In the Rupperswil murder case, four people were found killed on December 21, 2015, after a house fire in Rupperswil, Aargau in Switzerland. The perpetrator, Thomas Nick, was found guilty in March 2018 and sentenced to life imprisonment.
On December 21, 2015, firemen were called to a fire in a house in Rupperswil, a village in Aargau in northern Switzerland. The bodies of four people were found in the house, and it soon became clear that they had been killed before the fire broke out.[1]
The victims were 48-year-old Carla Schauer-Freiburghaus, her 13-year-old and 19-year-old sons, and the older son's girlfriend.[2] The assailant entered the family's house by posing as a school psychologist.[3] He tied up the three teenagers and forced Schauer-Freiburghaus to withdraw 10,000 Swiss francs and 1,000 euro at banks, then tied her up also and sexually abused the younger son. He murdered all four by slashing their throats and set fire to the house.[2][4]
The cantonal police offered a reward of 100,000 francs for information.[5] For five months, the killer remained elusive, but the investigation led in May 2016 to the arrest in a Starbucks in Aarau of a 33-year-old student,[3][4][6] Thomas Nick.[7] His DNA as well as his fingerprints were identified at the crime location, and he gave a comprehensive confession.[2][4] He coached youth football and had no criminal record. The prosecutors have never disclosed how they caught him but location records of his phone - which cell sites the phone had connected to during the day of the crime - and internet search history played a role in identifying him as a suspect.[3][8][9] He did not know the victims and apparently sought them out because of the younger son. When he was apprehended, the police found cable ties, adhesive tape, an old Swiss armyordnance pistol, and rope handcuffs in a rucksack. These were interpreted as a sign that he planned future crimes of a similar nature.[2][4]
Trial and sentenceedit
Nick was tried in the district court in Lenzburg on charges of murder, extortion, kidnapping, hostage-taking, sexual acts on a child, indecent assault, arson, and pornography.[6] He was found guilty in March 2018 and sentenced to life imprisonment.[10][11]
The quadruple murder is one of the worst crimes in Swiss history, and Nick has been dubbed "the beast of Rupperswil".[6][12] There was public discussion of whether Nick should be considered for release after 20 years, as is the norm with indefinite sentences under Swiss law. In December 2018, a court rejected an appeal by prosecutors to have him ruled ineligible for parole.[6]
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^ abcAndreas Maurer (December 21, 2020). "Digitale Ermittlungen - Fünf Jahre nach Vierfachmord von Rupperswil wird bekannt: Umstrittene Fahndungsmethode war nutzlos". Solothurner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved November 11, 2023.
^ abcdErich Aschwanden (May 13, 2016). "Täter von Rupperswil plante weitere Morde". NZZ (in German). Retrieved November 11, 2023.
^"Fall Rupperswil: 100'000 Franken Belohnung ausgesetzt". St. Galler Tagblatt (in German). February 18, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
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^Alex Baur (December 20, 2018). "Urbaniok schert aus". Die Weltwoche (in German). Retrieved November 11, 2023.
^Sven Altermatt (May 11, 2018). "Indizien verdichten sich: Handydaten führten die Aargauer Ermittler zu Thomas N." Aargauer Zeitung. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
^Michael Sahli (December 24, 2020). "So wurde der Vierfachmörder wirklich gefasst!". Blick (Switzerland) (in German). Retrieved November 11, 2023.
