Case 124
Hinterkaifeck
*** Warning: This case involves a child victim ***
The small rural property of Hinterkaifeck lay approximately 70 kilometres north of the German city of Munich. Members of the Gruber-Gabriel family could usually be seen milling about, but in early April 1922, locals noticed that the Hinterkaifeck farmhouse was unusually void of activity.
Concerned for the family’s welfare, their 48-year-old neighbour Lorenz Schlittenbauer sent his two young sons to check if anyone was home. They found the entire farmhouse locked, with no lights on inside. All was silent, except for the cattle’s loud, frantic-sounding mooing.
CREDITS
EPISODE:
Research & writing – Erin Munro
Creative direction – Milly Raso
Narration – Anonymous Host
MUSIC:
‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com
Audio production – Mike Migas
Scoring – Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn
OTHER:
Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
RESOURCES
ARTICLES:
The murder of Hinterkaifeck – Augsburger Zeitung, April 8 1922
The murder of Hinterkaifeck – Münchner Zeitung, April 10 1922
The sixfold robbery in Hinterkaifeck – Münchner Zeitung, August 5 1922
Godless murderer’s hand fell victim – Neue Augsburger Zeitung, July 9 1932
Secret to a seventh corpse – Süddeutsche Zeitung, May 17 2010
Hinterkaifeck memorial – Atlas Obscura
The chilling story of the Hinterkaifeck killings, Germany’s most famous unsolved crime – Mental Floss, August 31 2017
The Mysterious Murders of Hinterkaifeck – Bedtime Stories, July 2018
With the profiler in Hinterkaifeck – Mittelbayerische, October 19 2016
The legacy of the commissioner – Donaukurier, October 26 2018
WEBSITES:
Hinterfaikeck murders – Wikipedia
Das Hinterkaifeck-Wiki – Hinterkaifeck.net (this is where all official statements, documents and records come from)
BOOKS:
Footsteps in the Attic: A True Account of the Slayings at the Hinterkaifeck Farmstead – Edward Chilvers (Published 2016)