News on three cases

Lies, miscarriages of justice – and a “devil’s confession”

Now three men whose actions have repeatedly made headlines in 2024 have been psychiatrically examined.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/zVg (2) und Polizei)

New facts about three major criminal cases from 2024: The "Swift assassin" now claims to be mentally ill. A Slovakian was able to kill because his dangerousness was underestimated by the authorities. And an Afghan urgently wants to return to his home country after his horrific deed. 

It was in midsummer 2024 when the FBI gave the Austrian authorities an alarming tip-off: Beran A., a young man from Ternitz, was apparently in the process of organizing a terrorist attack - and there were some indications that he could soon put his terrible plan into practice.