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25.07.2025 - 07:00 Uhr
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Crime Daheim Special: Der Scharfrichter von Amberg - Der Mann mit dem Schafott

Bis Mitte der 1930er Jahre rollten in Amberg die Köpfe. Raubmörder, Brandstifter, Kinderschänder - sie alle wurden im Innenhof der Fronfeste hingerichtet. Wie lief das ab? Wer war dabei? Was ging da vor? Eine Spurensuche.

Scharfrichter Franz Xaver Reichhart (rechts) und seine Gehilfen vor dem Schafott im Innenhof der Fronfeste in Amberg. Noch heute erinnert ein Baldachin an die Stelle, an der die Hinrichtungen stattfanden. Bild: Stadtarchiv Amberg
Scharfrichter Franz Xaver Reichhart (rechts) und seine Gehilfen vor dem Schafott im Innenhof der Fronfeste in Amberg. Noch heute erinnert ein Baldachin an die Stelle, an der die Hinrichtungen stattfanden.

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