TRUE CRIME LIVE SESSIONS – Das exklusive Begleitprogramm zur Ausstellung „SERIENKILLER – Die True Crime Ausstellung“

Parallel to the exhibition "SERIAL KILLERS - The True Crime Exhibition", the gripping TRUE CRIME LIVE SESSIONS await you: exciting lectures, real cases and exclusive insights from renowned experts in forensic medicine, case analysis and psychiatry.

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Dive even deeper into the world of real crime and experience true crime told live - shocking, fascinating and scientifically sound at the same time.

The program at a glance

🔬 The truth on the table - from the life of a forensic scientist

📅 11.06.2026 - 20:30 hrs

With forensic scientist Sarah Stockhausen. Exciting insights into real cases and the work at the autopsy table.

🔪 Serial offender Jeffrey Dahmer - offender profile, behavioral patterns and forensic psychological classification

📅 25.06.2026 - 20:00

An in-depth look at one of the most famous serial killers in history - analyzed by Carsten Schütte and Dr. Thorsten Sueße.

🧠 Why do people kill? - Typologies of perpetrators from a psychiatrist's perspective

📅 26.06.2026 - 20:30

Dr. Thorsten Sueße sheds light on psychological backgrounds, types of perpetrators and the question of why people become perpetrators.

🔪 Crimes of passion, serial murders and rampages - when emotions and extremism kill

📅 03.07.2026 - 20:30

Dr. Thorsten Sueße gives exciting insights into the psychological background of violent crimes, serial murders and rampages - based on real cases and his work as a court expert.

🩺 Tatort, SOKO, CSI & Co - true crime, dramaturgy versus reality

📅 08.07.2026 - 20:30

How realistic are TV crime dramas really? Alfred Riepertinger talks about real forensic medicine, pathology and spectacular cases from his decades of experience.

🕵️ The challenges of cold cases - opportunities and limitations

📅 17.07.2026 - 20:30

Carsten Schütte explains how unsolved cases are reopened, which modern methods are used today and why some crimes are only solved decades later.

🔪 The Fritz Honka case - the case analysis and forensic medicine perspective

📅 31.07.2026 - 20:00 hrs

Sarah Stockhausen and Carsten Schütte jointly analyze the infamous Fritz Honka case - from a forensic psychology and forensic medicine perspective.

🧼 Thomas Kundt - Murder, maggots, tragedies: crime scene cleaners up close

📅 23.09.2026 - 8:30 pm

Germany's best-known crime scene cleaner Thomas Kundt talks about real crime scenes, tragic fates and the dark side of his extraordinary day-to-day work.

🔞 FSK 16+

🎟️ Tickets for the live sessions are available separately and do not include a visit to the exhibition.

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