Jack Unterweger - The Charming Serial Killer

Overview

"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.

Top Cast

Astrid Wagner

Jack Unterweger

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Bianca Mrak

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Reinhard Haller

Psychiatrist

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Ernst Geiger

Police investigator

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Hans-Jürgen Lerhofer

Prosecutor

John Malkovich

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Fritz Friedel

Narrator