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'I've killed five people': Shooting suspect arrested near Innsbruck

'I've killed five people': Shooting suspect arrested near Innsbruck

A man has been arrested in the Austrian resort town of Kitzbuehel on Sunday after the shooting deaths of five people.

Teenager admits killing 7-year-old found in Vienna skip

Teenager admits killing 7-year-old found in Vienna skip

Female torso without head or arms found in Austrian lake

Female torso without head or arms found in Austrian lake

'Islamist motive' suspected in murder of elderly couple in Austria

'Islamist motive' suspected in murder of elderly couple in Austria

Pensioner arrested after trying to electrocute his wife

Pensioner arrested after trying to electrocute his wife

Mentally ill mother killed nine-year-old son

Mentally ill mother killed nine-year-old son

Two dead after family meeting ends in tragedy in Lower Austria

Two dead after family meeting ends in tragedy in Lower Austria

13-year jail sentence for attempted murder in Vienna asylum centre

13-year jail sentence for attempted murder in Vienna asylum centre

Austria's 'ice lady' to get round-the-clock psychiatric care

Austria's 'ice lady' to get round-the-clock psychiatric care

Man arrested on suspicion of killing parents with baseball bat

Man arrested on suspicion of killing parents with baseball bat

2016

Father of murdered children speaks about his grief and anger

Father of murdered children speaks about his grief and anger

Wife murderer found dead after Vienna manhunt

Wife murderer found dead after Vienna manhunt

Shooter killed her family then lay down to die beside mother

Shooter killed her family then lay down to die beside mother

Murder investigation into Vienna skater's 'suicide'

Murder investigation into Vienna skater's 'suicide'

Six dead bodies found in Austrian house

Six dead bodies found in Austrian house

Key found with body solved Tyrol murder mystery

Key found with body solved Tyrol murder mystery

Arrests over Halloween corpse find in Waldviertel

Arrests over Halloween corpse find in Waldviertel

Mystery of body found dumped in Tyrol car park

Mystery of body found dumped in Tyrol car park

Man lived with body of murdered lover for weeks

Man lived with body of murdered lover for weeks

Brunnenmarkt murder 'could have been prevented'

Brunnenmarkt murder 'could have been prevented'

Sister of woman killed by cop boyfriend speaks of grief

Sister of woman killed by cop boyfriend speaks of grief

Cop confesses to murder of girlfriend and son

Cop confesses to murder of girlfriend and son

Woman found stabbed to death in Vienna's Favoriten district

Woman found stabbed to death in Vienna's Favoriten district

Murder victim identified in Austria after 23 years

Murder victim identified in Austria after 23 years

Vienna iron bar murderer declared mentally ill

Vienna iron bar murderer declared mentally ill

Newspaper sellers attacked with iron bar in Vienna

Newspaper sellers attacked with iron bar in Vienna

Austrian man gets 15 years for ex-wife's murder in Geneva

Austrian man gets 15 years for ex-wife's murder in Geneva

Neo-Nazi arrested after asylum-seeker threats

Neo-Nazi arrested after asylum-seeker threats

Desperate wife laced husband's coffee with rat poison

Desperate wife laced husband's coffee with rat poison

‘Ice cream’ killer begins publishing internship

‘Ice cream’ killer begins publishing internship

Police APC protects right-wing vigil for murder victim

Police APC protects right-wing vigil for murder victim

Police hold crisis talks after brutal murder in Vienna

Police hold crisis talks after brutal murder in Vienna

American au-pair may have been killed by jealous lover

American au-pair may have been killed by jealous lover

Double murderer kills himself in prison cell

Double murderer kills himself in prison cell

Suspect in American au-pair murder case: ‘I’m innocent’

Suspect in American au-pair murder case: ‘I’m innocent’

Sisters stabbed to death in broad daylight in Austria

Sisters stabbed to death in broad daylight in Austria

Extradition of Gambian murder suspect takes place

Extradition of Gambian murder suspect takes place

Austrian prosecutor confirms American was murdered

Austrian prosecutor confirms American was murdered

Swiss say suspect in au-pair murder case can be deported

Swiss say suspect in au-pair murder case can be deported

Couple die after neighbour's iron bar attack

Couple die after neighbour's iron bar attack

Swiss arrest Gambian suspected of killing au pair

Swiss arrest Gambian suspected of killing au pair

American au pair 'died from suffocation'

American au pair 'died from suffocation'

