Their mutilated bodies were only found by a neighbour four days later, when Cazilia didn’t show up for school. ‌But before the dreaded March evening, the family had long suspected that something was wrong, believing their home may even be haunted. In reality, police believe the attacker may have been hiding above the family in the house's rafters for weeks and even months before the murders. A few clues, but the family was on edge in the days leading to their deaths. The two were found guilty in 1915, and there were local rumours that Josef could have actually been Andreas's son.