The daughter who guided her parents' killers

The daughter who guided her parents' killers: The murder of Manfred and Marisa Von Richthofen On the morning of October 31, 2002, an eighteen-year-old girl disconnected the security cameras in her own house, drove two hitmen to the room where her parents were sleeping, and while they beat them to death with iron bars, she waited downstairs covering her ears. A successful and seemingly united Brazilian aristocratic family was destroyed from within by their own daughter in a crime planned with clinical coldness. In this episode, we explore how an obsessive relationship with a model airplane instructor escalated into a meticulously coordinated serial murder. We examine the contradictions that betrayed Susan: a safe that was superficially damaged without being forced, intact jewelry but only cash missing, a motel bill specifically requested as a premeditated alibi, and the daughter's anomalous behavior before the press before being informed of the crime. The forensic investigation solved the case in seven days, but the legal and personal consequences for Susan Von Richthofen still raise questions about guilt, redemption, and justice. Victims: Manfred and Marisa Von Richthofen Date: October 31, 2002 Location: São Paulo, Brazil Status: Sentenced to 39 years and 6 months - Susan disconnected the alarm and cameras from inside, revealing planned prior access that eliminated the hypothesis of spontaneous robbery. - The safe was superficially damaged without being forced, indicating that the perpetrator knew the password and was simulating a robbery. - Cristian Cravinhos bought an expensive motorcycle in cash with high denomination bills just seven days later, triggering his immediate arrest. - Susan organized a birthday party at the house three days after the double homicide, behavior documented by neighbors that contradicts all expected mourning. Manfred Von Richthofen, Susan Von Richthofen, São Paulo murder, October 2002, forensic investigation, hitmen Brazil, criminal minds, premeditated crime, true crime SpanishTo 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