The Vienna Strangler

Release Date: 2006-10-21

Overview: The chilling story of Austrian author and serial killer Johann “Jack” Unterweger. Convicted in 1976 for the brutal murder of 18-year-old Margaret Schäfer, strangled with her own bra, Unterweger was sentenced to life in prison. Behind bars, he reinvented himself as a writer, publishing poetry, plays, and an acclaimed autobiography that portrayed his crimes as the product of a troubled youth. His transformation into a literary figure won him the support of intellectuals and politicians, who campaigned for his release. In 1990, after serving just 15 years, Unterweger walked free — hailed as a symbol of rehabilitation.... or was he?

Rating: 3 / 10

Cast

Jack Unterweger

as Self (archive footage)

Bianca Mrak

as Self - Jack's Girlfriend

Astrid Wagner

as Self - Lawyer & Jack's Girlfriend

John Leake

as Self - Biographer

Walter Bruschweiler

as Self