Aktenzeichen XY ... ungelöst takes on the nation's hottest crime issues. This crime-fighting program focuses on capturing fugitives, protecting victims and empowering citizens within the criminal justice system.
About 40% of the cases shown in this program are later solved. To this day, the program is a trademark in German television, still seen by millions of viewers.
The program was most notably adapted for US-American television in 1988 as
America's Most Wanted.