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ZEIT Verbrechen is one of the most successful true crime podcasts in the German-speaking world.

Sabine Rückert, founder of the podcast and editor of ZEIT Verbrechen magazine, has been a crime reporter and expert on crime and crime fighting for many years. She attends major criminal trials, writes award-winning court reports, and investigates unimaginable criminal cases.

Anne Kunze is chief crime reporter at ZEIT and editor-in-chief of the podcast. She researches topics from the world of crime, criminal justice, and white-collar crime.

In the ZEIT podcast, Sabine Rückert and Anne Kunze discuss relevant criminal cases from a variety of perspectives: those of the perpetrators, the victims, the witnesses, and the investigators.

The ›Music and Crime‹ series, which the DSO launched jointly with DIE ZEIT publishing group in 2023 was also an immediate hit with the public; the concerts were sold out in no time. In the 2025/2025 season, Rückert und Kunze will once again present turbulent crime stories live on the stage of the Great Broadcast Hall in the Haus des Rundfunks; they will be supported by a mystery-loving chamber music ensemble of the DSO.

For scheduling reasons, Andreas Sentker will not be able to take part in the podcast concert on 10 May. Anne Kunze will take his place alongside Sabine Rückert.

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