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This book is the result of years of research by the authors into the background of the Kaprun funicular railway disaster. It does not claim to be a complete account.

It was not written to assign blame to individuals, but rather to provide insight into the operation of the legal system, in which truth may be a subordinate category.

The facts used in the book come from the court records, the investigation reports of the German public prosecutor’s office in Heilbronn and the Baden-Württemberg state police force, from other documents made available to the authors, and from explanations shared with the authors by people involved. The authors provided everyone whose name appears in connection with the case with excerpts from the manuscript concerning them so that they could check the facts and correct them where applicable. Only a few made use of this opportunity.

Some people’s names have been changed or omitted to protect their privacy. Passages of dialogue in this book are there to clarify the actual events, situations, or assessments and are in some cases imagined or simplified.

The records, documents, and photos used for this book can be seen on the homepage www.155.at.