American student found dead in Vienna apartment

American student found dead in Vienna apartment

Man arrested for killing pensioner after smoking row

Man arrested for killing pensioner after smoking row

German murder-suicide link to lake bodies

German murder-suicide link to lake bodies

Murder victim's head found in concrete block

Murder victim's head found in concrete block

Woman's body found in washed-up suitcases

Woman's body found in washed-up suitcases

2015

'Euro Ripper' may also have killed in Britain

'Euro Ripper' may also have killed in Britain

'Voices' told mother to kill five-year-old son

'Voices' told mother to kill five-year-old son

Teen jailed for 12 years for religious murder

Teen jailed for 12 years for religious murder

Woman found stabbed to death in Vienna

Woman found stabbed to death in Vienna

Praterstern murder suspect hands himself in

Praterstern murder suspect hands himself in

Man strangles wife who was planning divorce

Man strangles wife who was planning divorce

Slovak among victims of Vienna fire

Slovak among victims of Vienna fire

Five bodies found after suspicious fire

Five bodies found after suspicious fire

Eight arrests in Salzburg park stabbing

Eight arrests in Salzburg park stabbing

Teenager in court for fatal knife attack

Teenager in court for fatal knife attack

5000 years on ice: Ötzi, Europe's oldest celebrity

5000 years on ice: Ötzi, Europe's oldest celebrity

Murder-suicide in Vienna's Hietzing district

Murder-suicide in Vienna's Hietzing district

Stabbing victim dies after helping woman

Stabbing victim dies after helping woman

Mother and daughter found dead in shed

Mother and daughter found dead in shed

Life sentence for murder of transgender woman

Life sentence for murder of transgender woman

Suspected murder-suicide in Carinthia

Suspected murder-suicide in Carinthia

Four-year-old stabbed to death by mother

Four-year-old stabbed to death by mother

Mother confesses to killing five-year-old son

Mother confesses to killing five-year-old son

Police hunt suspected double murderer

Police hunt suspected double murderer

Brutal double murder in Vienna's Donaustadt

Brutal double murder in Vienna's Donaustadt

Life sentences for Austrian nun killers

Life sentences for Austrian nun killers

Suspect confesses to allotment murder

Suspect confesses to allotment murder

Divers search Danube for missing American

Divers search Danube for missing American

Bank employees on trial for grisly murder

Bank employees on trial for grisly murder

Convicted killer arrested for taxi driver murder

Convicted killer arrested for taxi driver murder

Teen suspect arrested after job centre stabbing

Teen suspect arrested after job centre stabbing

Austrian stabbed in Moscow over taxi fare

Austrian stabbed in Moscow over taxi fare

German student dies after violent assault

German student dies after violent assault

Nazi ritual murder suspect 'mentally ill'

Nazi ritual murder suspect 'mentally ill'

Man killed wife and then crashed car in tunnel

Man killed wife and then crashed car in tunnel

Trans prostitute murder suspect arrested

Trans prostitute murder suspect arrested

Austrian gets life for murdering step-daughter

Austrian gets life for murdering step-daughter

Man strangled ex-wife with shoelace

Man strangled ex-wife with shoelace

Transsexual asylum seeker's body found

Transsexual asylum seeker's body found

Body discovery triggers murder investigation

Body discovery triggers murder investigation

German axe killer kept body for three months

German axe killer kept body for three months

Suspect confesses to killing mother

Suspect confesses to killing mother

2014

Austrian resident in Nigeria Xmas murder

Austrian resident in Nigeria Xmas murder

Romanian in court for brutal robberies

Romanian in court for brutal robberies

Russian and Chechen wanted for Linz murder

Russian and Chechen wanted for Linz murder

Hollywood interest in 'ice cream killer' story

Hollywood interest in 'ice cream killer' story

Cold-blooded 'ice-cream' killer used a chainsaw

Cold-blooded 'ice-cream' killer used a chainsaw

Austrian murder suspect extradited from US

Austrian murder suspect extradited from US

Hand grenade murder trial starts in Vienna

Hand grenade murder trial starts in Vienna

Police protect killer from victim's parents

Police protect killer from victim's parents

Jealous gunman arrested after shooting rival

Jealous gunman arrested after shooting rival

Man shoots 'love rival' in castle car park

Man shoots 'love rival' in castle car park

Nazi ritual murder now 'cannibalistic'

Nazi ritual murder now 'cannibalistic'

Saalfelden murder 'was Nazi ritual killing'

Saalfelden murder 'was Nazi ritual killing'

Austrian murder suspect captured in Portland

Austrian murder suspect captured in Portland

Woman (20) murdered in Saalfelden

Woman (20) murdered in Saalfelden

Austrian jailed for killing cop in Hungary

Austrian jailed for killing cop in Hungary

Call girl accused of murdering older lover

Call girl accused of murdering older lover

Bound corpse found in burnt out apartment

Bound corpse found in burnt out apartment

Son lived one week with mother's corpse

Son lived one week with mother's corpse

Murder-suicide in Upper Austria

Murder-suicide in Upper Austria

Double tragedy ends the life of two brothers

Double tragedy ends the life of two brothers

Father on trial for murdering step-daughter

Father on trial for murdering step-daughter

Man in coma after elderly aunt shot him

Man in coma after elderly aunt shot him

Reconstruction of scene of teen murder

Reconstruction of scene of teen murder

British man arrested for murder in Amstetten

British man arrested for murder in Amstetten

Gmunden rapist gets 18 years for murder

Gmunden rapist gets 18 years for murder

'Murderer' ambassador targeted in prison

'Murderer' ambassador targeted in prison

'Warning signs' before teen murder

'Warning signs' before teen murder

Murder after sex attack at teen party

Murder after sex attack at teen party

Lawyer arrested for murder of ex-wife

Lawyer arrested for murder of ex-wife

Search on for body parts after grisly murder

Search on for body parts after grisly murder

Cleaners find dead baby in Munich train toilet

Cleaners find dead baby in Munich train toilet

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