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Hinterkaifeck murders — the full case file

UNSOLVEDHinterkaifeck farmstead site3:136 September 2026

On the night of 31 March 1922, six people at the isolated Hinterkaifeck farmstead in Bavaria were killed with a mattock by an unknown assailant who then reportedly stayed on the property for several days. Despite an extensive investigation and numerous suspects, the case remains unsolved.

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