S1 Ep4: Jack Unterweger, the ‘reformed’ prisoner from hell

Devils in the Dark

True Crime, Comedy

4 • 835 Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Helen Anderson and Danni Howard travel to 1970s Austria to dive into the world of famous writer and not so reformed murderer Jack Unterweger. After serving time in prison for one horrendous murder, Jack’s writing hobby spiralled into an illustrious career… so illustrious that he was let out of prison early… triggering one of the worst killing sprees modern Europe and America have ever seen. Expect eerie radio plays for children, an infamous stay at the Los Angeles Cecil Hotel, and one of the biggest blunders of the prison reform system ever seen. Devils in The Dark contains graphic details of sexual assault and violence and is not intended for all audiences. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

00:00 - Introduction
06:00 - Where Jack’s story begins
08:23 - The murder of Margret Schäfer
12:52 - Jack goes to prison
13:50 - Jack gets a book deal
19:08 - Celebrity writer Jack Unterweger gets released
29:30 - The murder of Blanka Bockova
31:22 - The murders of Brunhilde Masser, Heide Hammerer and Elfriede Schrempf
35:04 - The one surviving victim
36:00 - Jack moonlights as a news reporter
39:20 - Jack goes to the USA
40:49 - The murders of Shannon Exley, Irene Rodriguez, Sherri Ann Long
44:32 - Jack Unterweger is on the run
46:21 - The trial of Jack Unterweger
55:18 - Outro

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to Devils in the Dark with me, Helen Anderson and me, Danny Howard.
0:06.0	In every episode, we're going to be turning back the clock and looking at some of the worst murder cases in history.
0:12.0	In this episode, we're looking into master manipulator, Jack Intervega Danny, how are you today?
0:34.8	What have you been up to?
0:36.4	I'm so tired. Why? My husband and I went for a cabin in the woods for the weekend.
0:44.4	And lovely relaxing trip. And no, I've made it, it wasn't, that's not why I'm tired. Like, it was not gross.
0:52.0	It's just, I don't know if you've ever tried to relax in the woods, but a lot of, just a lot goes on.
0:57.8	Like what?
0:58.7	Well, I grew up in the city.
1:01.9	So maybe I'm just not used to it, but like, picture this.
1:05.1	I'm in the hot tub and the stars are out.
1:08.4	I've got a wine in my hand.
1:09.9	And I'm like, oh, yeah, Zen.
1:12.2	And the hot tub's like, br-r-ha.
1:14.1	I'm in a lovely time.
1:15.8	And I get out, and I'm like, oh, yeah, I'm ready for bed now.
1:17.6	I'm so relaxed.
1:19.0	I'm in bed.
1:20.1	And there's crickets or whatever, like normal, you know, the wind rustling through the trees.
1:26.1	I'm like, oh my God. I'm so relaxed.
1:29.3	And then all I hear is,
1:30.9	ah!
	...

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