Podcast "Inside Austria": Did the police make mistakes in the investigation into a woman's murder?

On the night of November 20th to 21st, 2021, a woman in Vienna disappeared without a trace.

Her children quickly have a terrible suspicion: They believe that their mother's husband could have done something to his wife.

But the police don't seem to be taking the family's concerns seriously.

For days, the authorities assumed that the woman went on vacation with her partner.

While the police investigations are progressing slowly, the children take matters into their own hands to search for clues.

They eventually find the husband's car at the airport.

Her mother's body is discovered ten days later.

She was actually killed by her partner.

Did the authorities fail?

The relatives of the murdered accuse the authorities of serious mistakes.

Despite clear indications, it has not been determined for a long time.

Did the police actually do something wrong?

And is there a fundamental problem in Austria in how the authorities deal with violence against women?

In our mini-series on femicide in Austria, we reconstruct the case of a woman who was murdered by her husband.

We talk to the daughter of the victim, reflect on the behavior of the police and ask what politicians are doing to protect women from violence.

In the weekly podcast “Inside Austria”, SPIEGEL and STANDARD look together at the big and small scandals in Austria.

Together with journalists from both editorial offices, we reconstruct cases and events that move the country.

We look into political abysses, follow the investigations into the cause of Sebastian Kurz and his ÖVP.

And inform about an important Austrian topic of the week.