S3 Ep13: Jack Unterweger

What Makes a Killer

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Documentary, True Crime, Society & Culture, History

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🗓️ 24 June 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

It's May 1990, and convicted murderer Jack Unterweger is about to charm his way out of prison. After teaching himself how to read and becoming a well-known children's author, Unterweger had convinced the Austrian public that he was a changed, reformed man. But it was a ruse, and his release would only lead to the death of at least nine more women in both Austria and the United States. He was once again on the loose, on top of the world, and not trying to hide it from anyone. But no one suspected it was him.

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0:00.0	What makes a killer contains graphic details of sexual assault and violence and is not intended for all audiences.
0:07.0	Listener discretion is strongly advised.
0:12.0	In May 1990, a convicted killer was released from a prison in Austria having served just under 14 years behind bars.
0:21.0	His name was Jack Unterveger.
0:24.0	A brutal killer who is now going to embark on what I think is one of the most horrifying killing sprees in modern European history.
0:35.0	A master manipulator, Unterveger was living the double life of a celebrated writer and that of a serial killer.
0:43.0	And now that he was free, he was ready to strike again.
0:47.0	Once released from prison, he went on to kill nine women and was suspected of two others in just over a year.
0:56.0	He possessed what one calls the charm of a psychopath.
1:01.0	The style was completely different. He was absolute brutality and bursts of violence.
1:08.0	His victims all died the same way. Each strangled using the same specific knot.
1:15.0	You are face to face with them. You are seeing the life drain out of them. You can choose to stop. You can choose to carry on.
1:22.0	In public, he was the poster boy of prison reform in Austria who had transformed from murderer to model citizen.
1:29.0	But little did his supporters know that Jack Unterveger was leading a double life.
1:35.0	This is what makes a killer, a series that chronicles the lives and crimes of the world's most notorious killers.
1:43.0	I'm your host, Jennifer Natoso. In every episode we'll trace a killer's origins, examine their behavior and follow their path to bloodshed.
1:52.0	In this episode, we'll discuss Jack Unterveger.
1:59.0	In June 1976, 25-year-old Jack Unterveger was found guilty by a court in Salzburg, Austria of the brutal murder of a young German woman.
2:19.0	Unterveger confessed and was sentenced to life. However, Unterveger only served just under 14 years.
2:27.0	He was released in May 1990, and only a few months later, prostitutes started to disappear.
2:34.0	For the next 10 months, Unterveger went on a killing spree across Austria, the former Czechoslovakia, and even the United States.
2:43.0	Unterveger was suspected of murdering 11 women but was convicted of nine.
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