The Vienna Strangler

The Vienna Strangler

60 mins | Drama, Crime, Documentary | Oct. 21, 2006

The story of Austrian, Johann "Jack" Unterweger (1950-1994), who wrote a book about his criminal past while serving a life term in prison for assault. In 1974, Unterweger murdered 18-year-old German citizen Margaret Schäfer by strangling her with her own bra, and in 1976 was arrested and sentenced to life in prison. And that was only the beginning... Epsidode 1:4 of "Serial Killers".

The Vienna Strangler

60 mins | Drama, Crime, Documentary | Oct. 21, 2006

The Vienna Strangler
The story of Austrian, Johann "Jack" Unterweger (1950-1994), who wrote a book about his criminal past while serving a life term in prison for assault. In 1974, Unterweger murdered 18-year-old German citizen Margaret Schäfer by strangling her with her own bra, and in 1976 was arrested and sentenced to life in prison. And that was only the beginning... Epsidode 1:4 of "Serial Killers".
Producers
Original title The Vienna Strangler
Directors Ross Harper
Writers Jack Unterweger, Ross Harper

Cast

Jack Unterweger

as Self (archive footage)

Bianca Mrak

as Self - Jack's Girlfriend

Astrid Wagner

as Self - Lawyer & Jack's Girlfriend

John Leake

as Self - Biographer

Tim Pigott-Smith

as Narrator (voice)