Sky begins filming original true-crime documentary, “Car Park Murder"

Sky has begun filming its original, "Car Park Murder." "The ‘Car Park Murder’ has moved the German public for more than 17 years. An horrific crime with many inconsistencies," Christian Asanger, Vice President Entertainment Sky Deutschland said. "However, the murder of Charlotte Böhringer is more than a high-profile case, it is a tragedy with many twists and turns and asks the central question of how far apart law and justice are. As an established Munich production company, we are particularly pleased to now be able to produce a fact-based and compelling documentary for the national and international market." 

Produced by Bavaria Fiction, the true-crime documentary incorporates the latest findings and developments in the infamous Munich Car Park Murder and uses exclusive interviews for a comprehensive picture of the case. Executive Producers of "Car Park Murder" are Emanuel Rotstein for Bavaria Fiction as well as Christian Asanger and Nico Gammella for Sky. Philipp Klees acts as Producer, Astrid Holz as Line Producer for Bavaria Fiction. Director of Photography is Alexander Vexler. NBCUniversal Global Distribution is in charge of world distribution for the working title, while award-winning filmmaker Gunther Scholz, who has been dealing with the case for many years, will contribute as the writer and director. Sky and the streaming service WOW plan to broadcast the event documentary next year. 

In 2006, millionaire Charlotte Böhringer was found beaten to death in her penthouse flat above Munich's “Isar Car Park." Her nephew Benedikt Toth was sentenced as the perpetrator to life imprisonment for exceptional gravity of guilt severity for murder out of greed. The verdict was controversial from the beginning, as it was based exclusively on a chain of circumstantial evidence. The instrument of the crime could not be found. To this day, even after 17 years, Benedikt Toth maintains his innocence and doubts about the verdict could never be completely dispelled. Benedikt Toth was released from Straubing Prison at 7.30 a.m. today. 

"The so-called ‘Car Park Murder’ of Munich is one of the most spectacular criminal cases in Germany, which has kept the judiciary and the media on tenterhooks to this day with its numerous unanswered questions," Emanuel Rotstein, Head of Documentaries, Bavaria Fiction said. "The convicted perpetrator Benedikt Toth continues to deny the crime. Our gripping, true-crime documentary sheds light on the case in an impressive and meticulous way and has exclusive access to the convict."