Escaping being caught

- Originally listed under his real name, but since he did not have the usual SS blood tattoo, he was not identified as a major war criminal

-he was brought into questioning for allegedly practicing medicine without a license, but was released

-fled to Paraguay and granted citizenship in 1959

-in 1976, mengele suffreered from a stroke while swimming in a pool and drowned. Then was buried in embu das artes with the name of Wolfgang gerhard