Jack Unterweger was an Austrian serial killer who murdered several women before committing suicide in 1994. In 1976 jailed for murder but became a literary sensation while in prison. Out on parole, he killed nine prostitutes before being caught once more.
Jon Siskel
Director
Jack Unterweger
Self (archive footage)
David O'Brien
Narrator (voice)
John Leake
Self - Biographer
Bianca Mrak
Self - Jack's Girlfriend
Günther Nenning
Self - Journalist
Gregg McCrary
Self - FBI Profiler
Max Edelbacher
Self - Criminal Investigator
Ernst Geiger
Self - Criminal Investigator
Willi Hengstler
Self - Filmmaker
Hans Lehofer
Self - Defense Attorney
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