1 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:09,680 A NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY 2 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:15,200 Emergency services... 3 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:18,520 Yeah, can you send an ambulance to the rue du Tilleul? 4 00:00:19,240 --> 00:00:22,200 We found an individual 5 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:25,480 with his hands and feet tied. He was gagged with duct tape 6 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:28,960 and his head was smashed in. 7 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:31,040 Is the person conscious? 8 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:34,040 Yeah, so far, he is, but he's in really bad shape. 9 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:38,560 He says he was kidnapped in Germany. 10 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:40,680 He's wanted for voluntary manslaughter. 11 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:42,040 Voluntary manslaughter? 12 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:43,280 For a while now. 13 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:47,440 The case dates back to almost thirty years ago, 14 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:52,280 when a 14-year-old French girl, Kalinka, was killed in the 1980s. 15 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:55,520 There's been an unexpected development... 16 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:42,720 LINDAU GERMANY 17 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:52,880 JULY 10, 1982 18 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:33,280 WALTRAUD MAYER PARAMEDIC 19 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:52,120 ANDRÉ BAMBERSKI KALINKA'S FATHER 20 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:22,000 GERMANY LINDAU 21 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:47,120 BAMBERSKI FAMILY 22 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:07,280 ELISABETH ARAGON ANDRE BAMBERSKI'S NEIGHBOUR. 23 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:23,840 AUTOPSY REPORT 24 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:56,160 ACCORDING TO THE FINDINGS IN THE LUNGS, 25 00:09:56,240 --> 00:10:01,560 WE CANNOT EXCLUDE INFLAMMATORY AND PATHOLOGICAL ALTERATIONS. 26 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:11,200 WE CANNOT DETERMINE A CLEAR CAUSE OF DEATH 27 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:08,240 ALEXANDRE PARRA-BRUGUIÈRE DANIÈLE GONNIN'S LAWYER 28 00:11:56,160 --> 00:12:03,160 BECAUSE I WAS OVERWORKED, THEY ALLOWED ME TO ANSWER IN WRITING. 29 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:41,320 DR WOLFGANG EISENMENGER MEDICAL EXAMINER 30 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:12,920 250MG INJECTION 31 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:17,720 PATRICIA JOLLY JOURNALIST 32 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:48,680 POLICE 33 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:23,800 YVES LEVANO DIETER KROMBACH'S LAWYER 34 00:24:23,960 --> 00:24:27,720 PHILIPPE MOTTA JOURNALIST 35 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:06,200 DANY PUT HER CONSCIENCE AT EASE 36 00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:09,920 MURDER, HOMICIDE 37 00:25:42,520 --> 00:25:45,880 A STRANGE STORY 38 00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:26,560 IS DR. DIETER KROMBACH A VICTIM? 39 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:03,640 A STRANGE STORY 40 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:42,560 AUTOPSY, POST-EXHUMATION DECEMBER 4, 1985 41 00:27:44,640 --> 00:27:47,160 THE GENITALS WERE REMOVED 42 00:27:50,120 --> 00:27:52,720 NO REMAINING PARTS 43 00:27:56,840 --> 00:28:00,080 IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SPECIFY THE OCCURRENCE OF SEXUAL INTERCOURSE 44 00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:03,480 BY EXAMINING THE GENITALS, WHICH HAVE BEEN REMOVED 45 00:29:00,120 --> 00:29:02,720 FRANÇOIS GIBAULT ANDRÉ BAMBERSKI'S LAWYER 46 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:59,000 I SEE NO REASON FOR ME TO TRAVEL TO PARIS FOR A HEARING. 