 On 15 October 1946 he was sentenced to death by hanging, with the provision that if he were later found alive, any new facts brought to light at that time could be taken into consideration to reduce the sentence or overturn it.Over the years, several organisations, including the CIA and the West German Government, attempted to locate Bormann without success.In 1964, the West German government offered a reward of 100,000 Deutsche Marks for information leading to Bormann's capture.