14 August 1996, the night the kidnapping took place. Mauss and his wife were cleared on all accounts (known as Preclusión in Colombian Law). The Colombian court, under diplomatic pressure from the German government, had declared the arrest illegal. References Bibliography The Ullstein publishing house announced a book for April 2004 "M. Ein Agenten Leben" (). The cover of the book shows a photograph of Mauss. As co-author next to Mauss, the journalist and intelligence expert Wilhelm Dietl ( "Die BKA-Story" i.a.) was announced. However, the book was never published. In November of the same year, the Ullstein publishing house withdrew the book from its program without giving reasons. Stefan Aust: Mauss, ein deutscher Agent. Goldmann publishing house, 1999, External links Webpräsenz Werner Mauss Titelbild von M. – Ein Agentenleben (not published) Das Phantom - Süddeutsche Zeitung 1940 births Living people Private detectives and investigators People from Essen German expatriates in Colombia