The Wiener Peter: Austria’s Deadly Don of Hamburg’s Reeperbahn | St. Pauli Contract Killings
In the violent underworld of 1980s Hamburg’s St. Pauli district, Austrian-born Josef Peter Nusser—known as “Wiener Peter”—rose from waiter to feared pimp and crime boss. Host Alexander Lawson uncovers how Nusser allegedly orchestrated a string of brutal contract murders through hitman Werner “Mucki” Pinzner to eliminate rivals and seize control of the Kiez.
From the shocking shooting of partner “Chinesen-Fritz” in the Zur Ritze bar to Pinzner’s explosive courtroom escape, this episode explores betrayal, turf wars, and one of Germany’s most infamous crime sprees. We follow Nusser’s life…
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