Six people were mysteriously murdered in Germany’s coldest case.
The Hinterkaifeck farmstead was a lonesome place. Located near the woods outside the Bavarian town of Gröbern, about an hour’s drive from Munich and a half-mile behind, or “hinter,” the town of Kaifeck, it was the home of 35-year-old Viktoria Gabriel and her two children, 7-year-old Cäzilia and 2-year-old Josef, as well as her elderly parents Andreas and Cäzilia Gruber.
The family was known for keeping to themselves. Still, neighbors grew concerned on April 1, 1922, when young Cäzilia missed school and the entire family failed to show up to the church where Viktoria was a member of the choir. Cäzilia missed school again on April 3, and by then, mail for the family had begun to pile up at the local post office. On April 4, the family’s neighbors decided to investigate. Lorenz Schlittenbauer, a farmer who lived nearby, led the search party.
What they discovered likely haunted them for the rest of their days.
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