The City's Dark Past

As i was drinking a beer or two with friends the subject turned to the Letten area of the city. Many may know it as a vibrant and lively place, especially in the summer. If you walked through the Platzspitzpark and along Limmat before, you may also know Primitivo, a bar and diner where people gather for food and drinks and to soak up the last few rays of sunshine after a days work. But the tranquil walk from the Landesmuseum, through the park and over bridge hides a dark and disturbing past.

The conversation quickly became bleak and my friends, young, and from the UK, couldn’t believe the tale i was relaying: a real-life horror story of drugs, depravity and murder that took place right in the centre of this wealthy and salubrious city.

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