Episode
692 // The Mysterious Death of Christian Pilnacek
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- Jul 20, 2026
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- 4280
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Summary
In this new episode, Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna discuss the mysterious death of Austria's Christian Pilnacek in October of 2023 with Dr.'s Sarah Schiffecker and David Perlmutter from Texas Tech University. Christian Pilnacek was a prominent Austrian lawyer and former judge who rose to become one of the most powerful officials in the country's Ministry of Justice before being suspended amid controversy. While his October 2023 death in a Danube tributary was quickly ruled a suicide, the circumstances remain surrounded by mystery due to allegations of a sloppy investigation and suspected political interference. Check out Dr. Schiffecker's work: https://www.depts.ttu.edu/comc/faculty/faculty/sschiffecker.php. Check out Dr. Perlmutter's work: https://www.depts.ttu.edu/comc/faculty/faculty/dperlmutter.php. Check out Quince: https://quince.com/MISSING. Check out Mint Mobile: mintmobile.com/missing. Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com. Main podcast theme by Kevin Macleod. Check out his work at https://incompetech.com/. Additional music by David Williams. See his work at http://williamsflutes.com. Follow Missing: IG: https://www.instagram.com/MissingCSM/. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/missingcsm. FB: https://www.facebook.com/MissingCSM. X: https://twitter.com/MissingCSM. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0yRXkJrZC85otfT7oXMcri. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/u…