Cold-Case «Kristallhöhlenmord»: Mord soll nicht mehr verjähren | True Crime Schweiz Podcast | SRF

Should murder be subject to a statute of limitations – or not? Two teenagers disappear on a bike tour; months later, their bodies are discovered. What happened remains a mystery – the case is closed, but the region finds no peace. Now the National Council has decided: Murder should no longer be subject to a statute of limitations. _____________________________________________ 🔔 Subscribe to SRF Documentaries & Reports on YouTube now https://www.youtube.com/srfdok?sub_co... 👉 Do you have feedback or questions? We look forward to your messages at «[email protected]» – and we'd love for you to tell your friends and colleagues about us. _____________________________________________ Oberriet SG, July 29, 1982: Two teenage girls go on a bike tour through the Rhine Valley and never return home. Their bikes, still with their luggage, are found by the roadside, near the Kobelwald Crystal Cave. Despite a large-scale police search involving dogs and diving equipment, the young women remained missing. It wasn't until nine weeks later that the bodies of the 15- and 17-year-old girls were found in difficult-to-access terrain. Who killed them and what their motive remains a mystery to this day. Currently, murder in Switzerland has a statute of limitations of 30 years – the Crystal Cave murder thus remains a cold case. However, the ongoing shock in the region has prompted the National Council to address the issue of the statute of limitations for murder. In the future, murder will be made permanent, and intentional homicide will be subject to a 30-year statute of limitations. This offers hope for other unsolved crimes. "True Crime Switzerland" on the "Crystal Cave Murder" with Sibilla Bondolfi, SRF Court Correspondent. 👉 More on the case on Play SRF: https://www.srf.ch/play/tv/-/video/-?... 00:00 Intro 01:32 Two girls disappear 04:35 Body found – near the Crystal Cave 08:45 The suspects 13:19 Pros & Cons: Should murder have a statute of limitations? 16:59 The crux of the matter: maintaining legal peace 20:34 How the region is handling the murder case 23:03 Is it murder or manslaughter? _____________________________________________ Editors: Ramona Drosner, Matthias von Wartburg Guest: Sibilla Bondolfi, SRF Court Correspondent Public Relations: Nathalie Rufer _____________________________________________ This is "True Crime Switzerland": An SRF podcast about real Swiss crimes – with people who were close to the criminal cases. "True Crime Switzerland" is released every two weeks with a new case, from murder and arson to money laundering. NEW DOCUMENTARIES AND REPORTS EVERY WEEK _____________________________________________ 👇 More about documentaries & reports can be found here: 🎧 More stories to listen to: https://www.srf.ch/audio/themen/mensc... 👀 More documentaries on Play SRF: https://www.srf.ch/play/tv/themen/dok... _____________________________________________ Channel info: The SRF Documentaries & Reports teams report factually, avoid "scripted reality," and are committed to journalistic integrity. The editorial team's credo: We show life in all its shades. _____________________________________________ SRF's Social Media Netiquette: ► https://www.srf.ch/social-netiquette #SRFDok #Reportage #Murder #StatuteOfLimitation #TrueCrimeSwitzerland #SRF