Moment remains of Nazi 'Angel of death' Josef Mengele were exhumed in 1985 from cemetery in Brazil - where twisted Auschwitz doctor lived under false name while evading international manhunt

Surrounded by photographers and locals, what are believed to beryllium nan bones of 1 of nan world's astir hunted Nazis are seen being lifted from nan ground.

Could Josef Mengele - nan notorious 'Angel of Death' who performed horrific experiments connected Jewish prisoners astatine Auschwitz extermination campy - really person been dormant for years, contempt a decades-long world manhunt?

That was nan belief successful June 1985, erstwhile intelligence provided by German constabulary led nan authorities to unfastened a weed-covered tomb successful a mini cemetery successful nan municipality of Embu, 17miles from Sao Paulo.

Images that were antecedently unpublished successful nan UK showed bones and shreds of clothing being lifted retired and placed connected a agelong metallic tray successful beforehand of hundreds of onlookers.

His skull was held up for each to spot by Jose Antonio, nan head of nan mortuary wherever his remains were taken for tests.

Mengele was buried nether nan mendacious sanction of Wolfgang Gerhard, nan personality he had been utilizing for astir a decade. 

The images are revealed successful caller book Hiding Mengele: How a Nazi Network Harbored The Angel of Death, by Brazilian writer Betina Anton.

It tells how Mengele fled Germany successful concealed 4 years aft nan Nazis' conclusion successful nan Second World War. 

After making it to South America, he was shielded by a web of chap European immigrants. 

He spent nan last 2 decades of his life successful Brazil, wherever he died of a bosom onslaught astatine nan property of 67 successful 1979 while swimming astatine nan edifice of Bertioga. 

Forensic tests concluded it was highly apt that nan exhumed remains were Mengele's. 

Mengele's son, Rolf, said a fewer days aft nan exhumation that nan bones were those of his father. 

Nazi-hunter Simon Wiesenthal astatine nan clip questioned why his family had not announced his decease six years earlier.

Rolf Mengele said nan family remained silent to debar endangering those who had been sheltering him. 

In a statement, he expressed nan 'deepest sympathy' for his father's victims.  

DNA testing successful 1992 provided definitive confirmation.   

Mengele had lived nan last years of his life arsenic a quiet aged man who avoided talking astir nan war.  

He was said to person loved classical euphony and dined erstwhile a week astatine humble restaurant.  

At nan clip of nan 1985 exhumation, Nazi hunters were sceptical astatine nan imaginable that 1 of nan biggest manhunts successful history had yet travel to an end.

His funeral had been arranged quickly and softly nether nan assumed sanction he had been utilizing since 1971. 

Mengele was notorious for aesculapian experiments connected twins astatine Auschwitz. He is alleged to person been responsible for nan deaths of astir 400,000 Jews.

The expert was said to bask nan procedures, contempt nan truth that he often inflicted immense symptom and suffering connected his victims. 

He was peculiarly willing successful twins and group pinch conditions specified arsenic dwarfism.  

Ms Anton, who is Brazilian, reveals really Mengele was harboured by kindergarten coach Liselotte Bossert and her hubby Wolfram.

The writer was herself taught by Bossert.

Mengele lived pinch nan teacher, her hubby and their 2 children - who called him 'Uncle Peter' - astatine their location successful nan Brooklin neighbourhood of São Paulo for 10 years.

The family enjoyed BBQs and visits to nan beach, moreover arsenic Mossad - Israel's feared intelligence work - led world efforts to find him.