E289: MURDER - Johann Oberreiter

Fresh Hell Podcast

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🗓️ 11 July 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s solo episode, Johanna takes you to the picture-perfect Austrian town of Werfen — home to falcons, frozen caves, The Sound of Music, and once... a baker with a deadly secret. Johann Oberreiter was a respected businessman, a model Catholic, and even a former town leader. But behind closed doors, he was also a poisoner.

In the mid-19th century, two young women in his household died suddenly.

Join us as we follow Oberreiter’s journey from gingerbread baker to convicted murderer!

Johann Oberreiter, arsenic poisoning, Werfen, Austrian true crime, historical murder, 19th century Austria, forensic toxicology, arsenic, Sound of Music, Eisriesenwelt, Hohenwerfen Castle, Austria crime history, Fresh Hell Podcast, true crime Europe, Lebzelter, gingerbread baker murder, murder in Werfen, Salzburg crime, historical poisoner, mayor murder case

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Fresh Hell podcast.
0:14.6	Fresh Hell contains stories of a disturbing and often graphic nature and is intended for a mature audience.
0:20.6	Please don't let your kids listen to this,
0:22.4	or they might turn out like us.
0:29.1	Hi, I'm Johanna from Austria and you're listening to your favorite international podcast. The podcast
0:37.2	usually hosted by two women who've never met in real
0:40.1	life, but as you might have already realized, someone is missing today. This week you're stuck
0:46.6	with yours truly, just one half of murder, mystery, and the macabre throughout history. Annie is off on a well-deserved vacation with her loved
0:56.9	ones, but no worries, she will be back next week. So for now, it's just me, just Johanna, coming to
1:03.8	you from Austria, and I've got a historical case for you that's as dark and twisted as ever. But before I dive into today's story, I would love
1:13.8	to give a huge shoutout to our newest Patreon members. And they are Veronica and Janice
1:21.7	Chardine. And forgive me, but I have to ask, any relations with L. Chardine from the Beach Boys?
1:28.1	And hey, while I've got you all to myself, this is a great time to remind you that if you
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