After making no comment about his kidnapping for over 30 years, he granted his first interview on Stern TV (1990) in March 2006.
Is portrayed by Sebastian Koch in Der Tanz mit dem Teufel – Die Entführung des Richard Oetker (2001).
Being part of the wealthy Oetker dynasty, he was kidnapped by Dieter Zlof, in the parking lot of his university near Munich on 14 December 1976. After his family had paid a ransom of 21 million Deutschmark, he was set free some weeks later, but he has suffered from the injuries of his imprisonment to date. In 1978, Zlof was caught and sentenced to 15 years in prison, but only a part of the ransom has been found.
Brother of August Oetker.
Richard Oetker Filmography
Title
Year
Status
Character
Role
Deutschlands große Clans
2016
TV Series documentary
Himself
Self
Deutschlands größte Kriminalfälle: Dem Verbrechen auf der Spur