47 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:31,200 SVENJA MAUER-GÜNTHER FORMER LINDAU RESIDENT 48 00:35:34,320 --> 00:35:41,320 IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN AN INTRAVENOUS INJECTION PERFORMED HOURS BEFORE HER DEATH 49 00:35:43,320 --> 00:35:46,240 THE REGURGITATION OF FOOD SUBSTANCES INTO THE AIRWAYS 50 00:38:53,160 --> 00:38:59,880 BARBARA VÖLKEL TV REPORTER 51 00:39:24,760 --> 00:39:28,040 The sex offender remains a free man. 52 00:39:34,640 --> 00:39:37,880 Dr. Krombach could have gotten 10 years. 53 00:39:37,960 --> 00:39:40,520 Nobody here understands the mild sentence. 54 00:39:40,600 --> 00:39:44,560 More than 2,200 signatures have been collected in a petition 55 00:39:44,640 --> 00:39:48,360 to keep the doctor away from patients for good. 56 00:39:57,720 --> 00:40:01,320 A Frontal interview of the sex offender on camera. 57 00:40:14,600 --> 00:40:18,720 Only vetted questions could be asked, in the presence of his lawyer. 58 00:40:53,400 --> 00:40:57,400 Did you believe she was a willful participant? 59 00:40:58,120 --> 00:41:03,680 She never said yes, but she never said no either. 60 00:41:03,760 --> 00:41:07,640 When I kissed her, she kissed back. 61 00:41:07,720 --> 00:41:12,520 At first, I was just kissing her, and I said "Do you want to go further?" 62 00:41:12,600 --> 00:41:14,720 And she just smiled. 63 00:41:25,720 --> 00:41:28,600 It was very interesting for me, 64 00:41:28,680 --> 00:41:31,760 and I also speak a little Russian and... 65 00:41:31,840 --> 00:41:36,920 I told her "I love you" in Russian during the act. 66 00:41:37,000 --> 00:41:41,560 And I mean, I'm not saying she was ecstatic, 67 00:41:41,640 --> 00:41:46,080 but I had the impression that she was agreeing to it. 68 00:41:53,440 --> 00:41:58,080 Like they said in ancient Rome: "Those who remain silent seem to agree." 69 00:42:43,960 --> 00:42:47,040 Can I briefly speak with you? 70 00:42:47,120 --> 00:42:47,960 No. 71 00:42:48,040 --> 00:42:51,440 - Can we do a short interview? - No, we cannot, we won't. Thank you. 72 00:44:30,320 --> 00:44:35,120 PETRA STEPHAN LIBRARIAN 73 00:45:44,240 --> 00:45:47,880 JUSTICE FOR KALINKA 74 00:46:06,400 --> 00:46:11,120 THE MYSTERIOUS LIFE OF DR. KROMBACH FROM LINDAU, BY LAKE CONSTANCE 75 00:47:32,760 --> 00:47:39,640 GERMANY 76 00:47:57,520 --> 00:48:04,480 LICENSE TO PRACTICE 77 00:48:52,080 --> 00:48:54,280 Kalinka, Bamberski's daughter, 78 00:48:54,360 --> 00:48:56,440 died at the young age of 15 79 00:48:56,520 --> 00:48:59,560 after an injection given by Dr. Krombach. 80 00:48:59,640 --> 00:49:01,640 JUDICIAL AUTHORITIES 81 00:49:26,920 --> 00:49:29,280 I thought, "it's too risky." 82 00:49:29,360 --> 00:49:32,160 "If anything happens and I know what kind of guy he is, 83 00:49:32,240 --> 00:49:34,520 I have to make it public now." 84 00:50:32,320 --> 00:50:36,160 It's ridiculous to think, as Mr. Bamberski does, 85 00:50:37,160 --> 00:50:41,280 that I made love to her. 86 00:50:41,360 --> 00:50:42,560 That you raped her! 87 00:50:43,080 --> 00:50:45,720 I didn't need to, I was married, 88 00:50:45,800 --> 00:50:48,800 I was happy with Kalinka's mother. 89 00:50:48,880 --> 00:50:52,600 Besides, she did stay with me 90 00:50:53,240 --> 00:50:56,120 for another five years, I believe. We got divorced. 91 00:50:56,200 --> 00:50:57,440 But it wasn't because of this, 92 00:50:57,520 --> 00:50:59,280 it was because I cheated on her 93 00:50:59,360 --> 00:51:03,200 with another woman, a friend of hers. 94 00:51:03,280 --> 00:51:04,480 Well, it happens. 95 00:51:05,560 --> 00:51:09,760 SCHEIDEGG GERMANY 96 00:53:55,120 --> 00:53:59,520 ANTON KRASNIQI BARMAN 97 00:59:39,840 --> 00:59:43,480 HIGH COURT 98 01:00:41,520 --> 01:00:43,840 He's wanted for voluntary manslaughter. 99 01:00:43,920 --> 01:00:44,920 Voluntary manslaughter? 100 01:00:45,000 --> 01:00:46,000 For a while now. 101 01:00:46,040 --> 01:00:46,840 Rue du Tilleul? 102 01:00:46,920 --> 01:00:49,960 Yeah, rue du Tilleul, near the customs building. 103 01:00:50,040 --> 01:00:53,080 - Is there an arrest warrant? - Yes, it says "dangerous individual." 104 01:01:01,760 --> 01:01:04,520 This guy is wanted... 105 01:01:04,600 --> 01:01:07,960 Wait, there's a guy who is gagged, with his hands and feet tied. 106 01:01:08,040 --> 01:01:09,600 We are rue du Tilleul. 107 01:01:09,680 --> 01:01:12,880 His hands are bound. Wait. 108 01:01:12,960 --> 01:01:14,400 He's with a guy who's been gagged. 109 01:01:14,480 --> 01:01:17,600 We are rue du Tilleul, he's been gagged. His hands and feet are tied. 110 01:01:29,320 --> 01:01:30,880 Sir? 111 01:01:30,960 --> 01:01:31,960 Yes? 112 01:01:32,000 --> 01:01:33,560 Is your first name Dieter? 113 01:01:34,400 --> 01:01:35,480 Yes. 114 01:01:36,680 --> 01:01:38,600 His first name is Dieter. 115 01:01:38,680 --> 01:01:41,640 He says he was abducted in Germany. 116 01:01:42,720 --> 01:01:44,520 Is he conscious? 117 01:01:44,600 --> 01:01:47,040 Yes, so far, he is but he's in really bad shape. 118 01:01:48,880 --> 01:01:51,200 They promised me they would bring me back home. 119 01:01:51,280 --> 01:01:53,360 They promised him they would bring him back home. 120 01:01:53,440 --> 01:01:55,480 What nationality did you say they were, Russian? 121 01:01:56,240 --> 01:01:57,240 They spoke Russian. 122 01:01:57,320 --> 01:01:59,080 - They spoke Russian. - OK. 123 01:03:24,240 --> 01:03:30,080 André Bamberski, indicted for kidnapping, faces up to ten years of imprisonment. 124 01:03:31,920 --> 01:03:36,440 LAURENT DE CAUNES ANDRÉ BAMBERSKI'S LAWYER 125 01:04:21,400 --> 01:04:23,000 At 11 p.m., 126 01:04:23,080 --> 01:04:25,480 André Bamberski was released, 127 01:04:25,560 --> 01:04:27,880 but he's been indicted on charges of kidnapping 128 01:04:27,960 --> 01:04:29,360 and criminal association. 129 01:04:30,880 --> 01:04:32,520 I gave my consent 130 01:04:33,640 --> 01:04:37,240 on October 9, 2009, 131 01:04:38,160 --> 01:04:44,040 for Krombach to be brought to France. 132 01:04:44,720 --> 01:04:47,360 PHILIPPE OHAYON DIETER KROMBACH'S LAWYER 133 01:06:17,240 --> 01:06:20,360 I am 100% convinced of my father's innocence. 134 01:06:20,440 --> 01:06:22,600 Over the years, these things have put 135 01:06:22,680 --> 01:06:26,120 a tremendous emotional burden on our family. 136 01:06:26,880 --> 01:06:30,040 Can you show us where it happened? 137 01:06:30,120 --> 01:06:32,280 I just know from my dad's account. 138 01:06:32,360 --> 01:06:35,160 I know this is his parking space, and he said, it happened 139 01:06:35,240 --> 01:06:37,160 just before he could reach the car. 140 01:06:37,240 --> 01:06:39,640 The police saw a huge puddle of blood here. 141 01:06:39,720 --> 01:06:43,960 Initially, the police assumed that he'd been murdered. 142 01:07:19,600 --> 01:07:21,320 EQUALITY 143 01:07:35,880 --> 01:07:37,240 ASSIZE COURT 144 01:07:37,840 --> 01:07:40,680 Emotions were running high at the start of Dieter Krombach's trial 145 01:07:40,760 --> 01:07:42,280 this morning at the Assizes Court. 146 01:07:42,360 --> 01:07:44,520 This is the first face-to-face confrontation 147 01:07:44,600 --> 01:07:47,640 between the man who is accused of killing young Kalinka 148 01:07:48,280 --> 01:07:50,600 and her father, André Bamberski. 149 01:07:51,280 --> 01:07:54,240 My first thought and my first words 150 01:07:55,480 --> 01:07:57,120 are for Kalinka. 151 01:08:13,040 --> 01:08:15,280 Mr. Krombach is in a terrible condition 152 01:08:16,640 --> 01:08:18,960 thanks to Mr. Bamberski's friends. 153 01:08:19,040 --> 01:08:21,399 It's a surreal situation. 154 01:08:22,200 --> 01:08:23,840 We have a man who's in the defendant's box 155 01:08:23,920 --> 01:08:26,880 because the accusing party brought him to France 156 01:08:27,680 --> 01:08:29,120 after violently assaulting him. 157 01:08:44,200 --> 01:08:45,200 What is the truth? 158 01:08:45,240 --> 01:08:47,760 The truth is my father didn't do anything. 159 01:08:47,840 --> 01:08:52,000 He's not guilty. It's the act of a crazy man, a maniac. 