
The Poet and the Prostitutes: An International Hunt for a Celebrity Serial Killer
Published: December 30, 2025
Duration: 49:54
He was a celebrated poet, a darling of the Viennese intellectual elite, and a man who had been famously rehabilitated after a murder conviction. But Jack Unterweger was hiding a monstrous secret. Following his release, a series of murders began—first in Austria, then in Los Angeles. This is the story of the unprecedented international investigation that unfolded as the FBI and Austrian Federal Police joined forces, suspecting the unthinkable: their celebrated literary figure was a prolific, transatlantic serial killer. Unravel the mystery alongside the world's greatest law enforcers and forensic scientists as they work to pierce Unterweger's charming facade, us...