With the true crime documentary “Crime scene Reeperbahn: The contract killer” RTLZWEI travels to the heyday of red light crime, in which Pinzner in particular made a name for himself. Also known as “The Craftsman of Death”, he executes various gangsters who compete with one another and is one of them unprecedented serial killer at a time when it was dangerous on the Reeperbahn. Just recently, the NDR published a documentary series about the police unit from the time, “FD 65”.
The competing pimps and companies hired him to kill people. Tape recordings are used to trace Pinzner’s path and the crimes he committed in just over a year. After his arrest, he took his own life in a spectacular way, but also shot his wife and the public prosecutor.
But the new documentation not only travels into the past and leads to it Interviews with previous investigatorsthe previously unknown details disclose their work. At the same time, it is analyzed how Hamburg’s neighborhood has changed since then and which structures have remained that still characterize the red-light district today. In addition to the former investigators, St. Pauli legends from the time such as Klaus Barkowsky from the so-called “Nutella gang” and Kalle Schwensen also have their say. An interesting piece of contemporary history.
“Tatort Reeperbahn: The Contract Killer” on January 5 at 10:15 p.m. on RTLZWEI. The film is also streamed on RTL+