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Metoda Markovič: Straka (2026)

Metoda Markovič: Straka poster
Directed by
Jan Vejnar, Tomáš Pavlíček
Genre
crime television series
Country
Czech Republic
Length
1 season, 6 episodes
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A Czech crime series where a detective investigates a spree of murders committed by a teenage boy in 1985. The killer is known as the Spartakiad Killer because his crimes happened during preparations for a national event.

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What happens

Metoda Markovič: Straka (The Markovič Method: Straka) is a Czech crime series. It serves as second season of Metoda Markovič: Hojer. It focuses on investigation of murders committed by Jiří Straka which was led by Jiří Markovič who previously caught another serial killer Ladislav Hojer. Straka was a minor who raped 11 women and murdered 3 of them in Spring 1985 during period of preparations for Spartakiad celebrations which earned him nickname Spartakiad Killer. The series premiered in September 2025 at the Serial Killer International Festival of TV and Web Series in Brno. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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