There's a German Crime for That

21/12/2021

We are back with the sketchy death of politician, arms dealer and pl***oy Uwe Barschel. He was discovered dead in a bathtub in Geneva by a gossip-rag journalist. Was it su***de? Murder? And who wanted him dead? Episode 6!

https://anchor.fm/theresagermancrimeforthat/episodes/Ep--6-Uwe-Barschel-We-have-brewery-horses-e1c0gd4

12/05/2021

Episode 5 is finally out! Sylvia Lundschien joins me to discuss the fishy murder of Detlev Rohwedder. Leftwing terrorists? Corrupt politicians? Or all of the above?

We have a theory!

https://anchor.fm/theresagermancrimeforthat/episodes/Ep-5-Detlev-Rohwedder-The-whole-system-was-blowing-up-e10o6ol

The crime: The murder of trust custodian Detlev Rohwedder on April 1, 1991 The guest: Sylvia Lundschien, journalist Recorded in the new Berliner Zeitung podcast studio! On April 1, 1991, Detlev Rohwedder was murdered while standing in the library of his villa on the shores of the Rhine River in Duss...

07/10/2020

07/10/2020

Huge shout out to Topf Schmid Comedy for Episode 4! Recorded in the brand new Berliner Zeitung podcast studio (thanks!).

The crime: The 54-hour Gladbeck hostage drama in West Germany The guest: Christoph Schmid, friend, comedian, father. On August 16, 1988, Hans-Jürgen Rösner and Dieter Degowski were caught robbing a bank in the Dortmund suburb of Gladbeck in what was then West Germany. An ensuing hostage drama invo...

07/10/2020

Episode 3 was a blast! Recorded in the News Cafe at Berliner Zeitung!

https://anchor.fm/theresagermancrimeforthat/episodes/Ep--3-Fritz-Honka-They-abbreviated-it-as-FaKo-ejnu34

The crime: Serial killer Fritz Honka killed four women in Hamburg The guest: Sylvia Lundschein, Inforadio journalist A simple google brings more information about Friedrich Paul "Fritz" Honka than you could ever need. Here's his wikipedia page. His life was the basis for the (German) book Goldene Ha...

04/09/2020

Episode 2! Summer Banks and I discuss the theft of the Big Maple Leaf and subsequent investigation! A coin that ... well it was something.

The Crime: Theft of the Big Maple Leaf, a coin worth $6mln The Guest: Summer Banks, improv comedian, translator Recorded in Saaldeck Cafe & Bar on Karl-Marx-Allee in Berlin which, in hindsight, was maybe not the best decision. More about the coins here.

27/08/2020

Episode 2 will be out tomorrow but for now, Episode 1: A professional hit in Berlin.

The Crime: A simple underworld hit in a questionable Berlin neighborhood turns into something much, much darker. The Guest: Thomas Ewald, writer and comedian. Update: Vadim K. was charged with murder and gun charges on June 18, 2020 and remains in a German prison awaiting trial.

14/07/2020