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vigilante justice in Germany (1950-1996)

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Type
Person
Origin
London

Discography

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Total plays
312

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Key facts

Born
( 1950-06-03 ) 3 June 1950, Sarstedt , Lower Saxony , West Germany
Died
17 September 1996 (1996-09-17) (aged 46), Lübeck , Schleswig-Holstein , Germany
Resting place
Burgtor Cemetery , Lübeck , Germany
Motive
Vigilantism
Convictions
Manslaughter , Unlawful possession of a firearm
Criminal penalty
6 years imprisonment
Date
6 March 1981
Locations
Lübeck, Germany
Killed
Klaus Grabowski
Weapon
Beretta 70

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Marianne
Gender
female
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Sarstedt
Place of death
Lübeck
Occupation
restaurateur
Languages spoken
German
Image
Marianne Bachmeier 1982.jpg
Residence
Sicily
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date of death
1996-09-17
date of birth
1950-06-03
Commons category
Marianne Bachmeier
cause of death
pancreatic cancer
name in native language
Marianne Bachmeier
manner of death
natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview

Marianne Bachmeier (3 June 1950 – 17 September 1996) was a West German mother who shot and killed Klaus Grabowski, a man on trial for the rape and murder of her daughter Anna (14 November 1972 – 5 May 1980), in the District Court of Lübeck in 1981. The case sparked extensive media coverage and public debate. Bachmeier was convicted of manslaughter and unlawful possession of a firearm. She was sentenced to six years and released on probation after serving three. Bachmeier moved abroad but returned to Germany after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She died at the age of 46 and was buried next to her seven-year-old daughter, Anna, in Burgtor Cemetery, Lübeck.

Early life and motherhood

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