Wilhelm Böhm was a German homicide detective who served in the Berlin Police during the 1920s. Böhm often clashed with policeman Gereon Rath and typist Charlotte Ritter due to his hastiness in closing the case about Boris Volkov's murder in 1929 and his insistence that women like Ritter stay out of criminal cases and even male conversations. Böhm occasionally worked with Rath and Ritter, as in the investigation of the series of murders starting with the death of Betty Winter in September 1929. He was financially ruined by the stock market crash in October 1929, and he contemplated suicide before his rival Rath talked him down, reminding him of his family obligations and his successful career.
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Böhm contemplating suicide