Hinterkaifeck Killings.
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
December 31, 2018 7:24pm CST
"Hinter" refers to "behind" and "kaifeck" being the town.
Hinterlands are usually referred to as being in coastal towns / areas but "beyond" or "in the sticks"
Six people were killed in a little town in Germany. This happened in 1922. The case was not solved until 2007 but is sealed in respect of the family still living.
There is a lot of different stories as to who, what and why. There's an accusation of incest, a man paying child support for a child that may not be his (accusation of incest) and then the possibility that the killings were perpetrated by a husband presumed dead. Throw in An American for good measure and you have a head boggling crew of misfits.
I watched this on Lore (second season, an amazon original) but you can use the link I'll share below to learn more. I also recommend you go to google and search "Hinterkaifeck killings - reddit unresolvedmysteries" as there is a thorough thread there.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search HinterkaifeckHinterkaifeck five days after the attackLocationModern-day Waidhofen, Bavaria, GermanyDate31 March 1922 (1922-03-31)TargetGruber familyAttack typeHome invasion, mass murde
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 Jan 19
A very sad one as well. I've read a little more on it via reddit.
The consensus seems to be that the the neighbor (who was also the supposed father of the toddler) had the easiest access and motive. Though he was also the most spastic at the scene, worrying over where his little boy was. I need to read more before I make my own conclusions.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 Jan 19
@LadyDuck I know you've told me the languages you speak. Italian, English, but did you say you know a bit of German? I am sure you could probably find some of the original case notes.
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@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
1 Jan 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum I also need to find out more before making my own conclusions.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 Jan 19
Well, From what I've read online, maybe not. The people who took up the case were trainees in the German police / investigative force. Many years have passed and I don't think they had a lot of good / solid evidence.
I really wish they would reveal who they suspect the killer to have been. Any living relatives would be the great or great great descendants, too far removed for it to really hurt them or their reputations.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
2 Jan 19
@noni1959 Perhaps? I think I read somewhere that there was a theory one of Andreas' (the patriarch) brothers could have done it. I don't think that reason was explained / expanded on though. It usually is someone close to the family isn't it?
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@noni1959 (13048)
• United States
2 Jan 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum It makes me wonder if the killer(s) were part of the family.
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@snowy22315 (208958)
• United States
1 Jan 19
It sounds like one I might get into. I will check it out.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 Jan 19
The lore series? Yes it's very interesting. A lot of stories we've heard about and some we haven't.
@RasmaSandra (98033)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Jan 19
That is one horrific story. WOW and we thought the crazies were only out in the modern world.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 Jan 19
I have a morbid curiosity for this sort of thing. We hear about killings a lot more now, but I think that murders have always hapened. As long as a person has a motive, it can and does happen.
There is one story that I wrote about several years ago. It happened in Virginia. I forget the exact details but a man was accused of murder by his mother in law. The mother in law claims her daughter came to her in a dream and said that she had been killed by her husband. They exhumed the body and found that she had been strangled whereas before it had been assumed it was by natural causes. The husband was convicted. He had been adamant about dressing the body and that an autopsy should not be performed, he got upset when anyone went near her neck.
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@RasmaSandra (98033)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Jan 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum I happen to be fascinated by serial killers
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 Jan 19
@RasmaSandra I can't say that I make it a habit, but I do like to look up things like this. Little stories of tragic deaths, especially as they relate to being killed. Especially historically speaking, when evidence wasn't always easy to come by.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 Jan 19
Yes definitely, on both accounts.
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