Discussion 0. Starting point is Can a brutal rapist and killer ever truly be reformed in Australia in the s? It seemed for some as if this exact phenomenon had happened Johan Jack Unterveger convicted of the senseless murder of an 18 year old girl amongst many other crimes had become a prolific writer while serving time in prison His children's stories plays poems and autobiography touched the hearts of many of Vienna's most renowned literary intellectuals, celebrities, politicians, and even a lot of average citizens.
Jack's autobiography described his troubled childhood and he was able to gain a lot of sympathy for many. He didn't want to be a monster, he was turned into one. He now uses poetry to express his dark feelings safely. He was better now. Starting point is To many, Jack was living proof that the power of exercising one's demons through the written word, through education can heal a sick man and turn him from a brutal, sexually motivated killer into an enlightened and even invaluable member of society.
Writers, reformists, and many others advocated for his early release. They wanted him pardoned. They weren't able to get him pardoned, but they were able to get him released much sooner than he should have been, which would have been never.
Jack was released from President May of after serving only the required bare minimum. Starting point is of his life sentence, 15 years.
Once free, he enjoyed not only regaining his freedom, but his newfound fame, appearing on TV shows, working as a journalist and making the rounds amongst the upper class in Vienna. And while he was making many of these appearances, while he was also working as a journalist paid to cover true crime, just a few months after his release, Jack began to kill young women again. And he continued killing into the next year.
