Murder in the Mourning

The Forgotten Corpses of Hanover

Murder in the Mourning

Show Notes

In terms of serial killers you’ve “never heard of,” this case may be the one.

Dismembered body parts, hacked apart with saws, began appearing in Hanover, Germany during the 1970s. First, a torso, followed by a leg, and then arms and a thorax! The atrocities only kept coming.

This “human puzzle” has confused investigators for nearly half a century.

Sources:

Breen, K. (n.d.). 3 charged in connection with One direction star Liam Payne’s death in Argentina. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/liam-payne-death-charges-argentina/

R/unresolvedmysteries - the saw-killer of Hannover killed six people in the 1970s and left their body parts in public places - all victims are unidentified and there are no suspects. (n.d.). https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/j4ii4a/the_sawkiller_of_hannover_killed_six_people_in/

Wikimedia Foundation. (2024, April 15). Saw-killer of Hanover. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saw-Killer_of_Hanover

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