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Zwiesel triple murder trial

Overview

A trial is scheduled to begin at the Deggendorf District Court on October 1 for a 38-year-old man accused of a triple murder in Zwiesel. The case follows the discovery of three bodies in a multi-family residence in June 2025.

Prosecutors allege the defendant murdered two female neighbors in his apartment for sexual gratification. One victim was reportedly strangled with a cable and dismembered, while a second woman was allegedly attacked with a beer bottle and a hammer before being suffocated. The defendant is also accused of murdering the second woman’s partner with a hammer. The suspect reportedly surrendered to police in Austria following the crimes.

Entities

Deggendorf District Court · Zwiesel · Schwandorf · Landgericht Amberg · Austria

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

[● 2 SOURCES] A 38-year-old man is on trial for the triple murder of two women and a man in Zwiesel. www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.onetz.de
[● 2 SOURCES] The defendant allegedly murdered two women in his apartment for sexual gratification. www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.onetz.de
[● 2 SOURCES] The defendant allegedly killed the partner of the second woman to cover up his crimes. www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.onetz.de
[● 2 SOURCES] The first victim's body was allegedly dismembered, with her torso found in a refrigerator. www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.onetz.de
[● 2 SOURCES] The trial for the triple murder began on October 1st at the Deggendorf District Court. www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.onetz.de
[● 2 SOURCES] The 38-year-old suspect surrendered to police in Austria following the crimes. www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.onetz.de
[● 2 SOURCES] The first victim was allegedly strangled with a cable after consuming marijuana, medication, and alcohol. www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.onetz.de
[● 2 SOURCES] The second woman was allegedly struck with a beer bottle and at least 13 hammer blows before being suffocated with plastic wrap. www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.onetz.de
[● 2 SOURCES] The defendant allegedly entered the home of the second victim's partner and killed him with a hammer to cover up his crimes. www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.onetz.de

Timeline

about 11 hours ago

[CRIME] 3 sources
Zwiesel triple murder trial begins in Deggendorf
A trial begins in Deggendorf for a 38-year-old man accused of the triple murder of two women and a man in Zwiesel, Germany.
29 days ago

[CRIME] 13 sources
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Sources

allgaeuer-zeitung.de · berliner-abendblatt.de · onetz.de