About this episode

This episode examines the historical context, evidence, and enduring mystery behind the Hinterkaifeck murders in Germany.

In 1922, six people were murdered at the remote Hinterkaifeck farm in rural Bavaria. Despite an extensive investigation, the killer was never identified. This episode examines the historical context, evidence, and enduring mystery behind one of Germany’s most famous unsolved crimes. Source Materials Peter Leuschner, Hinterkaifeck: Germany’s Most Mysterious Murder Case. Bill James & Rachel McCarthy James, The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery. Scribner, 2017. Jack Rosewood, True Crime Stories, Vol. 4 (2017). Katie Serena, “The Gruesome True Story Of The Unsolved Hinterkaifeck Murders,” All That’s Interesting , August 3, 2023 (updated October 20, 2023). https://allthatsinteresting.com/hinterkaifeck-murders Sonya Vatomsky, “The Chilling Story of the Hinterkaifeck Killings, Germany’s Most Famous Unsolved Crime,” Mental Floss , July 24, 2023. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/502044/chilling-story-hinterkaifeck-killings-germanys-most-famous-unsolved-crime Rob Shapiro, “How The Hinterkaifeck Tragedy Remains Germany’s Biggest Unsolved Case.” Tharun, “The Hinterkaifeck Murders: My Personal Theories as an Aspiring Forensic Investigator,” Medium…

People in this episode

Host: Lizzie

Topics covered

• Hinterkaifeck murders
• unsolved crime
• historical context
• investigation
• Bavaria
• mystery

Keywords

• Hinterkaifeck
• murders
• unsolved
• Bavaria
• true crime
• historical crime
• investigation
• mystery

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Hinterkaifeck: Germany’s Most Mysterious Murder Case, The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery, True Crime Stories, Vol. 4, The Gruesome True Story Of The Unsolved Hinterkaifeck Murders, The Chilling Story of the Hinterkaifeck Killings, Germany’s Most Famous Unsolved Crime, How The Hinterkaifeck Tragedy Remains Germany’s Biggest Unsolved Case

Places: Germany, Hinterkaifeck

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