Jack Unterweger

"I was a greedy, ravenous individual, hungry for life, determined to rise from the bottom...
it wasn't me!"
The final words to his jury.

A rare Austrian serial killer, Unterweger started killing in 1976. The victim, 18-year-old Margaret Schaefer, was beaten then strangled with her own bra. Unterweger was arrested for this murder and claimed that this victim was a prostitute, but this is highly unlikely. Unterweger was 24 at the time, and was given life imprisonment for the murder.

While in prison he discovered literature, and wrote poetry, a novel and an autobiography. He received quite a bit of success from his writing and he was eventually given parole in 1990.

In October, 1990, a prostitute was found dead. AND in the first few months of 1991 six more women disappeared. It seemed that Jack still liked killing people.

During these months Unterweger's writing success continued and he went to the U.S.A. to promote his work. During his time in L.A. three prostitutes were murdered. Seemed back luck just followed Unterweger around. Bad luck for whores that is.

On the way back to Austria, Unterweger stopped off in Prague where he met another prostitute, Blanka Bockova, who was found murdered not long after (not surprisingly).

By this time Austrian police had figured Unterweger out and began questioning him regularly. Eventually Unterweger cracked and fled to America - Florida to be precise - where he was arrested and extradited back to Austria.

Unterweger was found guilty of nine murders despite there being little evidence to prove it beyond doubt, and was found hanging from his cell roof less than 24 hours after being sentenced to life for a second time. Out of interest the ad hoc rope used was made out of shoelaces and a track suit cord.