Rolf Bossi

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Rolf Bossi (10 September 1923 – 22 December 2015) was a German criminal defense lawyer.{{cite news | url=http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/justiz/rolf-bossi-ist-tot-star-anwalt-stirbt-im-alter-von-92-jahren-a-1069227.html | title=Jurist und Publizist: Star-Anwalt Rolf Bossi ist tot | work=Der Spiegel | date=22 December 2015 | accessdate=22 December 2015 | language=de}} He was known for defending prominent actors such as Ingrid van Bergen and Romy Schneider, as well as criminals such as Jürgen Bartsch, Dieter Zlof, and Dieter Degowski. He defended four former East German border guards who were accused of having killed Chris Gueffroy, who was trying to escape over the Berlin Wall.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/03/world/four-ex-east-german-guards-being-tried-for-killing-at-wall.html |title=Four Ex-East German Guards Being Tried for Killing at Wall |location=Germany; Berlin Wall; Berlin (Germany) |website=NYTimes.com |date=1991-09-03 |accessdate=2015-12-27}} He was considered to be one of Germany's best-known defense lawyers. He wrote an autobiography, appeared in talk shows and even had two film roles.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0098156/|title=Rolf Bossi (1923–2015)|website=IMDb.com|accessdate=2015-12-27}}