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Hinterkaifeck Farm Murders
Six people were murdered on a German farm in 1922. Days before, the farmer found footprints leading to the farm—but none leaving. After the murders, someone fed the livestock, ate in the kitchen, and stayed for days. The killer was never found.
March 31, 1922
Bavaria, Germany
0 Hinterkaifeck remains Germany’s most baffling unsolved crime.
The Farm
Hinterkaifeck:
- Remote Bavarian farm
- Gruber family lived there
- Isolated location
- March 1922
- Six victims
The Warning Signs
Before the murders:
- Footprints to farm
- None leading away
- Newspaper on ground
- Strange noises heard
- Farmer told neighbors
The Victims
Who died:
- Andreas Gruber, 63
- Cäzilia Gruber, 72
- Viktoria Gabriel, 35
- Cäzilia Gabriel, 7
- Josef, 2
- Maid Maria, 44
The Aftermath
Disturbing details:
- Someone stayed after
- Fed the livestock
- Ate food in kitchen
- Fires lit
- Days of occupation
The Investigation
Police efforts:
- 100+ suspects questioned
- No arrest ever made
- Reopened multiple times
- Nazi records lost
- Still officially open
The Theories
Possible perpetrators:
- Neighbor with grudge
- Viktoria’s secret lover
- Former farmhand
- Incest-related revenge
- Unknown killer