rders of Hinterkaifeck Farm
hair pieces . The clue to her death placement lies with the hair chunks in her hands . Cazilia was alive long enough to either watch in horror as members of her family were slaughtered or stumble upon the bodies and rip out her own hair in shock .
Despite the horrific nature of the crime , these are not the most unsettling facts of the case . Rewind to six months before the murders , the family ’ s previous maid left her job after claiming to hear voices and footsteps in the attic . The replacement maid would begin her post the day before the murder .
A few days before the murder , patriarch to the family Andreas Gruber , told neighbors he had discovered footprints leading to the house but none leaving . He is also reported as hearing voices in the attics and finding a strange newspaper .
The bodies were discovered the following week by a neighbor who had not seen the family in some time .
The postman also claimed that the last week ’ s mail was in the same place .
Possibly the most bizarre fact about this case is that whoever committed these murders stayed at the farm for several days . This is known as neighbors recalled seeing smoke rising from the chimney and the livestock had been fed and taken care of . No motive has been established and despite being am affluent family , large sums of cash were found in the house , so robbery is out .
The lack of known motive , viciousness of the attack on Viktoria , and the events leading up to the murder make this one of the most peculiar unsolved murders of all time . Now , over a century and a quarter later it will be virtually impossible to solve and the killer ’ s identity will most likely be lost in the annals of history . Perhaps one day some armchair detective or internet sleuth will crack the case but until then , lock your doors .