Jack Unterweger - The Charming Serial Killer

The story

"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.

Cast & crew

Astrid WagnerCast

Jack UnterwegerCast

Bianca Mrak

Bianca MrakCast

Reinhard Haller

Reinhard HallerPsychiatrist

Ernst Geiger

Ernst GeigerPolice investigator

Hans-Jürgen Lerhofer

Hans-Jürgen LerhoferProsecutor

John MalkovichCast

Fritz Friedel

Fritz FriedelNarrator