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Condemned to death in absentia in France
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Getting Away with Murder(s)

Condemned to death in absentia in France, he fled west Germany in 1954to eventual...

Condemned to death in absentia in France, he fled west Germany in 1954
to eventual residence in Syria

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Condemned to death in absentia in France,
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he fled west Germany in 1954 to eventual residence in Syria.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
02:18:00
Uploaded
May 20, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Guerilla Films

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Movie Summary

99% of those who carried out the murders in the Holocaust were never prosecuted. Why not?
Unrepentant, he received a generous salary from the ruling baath party - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:11
Unrepentant, he received a generous salary from the ruling b...
He died in either 2001 aged 89 or 2010 age 98. - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:07
He died in either 2001 aged 89 or 2010 age 98.
Either way, he lived a longer life than all his victims. - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:05
Either way, he lived a longer life than all his victims.
This is salztorgasse. - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:05
This is salztorgasse.
And this was the back entrance of the huge building - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:06
And this was the back entrance of the huge building
It was installed here because this was a big hotel, a Jewish hotel. - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:07
It was installed here because this was a big hotel, a Jewish...
And in 1938, this was seized by the gestapo and made the headquarters. - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:07
And in 1938, this was seized by the gestapo and made the hea...
It had been completely destroyed during the second world war. - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:05
It had been completely destroyed during the second world war...
In the 19503, it had been rebuilt as a condominium. - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:06
In the 19503, it had been rebuilt as a condominium.
And this was the back entrance where the prisoners were brought - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:18
And this was the back entrance where the prisoners were brou...
And when Simon wiesenthal looked for a new office, he said, - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:16
And when Simon wiesenthal looked for a new office, he said,
Here was written 'documentation centre - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:11
Here was written 'documentation centre
So, he specifically chose it because it was a gestapo headquarters. - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:05
So, he specifically chose it because it was a gestapo headqu...
I'm sure of that, because it has a symbolic worth, - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:14
I'm sure of that, because it has a symbolic worth,
Gustav Wagner, nicknamed 'the beast', - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:09
Gustav Wagner, nicknamed 'the beast',
He ran the selection process that led to slave labour or death, - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:11
He ran the selection process that led to slave labour or dea...
Sentenced to death in absentia, he escaped to Brazil. - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:05
Sentenced to death in absentia, he escaped to Brazil.
After his exposure, several extradition requests were rejected. - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:06
After his exposure, several extradition requests were reject...
In 1980, aged 69, he was found dead with a knife in his chest. - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:07
In 1980, aged 69, he was found dead with a knife in his ches...
His attorney said that he had committed suicide. - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:05
His attorney said that he had committed suicide.