Unsolved murders in Linz: Who will reveal the truth?

Unsolved murders in Linz: Who will reveal the truth?

A gruesome murder occurred in Linz's old town 37 years ago that remains unsolved to this day: OÖN sports editor Günther skull was found shot dead on the night of February 27, 1988 at 3:30 a.m. A taxi driver who initially thought Skull was just drunk eventually discovered the gunshot wound behind his ear. The shocking incident not only affected Linz's night owls, but also left a trail of sadness and helplessness throughout the entire region. The playground where the murder took place no longer reminds us of this crime, while the search for the murderer continues frustratingly linza.at reported.

Unsolved murder cases in Linz

Unsolved murders are rare in Upper Austria, as on average 96 percent of all murder cases have been successfully solved in the last 50 years. Nevertheless, the Skull case is one of only seven that remain obscure. Despite the still valid catcher's reward of 13,600 euros, the identity of the perpetrator remains a mystery. The investigators believe that there could be a banal motive behind the crime; There are even rumors that an editor from another paper might be involved in the case, like oe24.at determines. In the years following this murder, there were other violent crimes in Linz that also remained unsolved and continued to cause fear and terror in the city.

The unsolved murder of Günther Skull not only remains a cold case, but is also a memorial for the unfinished justice in the region. Although interest in the case has been repeatedly renewed in the media, particularly by the ORF program “Thema” in September 2017, there has so far been no useful information about the perpetrator. The search for the murderer of the sports editor, who became a legend in Upper Austria, is and will remain an unsolved challenge for the investigators for the time being.