Giese/Tiemann/Kraas // Die Einkreisung

1975, a cold January day in Münsterland. A car leaves the road on an icy road. The driver, a young woman from Borken, dies on the spot. It is an accident that raises questions. First of all, who is responsible. This is because responsibilities have shifted in the course of the local government reform. Police officers from Bocholt and Borken investigate in parallel - and come across all kinds of inconsistencies. Which is the prelude to the gripping true crime live radio play podcast DIE EINKREISUNG! Sarah Giese, Christoph Tiemann and Johannes Kraas have dug deep into the archives to reconstruct an almost true case. Who would have thought that a territorial reform would provide material for a thriller? With plenty of local color and real audio material from interviews with contemporary witnesses, the makers play with the lurid true crime genre - and the importance of regional borders...

90min, without intermission
German spoken language

By and with Sarah Giese, Christoph Tiemann and Johannes Kraas Interview partners Ulrich Paßlick, Renate Volks-Kuhlmann, Georg Ketteler, Simon Schwerhoff, Britta Kusch-Arnhold, Horst Tiemann, Dr. Norbert Fasse, Bernd Schmäing, Gerd Hagedorn, Johannes Hoven, Leo Hessling, Dr. Werner Loock, Ludger Nienhaus Special thanks to Jule Wanders, Till Notzon and Laura Säumenicht The project is part of "Schilderwechsel - 50 Jahre Gebietsreform im Münsterland" by the Regionales Kulturbüro Münsterland beim Münsterland e.V. Co-production: FARB Borken