Silenced to Death
Why the State Makes It So Easy for Murderers.
“Why do some deaths go undiscovered? And how many are there? The answers to these questions are fascinating and help to fundamentally improve our forensic work.”
Mark Benecke, Criminal biologist and author
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“In Austria, almost every murder is solved. At least that’s what the statistics say. However, there is a large dark field behind this: forensic experts estimate that every second murder remains undiscovered. This is because many murders can only be discovered through forensic medical examinations, and these are taking place less and less frequently. “Totgeschwiegen” is a true-crime book with many case studies about the failure of a system that prefers to boast about low murder rates rather than look for the bodies in the cellar.”
Thomas Trescher – Vienna: Edition QVV, 2019, ISBN 978-3-200-06546-8