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Uncanny find: child's skeleton discovered on Vöcklabruck school grounds!
The discovery of a partially mummified child's skeleton in Vöcklabruck is causing a stir. Details on the background and possible investigations.
Uncanny find: child's skeleton discovered on Vöcklabruck school grounds!
In a shocking incident, the partially mummified skeleton of a baby was discovered at the sports and integration middle school in Vöcklabruck. According to a former school principal, the body was found in the school attic around 50 years ago, but was initially ignored. It was only on Friday, during school hours, that police officers from the State Criminal Police Office's homicide squad arrived in civilian clothing to investigate the worrying discovery. An autopsy that could shed light on the circumstances of the skeleton is still pending, as the “Krone” reports.
Child crimes in Switzerland in the 1980s
The incident in Vöcklabruck is a fatal reminder of the dark years in Switzerland during the 1980s, when a series of child abductions and killings cost 21 children their lives. Of these, seven children disappeared without a trace, while the remains of other victims were found. Twelve of these cases remain unsolved to this day, making this decade a terrible chapter in Swiss criminal history, as can be seen from a comprehensive article on Wikipedia. In particular, the extreme similarities between the fate of the kidnapped children and the newly found skeleton raise questions and could indicate a systematic problem in society.
Notorious perpetrator Werner Ferrari was convicted of murdering several boys during this time. His actions and the unsolved cases cast a heavy shadow over the investigations by the Swiss authorities. During the 1980s, many of these child crimes went unsolved, leaving the missing children an indelible mark in the hearts of the public and the media. The Wikipedia article shows how the untraceability and uncertainty among the population was characteristic of the time, which also increased the risk that similar incidents would go undetected.
The discovery of the skeleton in Vöcklabruck could reignite the debate about how to deal with such crimes and make it clear that society must continue to deal with the unfortunate fates of victims and the failures of the past.