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Casefile True Crime

Case 197: The Austrian Ripper

Casefile True Crime

Casefile Presents

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.741.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2021

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

In 1974, a young woman named Margaret Schafer was strangled to death in her hometown of Ewersbach, Germany...

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Narration – Anonymous Host
Research & writing – Jessica Forsayeth
Editing – Erin Munro
Creative direction – Milly Raso
Production and music – Mike Migas
Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn

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1:07.5

It was a crisp spring night on May 13, 1974, when a young woman walked out of a sales

1:13.4

ballg bar with a smartly dressed stranger. Julia, not her real name, had started chatting

1:20.2

to the man after he initiated a conversation with her. Although they had just met, Julia

1:26.7

was more than impressed with his charming and talkative manner. As he led Julia outside,

1:33.5

he offered her a lift home, gesturing to his expensive Ford Mustang parked across the

1:38.6

street. Accepting his offer, Julia hopped into the car's passenger seat. As the Mustang

1:46.6

drove away from the bright lights of sales ballg and into the surrounding countryside, Julia

1:52.3

realised that the man was driving in the opposite direction of her home. She began to panic.

2:00.8

They headed down a small laneway and into a meadow surrounded by dense bushes. It was

2:06.8

completely deserted. With no street lights to illuminate the area, all was pitch black

2:13.6

outside. Julia's fear grew. Then, just as the man drove deeper into the field, the car

2:23.4

became stuck in the mud. Suddenly, they stopped. As the Mustang's wheels turned and turned

2:31.9

without gaining any traction, Julia saw her chance. She leapt from the passenger seat

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