"Although the involvement of others in the kidnap cannot be completely ruled out, there is no objective proof this was the case and no leads could be found, " read the report commissioned last year by the Austrian parliament.

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The proof of this condition was that they piled up, remorselessly, in garages and basements, to be read .

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