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Franz Leitmayr (Udo Wachtveitl, left) and Ivo Batic (Miroslav Nemec): They willingly look into all the abysses

Photo: Linda Gschwentner / BR

“You read something unbelievable there,” said the forensic doctor in the last third of the Munich “crime scene” with an expert air. »There are women who watch serial killer documentaries and masturbate to them. They idolize brutal murderers and publish lists of penis lengths.”

In the end, it turned out that one of these women with a problematic preference for disturbed types was also the one who drove the serial killer in the film to his crimes and supported him. She used the man's sadism to incite him to commit new acts of violence, which he then carried out in front of the camera.

In our review we wrote: “'Look at me' is the 95th 'crime scene' for the team around Batic and Leitmayr since 1991, and the two will be retiring the year after next. The current episode is not particularly virtuosic, but it has a certain sophistication that once again shows the quality of the two inspectors. They willingly look into all the abysses that open up before them. And that's a lot. There are many wrong turns in the investigation and a number of unexpected turns, but everywhere people's hurt and their greed for attention is evident in its most pathological excesses.

We gave it 6 out of 10. What do you say about the crime thriller?

The 96th case of the Munich commissioners has just been filmed. He plays on a NATO military training area during a maneuver. But it is far from the last episode with Commissioners Batic and Leitmayr. To say goodbye, they should complete the 100.

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