Alpine Evidence

Colino

Beyond Oktoberfest, alpine villages and neutral diplomacy, there are crimes that rarely make international headlines. Each week, a forensic scientist from Switzerland breaks down real cases from Germany, Austria and Switzerland — exploring not only the evidence, but also the legal systems and cultural factors that influence justice in Central Europe. If you want more than storytelling — if you want analysis — this is your podcast.

Episodes

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    Jack Unterweger: The Killer Who Fooled a Nation

    In the early 1990s, Austria believed in a remarkable story of rehabilitation. A convicted murderer had become a celebrated writer and public figure after years in prison. But as women began to disappear across Europe, investigators started to notice a disturbing pattern. In this episode of Alpine Evidence, we examine the case of Jack Unterweger and how charisma, media attention, and belief in redemption nearly obscured the truth. Ressources: “Austrian Writer Held in Miami in Killing of 9 Women” – The New York Times (1992)https://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/28/world/austrian-writer-held-in-miami-in-killing-of-9-women.html “Austrian Writer Convicted of Killing 9 Prostitutes” – The New York Times (1994)https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/30/world/austrian-writer-convicted-of-killing-9-prostitutes.html “Jack Unterweger: The Serial Killer Who Fooled Austria” – BBC News Magazinehttps://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-14186264 “Der Fall Jack Unterweger” – Der Standard (Archivberichte und Hintergrund)https://www.derstandard.at “Der Serienmörder Jack Unterweger” – ORF Archivberichtehttps://orf.at

    28 min

  2. 3 MAR

    Kehrsatz: Inside a Family Tragedy

    A quiet Swiss town.A respected police officer.Five lives lost inside a single home. In March 2010, Kehrsatz in the Canton of Bern became the center of a tragedy that raised more questions than headlines could answer. There was no unknown intruder.No dramatic manhunt.The forensic evidence was clear. So why did this case spark a national debate about firearms, institutional responsibility, and prevention? In this first episode of Alpine Evidence, we reconstruct the sequence of events and explore the psychological and systemic factors that can turn private crisis into irreversible catastrophe. Because sometimes the most unsettling cases are not the ones with missing suspects —but the ones that unfold quietly. Ressources: Kantonspolizei Bern – Medienmitteilungen (Archiv / Medienbereich)https://www.police.be.ch https://www.derbund.ch https://www.bernerzeitung.ch https://www.nzz.ch Der Bund (Berichterstattung 2010)Berner Zeitung (Archiv)Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) – Fallberichte & Hintergrund Family Annihilation / Familicide Research Liem, M., & Koenraadt, F. (2008). Familicide: A comparison with spousal and child homicide.PubMed:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18686096/ Wilson, M., Daly, M. (1997). Familicide: The killing of spouse and children.JSTOR:https://www.jstor.org/stable/3037381 Means Restriction / Access to Firearms & Suicide Harvard T.H. Chan – Means Matter Projecthttps://www.hsph.harvard.edu/means-matter/ World Health Organization – Suicide Prevention Reportshttps://www.who.int/health-topics/suicide Swiss firearm suicide research (Ajdacic-Gross et al.)Example overview:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16081220/ Violanti, J.M. et al. – Police Suicide Researchhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28513469/ International Association of Chiefs of Police – Officer Safety & Wellnesshttps://www.theiacp.org/resources/officer-safety-and-wellness Swiss Federal Office of Police (fedpol)https://www.fedpol.admin.ch Swiss Federal Statistical Office (Crime & Suicide Data)https://www.bfs.admin.ch Police Mental Health & Suicide🇨🇭 Swiss Firearm Policy Context

    21 min

  3. SEASON 1, EPISODE 1 TRAILER

    Introduction to Alpine Evidence

    In this introductory episode, I explain why criminal cases from Germany, Austria and Switzerland rarely reach an international audience — and why they deserve closer examination. As a Swiss forensic scientist specializing in forensic methodology, I share the origins of this podcast and how evidence, legal systems, and cultural context shape criminal investigations in Central Europe.

    3 min

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Beyond Oktoberfest, alpine villages and neutral diplomacy, there are crimes that rarely make international headlines. Each week, a forensic scientist from Switzerland breaks down real cases from Germany, Austria and Switzerland — exploring not only the evidence, but also the legal systems and cultural factors that influence justice in Central Europe. If you want more than storytelling — if you want analysis — this is your podcast.

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  • Creator
    Colino
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Colino
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