Renovation Worker Discovers Two Freezers Beneath an Ice Cream Shop in Vienna

Renovation Worker Discovers Two Freezers Beneath an Ice Cream Shop in Vienna: The Murder Case of Holger Hols and Manfred HinterbergerJune 2011. A worker detects an unusual smell in a Vienna basement and calls police. Inside two sealed freezers, they find human remains distributed in cement-filled buckets-directly underneath a functioning ice cream shop that had operated for three years without interruption. The shop owner had already fled to Italy.In this episode, we trace the methodical trail of Estivalis Carranza across Europe-from Mexico through Barcelona, Munich, and Berlin-before she arrived in Vienna with a concrete plan. We examine the contradictions between her claims of psychological abuse and the physical evidence of premeditation: shooting lessons before the second murder, plastic sheeting laid in advance, identical dismemberment procedures, and a false disappearance report filed to divert investigation. How does someone maintain complete operational continuity while concealing two bodies worth 250,000 euros?Victim: Holger Hols and Manfred HinterbergerDate: April 27, 2008 - November 21, 2010Location: Vienna, AustriaStatus: Convicted- Carranza remained silent for nearly three years, operating the ice cream shop normally above the first body, before confessing within hours of discovery- She purchased a plane ticket to Paris upon learning of the discovery, then was apprehended in Udine, Italy, where she immediately confessed without legal counsel- The forensic psychiatric report explicitly stated the crimes were conscious and meticulous acts, not explosions of uncontrolled violence, contradicting her later claims of abuse-driven desperation- From her prison cell in 2018, she published a book claiming she killed out of greed-a statement that could legally reduce her indeterminate sentence from psychiatric custody to fifteen years maximumEstivalis Carranza, Vienna Austria ice cream shop murders, 2008 2010 2011, serial killer, premeditation, forensic evidence, Austrian homicide, criminal psychology, psychiatric assessment, true crime EnglishTo listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected] listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.comOBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons  a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie