A series of murders that targeted small business owners , including doner kebab vendors and greengrocers with immigrant backgrounds took place in Germany between 2000 and 2007 . These murders were referred to by the German authorities as the " Bosphorus serial murders " ( '' '' ) and with the German yellow press using the derogatory term " Kebab Murders " ( '' '' ) . Following the suicides of two Neo-Nazis , Beate Zschäpe turned herself in to the German police in Jena and was held in custody on suspicion of her involvement in the attacks . In 2012 she was formally charged
series of murders
National Socialist Underground murders
National Socialist Underground trial