“Jenke. Crime”
New true crime series with Jenke von Wilmsdorff starts
The new true crime series “JENKE. CRIME” with Jenke von Wilmsdorff
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In his new series “Jenke. Crime”, Jenke von Wilmsdorff provides exclusive insights into the life, thoughts and feelings of criminals. He confronts convicted criminals with their past and answers the question “How do you become a criminal?” to the bottom.
With “Jenke. Crime”, Jenke von Wilmsdorff, 55, not only breaks through his previous TV projects – he catapults the true crime sector to a new level. Instead of talking about old crimes, putting himself in the minds of the police, prosecutors and perpetrators, the journalist sits down at a table with four criminals. The point of view of a bank robber, a drug lord, as well as a neo-Nazi and cybercriminal firsthand. Even the first glimpses of the new series sparked discussion.
“Jenke. Crime”: Four men – four criminal pasts
Philip Schlaffer – former neo-Nazi
Philip Schlaffer, 42, is one of the four men who will answer Jenke’s questions. “I was part of the violent neo-Nazi scene for over 12 years,” explains Schlaffer. He was a member of several right-wing extremist parties. It is not the first time that the former neo-Nazi has spoken so openly about his past. On his “YouTube” channel, which he has been running for some years to educate, he describes his old self and his life back then as “NeoNazi, skinhead, hooligan, red light milieu, drug trade, rocker club & jail”
Hubertus Becker – convicted drug smuggler
Hubertus Becker is 69 years old today and at first glance – just in terms of appearance – seems completely out of place in Jenke’s “Verbrecherrunde”. And even his youth doesn’t read like a criminal’s. Becker graduates from high school and then goes to the military. But in the 1970s he decided not to start his studies in Stuttgart – and instead joined a drug gang. “I was a drug smuggler in the 1970s. I imported 10 tons of marijuana to South America, had heroin brought to the USA from China and cocaine from Colombia to Miami”, Hubertus Becker introduces himself to the other criminals and the audience.
Siegfried Massat – convicted robber
The third man who will answer Jenke von Wilmsdorff’s questions is Siegfried Massat, 73. From the 1970s to the 1990s he attacked jewelers, banks and villas on a large scale. Although he is perfecting his craft, the police can still arrest him several times. He is convicted six times and has to spend a total of 30 years in prison. How do the other criminals in “Jenke. Crime” react to his résumé? How do they evaluate each other’s crimes? These are just two of the questions that von Wilmsdorff wants to get to the bottom of.
Martin “The One”
Martin is the exception in the group. The “Darknet millionaire”, as he is called in the TV series, is said to have operated the world’s second largest online platform for trading in illegal goods together with two other men. The trial is still ahead of him. Jenke will accompany him.
Jenke von Wilmsdorff is looking for answers
In the four-part series, the protagonists’ pasts are examined. But that’s not all: Jenke von Wilmsdorff wants answers to questions that have always fascinated people. Why do you become a perpetrator? Why did the men repeatedly commit offenses? Why does one take the path into the drug milieu? Viewers will receive the answers from Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 8:15 p.m. on ProSieben.
Sources used: prosieben.de, zdf.de