E9: Hinterkaifeck - Secrets, Suspicion, and Schlittenbauer
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Show Notes
In March 1922, six members of the Gruber family were found murdered on a remote Bavarian farm called Hinterkaifeck. When neighbors broke into the barn, they uncovered one of the most chilling mysteries in German history: stacked bodies hidden under hay, eerie signs that someone had lived in the house after the murders, and footprints in the snow that led in—but never out.
This episode explores:
- The strange warnings and noises in the days before the murders
- The discovery of the bodies in the barn and house
- Police missteps, missing skulls, and bread baked after the killings
- Theories ranging from bitter family feuds to supernatural forces
- And above all, the suspicions surrounding Lorenz Schlittenbauer—the neighbor who always seemed to know too much
Was this a crime of opportunity, a deeply personal act of revenge, or something stranger?
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- Crime Articles Archives - Jack Rosewood
- Hinterkaifeck Murders - The True Crime Database Membership Hinterkaifeck Murders Unsolved Murders
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- Chilling Story of the Hinterkaifeck Killings
- Massenmord von Hinterkaifeck: Wer tötete bestialisch sechs Menschen? - WELT - I hade to have this one translated via google. Still good stuff.
- Hinterkaifeck murders - Wikipedia