Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In 1922, a remote farmstead in Bavaria became the scene of one of Germany’s most disturbing unsolved murders.
Six people were killed at Hinterkaifeck—and what happened before and after the murders only made the mystery more chilling. Strange footprints, unexplained activity around the farm, and clues that seemed to suggest someone may have been watching the family before the killings.
The killer was never definitively identified.
In Case File 014, we take a closer look at the Hinterkaifeck murders, the evidence left behind, the suspects investigators considered, and the theories surrounding one of Germany’s most infamous unsolved cases.
Who killed the family at Hinterkaifeck—and why?
In 1922, a remote farmstead in Bavaria became the scene of one of Germany’s most disturbing unsolved murders.
Six people were killed at Hinterkaifeck—and what happened before and after the murders only made the mystery more chilling. Strange footprints, unexplained activity around the farm, and clues that seemed to suggest someone may have been watching the family before the killings.
The killer was never definitively identified.
In Case File 014, we take a closer look at the Hinterkaifeck murders, the evidence left behind, the suspects investigators considered, and the theories surrounding one of Germany’s most infamous unsolved cases.
Who killed the family at Hinterkaifeck—and why?
