Double murder in the Wienerwald: Investigators on the trail of the mafia!

Double murder in the Wienerwald: Investigators on the trail of the mafia!

On April 24, 2025, the crime film "Murder in Vienna: The Last Bite" will be broadcast on the ARD at the best time. The film is an exciting work by director Sabine Derflinger, which is based on a script by Horst Günther Fiedler. The story revolves around a double murder near a hunting lodge in the Vienna Forest, which the investigators called Lieutenant Colonel Carl-Albrecht Nassau and Majorin Malzer on the scene. These two protagonists face the challenge of clarifying the murders of Robert Ehrlacher, the head of a special department against organized crime, and Peter März, an employee of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution. The Interior Minister has commissioned Nassau and Malzer to investigate the murder and puts great hopes in the investigator duo.

The story develops quickly when Nassau is flown directly to the crime scene with a helicopter from the family lock, while Malzer is with a visit to the outdoor pool. During the search of Ehrlacher's apartment there is a fatal incident when Nassau shoots an attacker with tattoos from an East Mafia organization. When the two murder victims are autopsy, it becomes clear that they are also provided with such tattoos. This connection gives the investigators suspected that the murders could be related to organized criminal activities.

background of organized crime

The investigation by Nassau and Malzer find their context against the background of active clan wars in Europe. In particular, the rival Montenegrin clans "Kavac" and "Skaljari" have been involved in a bloody conflict since 2014, which has already requested around 80 fatalities. This conflict originated from the theft of 200 kilograms of cocaine in Valencia. During the winter of 2018, for example, a murder was carried out in front of the well -known Viennese local Figlmüller, which further tightened the tensions between the clans. The Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) also revealed several failed murder plot in Vienna.

A special focus was on a planned double murder in the spring of 2020, which was to be implemented with a car bomb and Colombian contract killers. However, the attack failed due to the technical problems of the bomb builder, so that the target persons could escape unscathed. Chat messages, which were ensured as part of the "Achilles Operation", showed that civilian victims should also be consciously accepted to fulfill the orders.

raids and arrests

The comprehensive investigations by the BKA have achieved impressive results since April 2021: 36 tons of addictive substances and high double -digit million sums in cash have been ensured and 82 firearms were confiscated. These raids led to 400 people, including the well-known Mafia sponsor Dario D., better known as the "Dexter". The BKA boss Andreas Holzer emphasizes the need for expanded surveillance options for the police in communication via trade fair services in order to counter organized crime more effectively.

As the current events in the film show, the tensions and violence between the clans are getting great. The spectators are confronted with a deep insight into the abysmal machinations of organized crime and at the same time as the reality of the dangers that this crime also brings for society. The audience can therefore not only experience a gripping thriller, but also take a realistic view of the problems of crime in Vienna.