On April 4, 1922, Lorenz Schlittenbauer made his way over to his neighbors farm to check in on the family. The Hinterkaifeck farm in Germany had been completely silent for several days and Lorenz had grown concerned. He wasn’t prepared for the horrific scene that was waiting for him inside.
There were six bodies, Andreas Gruber, his wife, Cäzilia Gruber, their daughter, Viktoria Gabriel, and Viktoria’s children, Cäzilia Jr. and Josef. The family’s maid, Maria Baumgartner, was also found dead at the scene. The murders were gruesome, the work of an obviously sick and twisted person or persons.
