Edward F. Pimental (June 19, 1965–August 8, 1985) was an United States Army specialist murdered in Germany by members of the Red Army Faction in 1985.
Pimental was from New York City. Stationed with the U.S. Army in Germany, he was murdered by members of the Red Army Faction near Wiesbaden on the night of August 8, 1985.
Pimental was with other GI's in the "Western Saloon" in Wiesbaden, where he was invited to leave the bar by Birgit Hogefeld. He left the bar with her and was killed the same night in the nearby woods. Pimental's U.S. military ID card was stolen and was used the next day by a male member of the Red Army Faction to gain access to the Rhein-Main Air Base and place a car bomb (a Volkswagen Passat loaded with 240 kg of explosives) - at the base, resulting in the two killed and eleven wounded.
Hogefeld was subsequently convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment by the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt. The murder of Edward Pimental caused heated discussions in far-leftist circles in Germany because with him it was the first time a person without major political or economic status was killed deliberately.
