Wolfgang Schmidt (serial killer)
| Beate Schmidt | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 5, 1966 Lehnin, Brandenburg, Germany |
| Other names |
Pink Giant The Beast of Beelitz |
Criminal penalty | 15 years in prison and detention in a psychiatric hospital |
| Conviction(s) | Murder |
| Killings | |
| Victims | 6 |
Span of killings | October 24, 1989–April 5, 1991[1] |
| Country | Germany |
Date apprehended | August 1, 1991 |
Beate Schmidt (born Wolfgang Schmidt October 5, 1966) is a German serial killer. From October 1989 to April 1991, Schmidt murdered five women, an infant and attempted killing three others. Schmidt is a transsexual.
Early life
Schmidt was born Wolfgang Schmidt on October 5, 1966 in Lehnin, Brandenburg, Germany.
Murders
The female victims were 34 to 66 years old and were sexually abused. The 3 month old baby[2] was struck against a tree stump.[3] The killer's nickname the "Pink Giant" came from her alleged penchant for pink lingerie[4] and her size. The area where some of the crimes took place led to a second moniker, the "Beast of Beelitz".[4][5] On August 1, 1991 she was arrested after two men found Schmidt masturbating with a bra in her jacket. Schmidt was sentenced to 15 years in prison and detention in a psychiatric hospital[2][5] in Brandenburg an der Havel.[6] Since 2009 Schmidt has undergone a hormone treatment for gender reassignment.[6] An application for a name change to Beate Schmidt was met by the court in 2001.[6] In 2010, Schmidt was investigated for raping and causing another transsexual inmate to attempt suicide.[7]
Victims
- Edeltraut Nixdorf, 51, killed on October 24, 1989.[1]
- Christa Naujoks, 45, raped and strangled to death on May 24, 1990.[1]
- Inge Fischer, 34, raped and stabbed to death on March 13, 1991 in Beelitz.[1]
- Tamara Petrowskaja, 44, strangled to death on March 22, 1991. 3 month old son was also killed.[1]
- Talita Bremer, 66, strangled to death in April 5, 1991 and corpse was raped.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Friedrichsen, Gisela (November 1992). "Ein Ausholen zum Gegenschlag". Der Spiegel (in German) (45).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Wolfgang SCHMIDT". murderpedia.org. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ↑ Becker, Claudia (July 16, 2013). "Der Serienkiller darf sich ein bisschen frei bewegen" (in German). Die Welt. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Catherine Lupton (1 January 2012). The Phantom Sanatorium: Beelitz Heilstatten. Solar Books. ISBN 978-0-9832480-4-0.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Chalk, Titus Henze, Jacob and Malmgren, Sigrid (May 5, 2011). "The haunted sanatorium of Beelitz". Exberliner. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Claus-Dieter Steyer: Beate S. statt „Rosa Riese“: Verurteilter Serienmörder durfte Namen ändern. Tagesspiegel, 7. August 2009. (German)
- ↑ "Hat der Rosa Riese wieder zugeschlagen?". B.Z. September 9, 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2014.