Matto Kämpf & Urs Gilgen: Three New Cases – Death in the Gorge

Description

Kämpf and Gilgen, author and journalist, unraveled the murder case of Kehrsatz last year in an epic five-part series. Now they present three more criminal cases from Bern that caused a sensation in the region and Switzerland.
Matto Kämpf and Urs Gilgen have invented their own form of True Crime at the Cappella: They tell the case live in front of an audience, with audio and video sequences, quoting from books and newspaper articles, talking with guests, and sometimes digressing — for example, in the Kehrsatz case, the origin story of Toast Hawaiis is also given space. They start with Paul "Vatti" Baumann, who was the head of the religious community Methernitha in Linden. He was not a good father. In the seventies, he was convicted and imprisoned for severely mistreating several girls. It is a case of power and oppression behind the fences of a sect. Monday, August 31, 2026, 8:00 PM Damaris Keller is said to have commissioned the murder of her well-to-do husband. Under the pretext of an evening walk, she lured him to the Aare and handed him over to his murderer, the courts ruled. She was never confessing but was sentenced to 18 years in prison. A case that raised many questions: How could it come so far? Presumed guilty? And who were the Kosovar contract killers? Sunday, September 6, 2026, 8:00 PM The third case took place in Kiental. Two Afghan refugees are pushed into a gorge by a man. One dies, the other survives — and exposes the alleged perpetrator from the region. He is said to have had a sexual relationship with both men. Who is this man who claims innocence? Sunday, October 18, 2026, 8:00 PM Three nasty stories, presented compactly on each evening.

Highlights

• Live presentation of three Bernese criminal cases
• With audio and video sequences
• Unique mix of true crime and storytelling art

General Information

Matto Kämpf and Urs Gilgen present three new criminal cases in the Cappella that caused a stir in Switzerland. The event combines exciting stories with multimedia elements and offers a deep insight into the backgrounds of the cases.

Location

Allmendstrasse 24, 3014 Bern, Switzerland

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