Ep. 19: The Hinterkaifeck Murders - Whispers from the Attic
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On this episode of What Dwells Beneath, Perzival discusses the Hinterkaifeck murders, Germany’s oldest unsolved nightmare. In 1922, a Bavarian farm family and their maid were butchered, the killer lingering to eat their bread and sleep in their beds. Attic footsteps, a vanished key, and one-way footprints haunt the case. Was it a vengeful neighbor, a ghostly soldier, or a cursed darkness? Content warning: graphic violence, including against children, and family secrets. Listen carefully.
We dissect four theories—betrayal, wrath, grudge, or supernatural force—none fully solving the mystery. Why kill the children? Why stay? The bloodied mattock offers no answers. Join our Patreon at patreon.com/whatdwellsbeneath, hop into our Tavern Dwellers Discord, or email encounters to whatdwellsbeneath@gmail.com.
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