundred less people. I honestly think they Don t have any idea who did this.1 a Brent Mckemy smother Betty Grant and Babenhausen voluntarily gave blood for testing in october according to a source close to the investigation. The Dan testing cleared the parents and close Fame friends of the killing. A Babenhausen Soldier who asked not to be Ridenti give their blood because Quot it would be inappropriate to give the number. Due to an ongoing  however a source close to the probe said several Hundred Babenhausen and Darmstadt soldiers refused to give blood. Elora was taken from her family a fourth floor apart ment in the army housing area on Babenhausen Cavern near Darmstadt Early sept. 15. Her body was found hours later about a Quarter mile away. A source close to the investigation said in october that sperm had been found in Elorne a body. Elora was the Only child of sgt. Brent Mckemy and his wife Penny. They now arc assigned to fort Bragg . Patton said thursday that the Cid is closer to solving the crime but she would not provide More details. A they can say they re closer to solving the murder a said Brent Mckemy smother Betty Grant of Orlando Fla. Quot All that Means is they be narrowed it Down to a few Hundred less people. I honestly think they done to have any idea who did  one aspect of the crime about which German and army investigators have been tight lipped is How they think Elora got out of the apartment. A Brent and 1 have talked about How she could pc gotten out a Grant said. A the says a mom i just done to  Patton said thursday that the Mckemy Home in Babenhausen is still sealed As a crime scene and that their household goods have not been released. A Reward offered for information about Elora a slaying stands at nearly $20,000. Contributing to that report staff writer Chuck Robert in Darmstadt Soldier s lifesaving wins award to appearance by Joseph Owen Heidelberg Bureau Heidelberg Germany a a Chance encounter during a bus ride nine months ago has earned a Heidelberg Soldier a devoted new Friend an army award and a guest appearance on a German television show. On March 11, spec. Steven a Smiley saved the life of Gotthard Schmid a 70-year-old German Man who had suffered a hear attack on a sidewalk in Leimon a suburb of Heidelberg. I Smiley assigned to the 527th military intelligence in at Campbell Barracks in Heidelberg said he was Riding on a military bus from sch Atzingen to work when the incident occurred. Another passenger army sgt. 1st class Melvin Frazier noticed Schmid on the sidewalk unconscious and face Down As the bus was gassing a Bank in Climen. A woman was massaging chm a s Back. Frazier told the bus Driver to Stop. He and Smiley ran to assist the fallen Man. By the time they reached him the woman had vanished Dent occurred 50 Steps from his House to which he was returning after visiting his wife a grave. He recalls nothing of the Rescue or of the events that followed. A i was in a coma for 14 Days a he said. A i had two heart attacks a one Here and one at the  the army tried to Contact Schmid but to no Avail. R is Irge found the. Soldiers took them to a Heidelberg Coffee irony however the Hospital staff told him How Smiley and a. Frazier had saved him. After his discharge Schmid a i was trying to organize everything in my head be Tuse 1 had just taken an emt emergency medical technician class a Smiley said of his reaction at the time. The training which he received in a City colleges of hic ago class paid o sickly. Turning Schmid onto his Back the two soldiers found he had no pulse and Sis Joseph Owen spec. Steven l. Smiley holds up the watch Given him by Gotthard Schmid whose life he saved in March. Was not breathing. Smiley gave Schmid two Quick breaths via Mouth to Mouth resuscitation. There was no reaction so he showed Frazier How to do Chest compressions. Schmid started coughing appeared to regain consciousness then faded away again Smiley said. The soldiers continued their efforts to revive him. Eventually an ambulance arrived. A it seemed like a Long time a a real Long time. It was probably 12 or 15 minutes but it seemed longer a Smiley said about the episode. A the came Back to consciousness two or three times. In a surprised it  Schmid a retired newspaper typesetter said the Inci House gave them Money bought them gifts and showered them with thanks. Smiley Speaks German so Schmid stayed in touch with him by Telephone. A the next time i saw him was in october. That a when he gave me the watch a Smiley said displaying another gift from Schmid. The Date of smileys successful Rescue Effort is engraved on the Back Schmid an Amateur poet also composed a poem about the Rescue. The army awarded an army commendation medal to Smiley. Eventually news of the Rescue reached the producers of a Beni eni urgency Calla German television series broadcast on the Rel network. A to Crew came to Leiden in late november to tape a re enactment and paid Smiley 1,000 Marks $600 to play himself in the episode. An actor stood in for Schmid who. Said the ground was too cold for him to remain lying on it during the lengthy taping process. Another Soldier took on the role of Frazier who already had returned to the United states. The no Truf episode is expected to air in january or february Smiley said. The former nursing student said he plans to be out of the army and Back in Florida by then resuming his education in health care. A now because of the incident i want to pursue it and get my paramedic License a Smiley said. Schmid now sports a foot Long vertical scar on his Abdomen because of a recent operation in the Hospital. He said he has quit smoking takes prescribed Medicine daily and avoids  link 121 to pilfering of Airport Luggage raids b by de Reavis staff writer s by bavarian police Early tuesday ice 121 suspects in thefts from travel Luggage and from freight shipments Munich s International Airport. A the raid was at six of clock in the ring a said Hans Joachim Bues Kiesman for the Frank Josef Strauss port. A police questioned suspects at their a searched their lockers at the Airport i some 130 Homes All Over Southern Bavaria at the same time. A goods were found in the Homes of 121 suspects. Quot Twenty have admitted to stealing. A some of the suspects have been released from custody. Most of them will face stiff fines and loss of jobs. Maybe Severa will even go to  Bues said that the investigation continues. He added that the estimated value of the thefts amounted to $60,000. Among the items stolen were jewelry bottles of wine and ballpoint pens. A a it a surprising that people will risk their jobs and jail for so Little a Bues said. People working with Luggage on the terminal aprons were the focus of the investigation. A last year we raided the Homes of suspects who work in the Luggage handling Section inside the terminals a Bues said. A a we re doing All we can to keep people  the Airport has had 1,000 reported thefts since it went into operation in May 1902, Bues said. Bues said airports around the world Are plagued by theft from travel Erst Luggage and from cargo shipments. A spokesman for the Frankfurt police said thefts at the International Airport there Are common. Quot last year we had reported 1,450 thefts from travel Erst Luggage Quot the spokesman said. A this year that figure is on the increase. A was of the end of november we Lave had 1,500 such thefts