ORF Legend Dies: 4 Spectacular Cases from Aktenzeichen XY

Austria One Legend Dies

Erich Romanowsky, creator of the popular TV series "Aktenzeichen XY... ungelöst", passed away on August 24, 2023.

Romanowsky was known for his innovative approach to crime reporting.

His 50-year career included creating the Austrian section of Interpol and serving as the director of the Vienna Criminal Investigation Department.

Romanowsky's most famous creation was the crime show "Aktenzeichen XY... ungelöst."

The show, which premiered in 1967, features unsolved crimes and asks viewers for their help in solving them.

Here are four of the most spectacular cases featured on "Aktenzeichen XY... ungelöst":

In 1922, six members of the Gruber family were brutally murdered on their farm in Bavaria.

Despite extensive investigations, the crime remains unsolved to this day.

Austrian serial killer Jack Unterweger was convicted of murdering 11 women in the 1990s.

He was released from prison in 1991 but was later convicted of murdering another woman and committed suicide in prison.

In 1982, 14-year-old Kalinka Bamberski was murdered by her stepfather, Dieter Krombach.

Krombach was convicted of the murder in 1995 but was later acquitted on appeal. He died in 2008.

In 1981, Ursula Herrmann was kidnapped and murdered in Austria.

The case remains unsolved, but the police believe that Herrmann was killed by a serial killer who has never been identified.