Jack Unterweger - der charmante Serienkiller

Jack Unterweger - der charmante Serienkiller

15 mins | Documentary | June 23, 2014

"He was attractive, cultivated, very sensitive, very empathetic". Lawyer Astrid Wagner's first impression when meeting the serial killer Jack Unterweger. As a young law student she had close contact with him: "It was a nice feeling to be needed." On June 28, 1994 Unterweger is convicted for the murder of nine prostitutes. Six hours later, he hangs himself in his cell. Twenty years later, Thema unrolls the incredible story of the woman murderer and asks former friends and other companions how Jack Unterweger influenced their lives.

Jack Unterweger - der charmante Serienkiller

15 mins | Documentary | June 23, 2014

Jack Unterweger - der charmante Serienkiller
"He was attractive, cultivated, very sensitive, very empathetic". Lawyer Astrid Wagner's first impression when meeting the serial killer Jack Unterweger. As a young law student she had close contact with him: "It was a nice feeling to be needed." On June 28, 1994 Unterweger is convicted for the murder of nine prostitutes. Six hours later, he hangs himself in his cell. Twenty years later, Thema unrolls the incredible story of the woman murderer and asks former friends and other companions how Jack Unterweger influenced their lives.
Producers ORF
Original title Jack Unterweger - der charmante Serienkiller
Directors Péter Nagy
Writers Christian Zechner

Cast

Reinhard Haller

as Psychiatrist

Ernst Geiger

as Police investigator

Hans-Jürgen Lerhofer

as Prosecutor

Fritz Friedel

as Narrator