Life after the murder

Deep abysses: Offenders reveal their stories

What makes people like Jürgen K. commit murder? They all have a story - three perpetrators talk about their lives before and after.

(Bild: Prewein Martina)

They have done terrible things, killed other people. They beat them to death, stabbed them, shot them. In "Krone" Crime, three convicted murderers talk. About their deeds. About the before, the after. And about their now.

Jürgen K. (65)

„In Wahrheit warte ich nur noch auf das Sterben“

You want me to talk about my past? Then I'd better start with my childhood. I actually only have fond memories of it; my relationship with my parents and siblings was always harmonious. Bourgeois - that's how I would describe the circumstances I came from.

And yet it happened that - as a young man - I took a different path and started working in the red light district; somehow this scene fascinated me. And after a few years of training, I opened my own establishment in the countryside, in a village in Styria. Nevertheless, I remained true to my roots and led a rather conservative private life; I always had stable relationships and had two children.

The beginning of the "sticking point"
If someone had asked me 20 years ago how I imagined my later life, I would have answered: In my old age, I want to enjoy the peace and quiet in my pretty house, surrounded by my family. I will grow vegetables in the garden, go for walks in the forest; simply enjoy what I have created for myself. Yes, that was my plan. And then everything turned out very differently ...