the sensational crime was a case of the ‘ 70s: The acclaimed actress, Ingrid van Bergen shoots her Lover. As the process begins a few months later, hundreds of onlookers in front of the Munich Palace of justice, the police kept the crowd at Bay. Before the court the details of the sex life laid out, which made the tabloid press gleefully excl.
The case is actually not a mystery. However, the ZDF puts two forensic experts to reconstruct the events again. The psychologist, Katinka Keckeis, and the retired Profiler Axel Petermann ask questions that are already answered. Reporters, who were at that time already, to tell the story again. Refreshingly, the 88-year-old Ingrid van Bergen itself, which makes your dry comments.
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motive jealousy? Probably
What had happened: The famous actress, Ingrid van Bergen learns on a horse farm real estate broker, Klaus Knaths know. Van Bergen, in retrospect: “look, your windshield wipers still running. That was the first thing I said to him. So the disaster took its course.“ Court reporter Gisela can Friedrichsen contribute, Knaths I played High Life only and no five Mark in the bag had.
draws Anyway, this Jaguar driver in the Villa of the actress on lake Starnberg. On 2. February 1977 van Bergen is waiting for the Beloved. The ZDF the scenes, as you have to be able to be in soft focus. He’s not coming, she drinks and takes Valium, a woman calls and asks for “Klaus,” she called around desperately.
comes When the infidelity finally, she takes the Revolver, lying around in the bedroom, shooting three Times and hitting him fatally. Psychologist Keckeis says: “A deep insult, a lack of alternative options for action, a highly emotional Situation can lead to such a serious offence.” Ah Yes, so it must have been. Questions? Here are the entertainment-subscribe to our Newsletter
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Ingrid van Bergen cites from memory gaps. Can that be right?
Ingrid van Bergen had taken at the time of 1.9 per Mille of alcohol in the blood and Valium. In the case of the police, she says she can’t remember anything. To check the thirty-years later, under the two ZDF pull-forensic experts a drinking experiment, as aspiring lawyers to develop a better understanding for the intoxicated offender. At least Petermann takes a few shots to.
He feels “elated”, has “warm ears” and comes to 0.31 ppm. The young budding lawyers to trust more – and Petermann notes in amazement: “All of them have a blood alcohol level, and show failure symptoms.” The attempt by senior drugs expert knows that, “Valium and alcohol is a bad combination. It is structured in the Situation, but afterwards, it’s like a big black hole.“ Na, please.
Sexist humiliation
in court, van Bergen had to endure, that intimate Details of the love relationship to Knaths were laid out, which contributed to the tabloid press in the world. The judge refrained from the Public and press be excluded. Why? You would have to know of the ZDF-documentary like.
the public exposure of an actress, a star lawyer Rolf Bossi did His with a most peculiar defense strategy. He ordered as a reviewer for a woman doctor, who declared the five to be court-seated men, is that women were in menopause in a difficult mental state, which could well lead to short-circuit actions. Ingrid van Bergen was then 33 years old, and her 12 years younger Lover repeatedly been used as a “climacteric cow” humiliated.
menopause and alcohol as a criminal mitigating factors? The judges were assured, and convicted van Bergen to seven years in prison on account of reduced debt capacity. “A fair judgment”, – commented at the time, ZDF-Reporter Bernhard Töpper. Because of the high van Bergen is dismissed after five years from prison.
she played in some movies and on the Theater. In 2009, she goes to the jungle camp and win. “I was after the judgment, no matter what happens with me,” says the 88-year-old van Bergen.
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