Bank robbery series

“From the perpetrator’s point of view, it may be the only solution”

Banks in Innsbruck were targeted particularly often.(Bild: Johanna Birbaumer)

Another police manhunt was launched in Tyrol on Tuesday after a robber targeted a bank. Since November 2023, there have been eight robberies of financial institutions in the "Holy Land". What are the motives for a robbery and how do the victims and the perpetrator fare afterwards? A criminal psychologist explains.

Egon Spiegl is deputy office manager of the Criminal Psychology Service in Vienna. Born in Tyrol, he worked as a police officer for many years before going on to study psychology. Following the bank robbery series in Tyrol, he provides fascinating insights.