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rupperswil, murder, case, four, people, were, found, killed, december, 2015, after, house, fire, rupperswil, aargau, switzerland, perpetrator, thomas, nick, found, guilty, march, 2018, sentenced, life, imprisonment, contents, events, investigation, trial, sent. In the Rupperswil murder case four people were found killed on December 21 2015 after a house fire in Rupperswil Aargau in Switzerland The perpetrator Thomas Nick was found guilty in March 2018 and sentenced to life imprisonment Contents 1 Events and investigation 2 Trial and sentence 3 See also 4 ReferencesEvents and investigation editOn December 21 2015 firemen were called to a fire in a house in Rupperswil a village in Aargau in northern Switzerland The bodies of four people were found in the house and it soon became clear that they had been killed before the fire broke out 1 The victims were 48 year old Carla Schauer Freiburghaus her 13 year old and 19 year old sons and the older son s girlfriend 2 The assailant entered the family s house by posing as a school psychologist 3 He tied up the three teenagers and forced Schauer Freiburghaus to withdraw 10 000 Swiss francs and 1 000 euro at banks then tied her up also and sexually abused the younger son He murdered all four by slashing their throats and set fire to the house 2 4 The cantonal police offered a reward of 100 000 francs for information 5 For five months the killer remained elusive but the investigation led in May 2016 to the arrest in a Starbucks in Aarau of a 33 year old student 3 4 6 Thomas Nick 7 His DNA as well as his fingerprints were identified at the crime location and he gave a comprehensive confession 2 4 He coached youth football and had no criminal record The prosecutors have never disclosed how they caught him but location records of his phone which cell sites the phone had connected to during the day of the crime and internet search history played a role in identifying him as a suspect 3 8 9 He did not know the victims and apparently sought them out because of the younger son When he was apprehended the police found cable ties adhesive tape an old Swiss army ordnance pistol and rope handcuffs in a rucksack These were interpreted as a sign that he planned future crimes of a similar nature 2 4 Trial and sentence editNick was tried in the district court in Lenzburg on charges of murder extortion kidnapping hostage taking sexual acts on a child indecent assault arson and pornography 6 He was found guilty in March 2018 and sentenced to life imprisonment 10 11 The quadruple murder is one of the worst crimes in Swiss history and Nick has been dubbed the beast of Rupperswil 6 12 There was public discussion of whether Nick should be considered for release after 20 years as is the norm with indefinite sentences under Swiss law In December 2018 a court rejected an appeal by prosecutors to have him ruled ineligible for parole 6 See also editCheshire Connecticut home invasion murders a similar incident in Cheshire Connecticut United States in July 2007References edit Thomas N muss im Marz vor Gericht 20 Minuten in German 28 September 2017 Retrieved 15 November 2023 a b c d L auteur du massacre de Rupperswil arrete L Alsace in French May 13 2016 Retrieved November 11 2023 a b c Andreas Maurer December 21 2020 Digitale Ermittlungen Funf Jahre nach Vierfachmord von Rupperswil wird bekannt Umstrittene Fahndungsmethode war nutzlos Solothurner Zeitung in German Retrieved November 11 2023 a b c d Erich Aschwanden May 13 2016 Tater von Rupperswil plante weitere Morde NZZ in German Retrieved November 11 2023 Fall Rupperswil 100 000 Franken Belohnung ausgesetzt St Galler Tagblatt in German February 18 2016 Retrieved November 11 2023 a b c d Beast of Rupperswil killer remains eligible for release SwissInfo Swiss Broadcasting Corporation December 13 2018 Retrieved November 11 2023 Alex Baur December 20 2018 Urbaniok schert aus Die Weltwoche in German Retrieved November 11 2023 Sven Altermatt May 11 2018 Indizien verdichten sich Handydaten fuhrten die Aargauer Ermittler zu Thomas N Aargauer Zeitung Retrieved November 11 2023 Michael Sahli December 24 2020 So wurde der Vierfachmorder wirklich gefasst Blick Switzerland in German Retrieved November 11 2023 Swiss Criminal Code en Government of Switzerland Retrieved 20 November 2023 Beast of Rupperswil handed indefinite prison sentence for quadruple murder The Local Switzerland AFP March 16 2018 Retrieved November 11 2023 Adrian Meyer Gabi Schwegler Die schlimmsten Morder der Schweiz Blick Schweiz in German Archived from the original on May 14 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rupperswil murder case amp oldid 1224236946, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
