Case 218
The Blackout Killers
*** Content Warning: serial killer, sexual assault, stalking ***
[Part 2 of 2]
In Berlin, Germany at the height of World War Two, a man took advantage of the Blackout orders at night to frighten and assault women in an isolated garden colony. Soon, he progressed to attacking and killing women on the S-Bahn train by throwing them from the carriage door while the train was in motion.
The Kripo worked to catch the killer but he outsmarted them at every turn, continuing to injure some and kill others. Investigations led to a man named Paul Ogorzow but he had a very strong alibi and was dismissed. So where was the S-Bahn Killer?
CREDITS
EPISODE:
Research & writing – Jess Forsayeth
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
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RESOURCES
WEBSITES:
Berlin’s Nazi serial killer – Medium
Paul Orgozow – The Berlin S-Bahn killer – The Mule
The S-Bahn murderer: A serial killer in Nazi Berlin
ARCHIVED ARTICLES:
German Killer – The Miami Herald
Nazis execute killer of eight – The Daily News Leader
AUDIO/VIDEO:
Hitler in Poland 1939 – (Officially licenced for use in this podcast, credit – The Footage Company Australia / British Movietone)
German minister of information Joseph Goebbels – (Officially licenced for use in this podcast from Periscope Film LLC)
Railway Signal School – (Officially licenced for use in this podcast from British Pathe Ltd)
BOOKS:
A serial killer in Nazi Berlin: The chilling true story of the S-Bahn murderer – Scott Andrew Selby
Berlin At War – Roger Moorhouse