Overkill - A Murder and Its Victims (Swiss Press Audio 2026, by Charlotte Theile und Fiona Lusti)

Overkill - A Murder and Its Victims

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2026

Charlotte Theile und Fiona Lusti

Kreuzlingen, November 1989. Investigators find a body in the ruins of a burned-down house. Silke Wienrich, then 27 years old, was stabbed 14 times. She leaves behind a seven-year-old son, Sascha Weder. He was never compensated, and the perpetrator was never caught. We trace his life – and ask: How does Switzerland deal with victims of violence?

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Fiona Lusti / Swiss Press Award

Fiona Lusti

Journalistin, Zürich, 2001

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Charlotte Theile / Swiss Press Award

Charlotte Theile

Journalistin und Gründerin, Zürich, 1987

Charlotte Theile, born in Saxony in 1987, is an author and founder. She interned at the Süddeutsche Zeitung and reported from Switzerland as a correspondent from 2014 to 2018. In 2021, she founded the storytelling agency Elephant Stories, which produces podcasts, investigations, and documentaries. Until 2022, she was editor-in-chief of the industry magazine "Schweizer Journalist:in." She writes and speaks about politics, storytelling, and social issues. Since November 2019, she has hosted the podcast Breakup, in which people talk about their breakups. The series "When is it time for you?" has been published by Der Spiegel since fall 2022.

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Overkill - A Murder and Its Victims (Swiss Press Audio 2026, by Charlotte Theile und Fiona Lusti) - Swiss Press Award