When Kerstin Gurtner followed her boyfriend up Austria’s highest mountain, she trusted him to lead her safely through the storm. Hours later, she was left alone in the freezing dark—164 feet from the summit—and a court would be forced to decide whether his choices were tragic mistakes or a crime.

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Writer: Samantha Davis

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