In the early morning hours of March 25, 2024, an apartment building in Solingen is engulfed in flames. The Zhilova family perishes in the fire. Twenty-one people are injured, some critically. Most of the building’s residents have a history of migration. Shortly afterward, it becomes clear that this was an arson attack. Despite historical parallels, the district attorney’s office saw no “xenophobic motive” just a few days after a suspect was apprehended. A year later, evidence is mounting that right-wing extremism may have been behind the crime. Thanks to co-plaintiff’s attorney Seda Başay-Yıldız, it is now gradually becoming clear that there are, in fact, clear indications of this. For the bereaved and survivors, it has long been clear that the crime was racially motivated.