160 01:09:19,840 --> 01:09:23,479 Mr. Bamberski, as always, is determined. 161 01:09:23,560 --> 01:09:27,880 Is it a relief for him to finally get him to face justice? 162 01:09:27,960 --> 01:09:31,359 It's a relief because that has always been his objective: 163 01:09:31,439 --> 01:09:32,960 to put Krombach on trial. 164 01:11:02,520 --> 01:11:05,040 A man's life is at stake, he has heart problems. 165 01:11:05,120 --> 01:11:07,000 An expert confirmed it. 166 01:11:07,800 --> 01:11:10,320 Dieter Krombach is no longer able to appear in court. 167 01:11:11,040 --> 01:11:13,000 Facing justice, the German cardiologist 168 01:11:13,080 --> 01:11:14,680 has invoked a medical issue... 169 01:11:17,360 --> 01:11:20,200 Many journalists reporting on the trial 170 01:11:20,280 --> 01:11:23,720 have contacted Mr. Levano and Mr. Ohayon, 171 01:11:23,800 --> 01:11:25,320 prior to the trial, 172 01:11:26,040 --> 01:11:29,840 and they always said the trial wouldn't happen. 173 01:11:30,560 --> 01:11:34,280 Turns out, they were right once again. 174 01:11:34,360 --> 01:11:40,440 Curiously, the medical issue matched his specialty, cardiology. 175 01:11:41,880 --> 01:11:45,240 SIX MONTHS LATER 176 01:11:50,960 --> 01:11:55,720 Kalinka, whom he believes was killed by her stepfather Dieter Krombach... 177 01:11:56,400 --> 01:12:00,000 Why didn't he think to call the police so they could freeze the scene? 178 01:12:00,080 --> 01:12:02,320 Danielle Gonnin, Kalinka's mother. 179 01:12:02,400 --> 01:12:06,160 The former spouses do not even make eye contact. 180 01:12:07,080 --> 01:12:08,920 What is your state of mind? 181 01:12:09,640 --> 01:12:10,720 I am... 182 01:12:10,800 --> 01:12:13,280 far more confident 183 01:12:13,360 --> 01:12:15,760 and more serene than the last time around. 184 01:12:16,680 --> 01:12:17,960 Meaning? 185 01:12:18,040 --> 01:12:19,400 Meaning... 186 01:12:19,480 --> 01:12:23,080 over the past few weeks, everything has been done 187 01:12:23,960 --> 01:12:27,560 to prevent Mr. Krombach from having another episode. 188 01:12:28,320 --> 01:12:30,280 Of course, it needs to end. 189 01:12:30,360 --> 01:12:32,720 Of course he wants to prove his innocence. 190 01:12:32,800 --> 01:12:34,240 Because he is innocent. 191 01:15:20,760 --> 01:15:27,760 POLICE 192 01:16:10,720 --> 01:16:13,240 ASSIZE COURTROOM N°3 193 01:18:24,520 --> 01:18:27,960 It has raised doubts. She says she could have been sedated 194 01:18:28,040 --> 01:18:30,640 by Mr. Krombach on the night of her daughter's death. 195 01:18:31,600 --> 01:18:34,680 I had my doubts, now it's more than doubts. 196 01:18:36,840 --> 01:18:39,800 I'm almost certain that he is lying. 197 01:18:39,880 --> 01:18:41,200 That hurts. 198 01:18:41,280 --> 01:18:43,080 And now, I have to live with that. 199 01:18:44,920 --> 01:18:50,280 I would have appreciated if Dieter Krombach had told me: 200 01:18:50,360 --> 01:18:53,520 "It was an accident, I panicked 201 01:18:53,600 --> 01:18:54,800 and I lied." 202 01:18:54,880 --> 01:18:56,320 I would have understood, 203 01:18:56,400 --> 01:18:58,360 I may have forgiven him. 204 01:18:58,440 --> 01:19:01,760 But now, I can't forgive him. 205 01:19:44,960 --> 01:19:49,200 Obviously, my first thought is for Kalinka. 206 01:19:49,720 --> 01:19:52,880 Justice has been done in her honor 207 01:19:53,720 --> 01:19:58,520 and I'll now be able to grieve for her. 208 01:20:04,640 --> 01:20:07,160 DIETER KROMBACH WAS SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON 209 01:20:07,240 --> 01:20:09,360 FOR "BODILY HARM LEADING TO UNINTENTIONAL DEATH." 210 01:20:09,440 --> 01:20:13,280 HE'S ALWAYS CLAIMED HIS INNOCENCE 211 01:20:13,360 --> 01:20:15,160 DESPITE ANDRÉ BAMBERSKI'S PROTESTS, 212 01:20:15,240 --> 01:20:18,240 HE WAS RELEASED ON FEBRUARY 22, 2020 FOR MEDICAL REASONS. 213 01:20:18,320 --> 01:20:21,880 HE DIED ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2020 IN GERMANY 214 01:20:23,480 --> 01:20:30,480 TO DATE, 16 WOMEN HAVE COME FORWARD WITH SEXUAL ABUSE CLAIMS 215 01:22:54,360 --> 01:22:58,480 Subtitle translation by: Thomas Isackson