Fritz Haarmann

Basic info

• Date of birth: October 25, 1879. In Hanover, Germany.
• Date of Death: April 15, 1925. In Hanover, Germany.
• Friedrich Heinrich Karl “Fritz” Haarmann Aka “ The Butcher of Hanover” or “ The vampire of Hanover” or “ The Wolf-Man”

Crimes.

• 1905 Fritz began his life as a petty thief.
• 1913- Fritz Was Convicted of burglary.
• 1918 Haarmann committed his first known Murder.
• 1918-1924 Haarmann Committed 50+ Cases of Sexual assault, Murder, Mutilation, and Dismemberment.

Victims.

• Friedel Rothe. Age 17, 9-27-1918
• Fritz Franke. Age 17, 2-12-1923
• Wilhelm Schulze. Age 17, 3-20-1923
• And 47+ more.

Fritz’s MO.

• Fritz Killed his victims by bitting through their Adam’s apple and the trachea. He called the “ Love bites”

Psychology

• In 1885 Fritz was diagnosed with Anxiety Neurosis. ( Equivalent to epilepsy )
• In 1897 Fritz Was deemed Incurably deranged.
• In 1902 Fritz was Diagnosed with dementia Praecox.
• In 1903 Fritz was deemed sane And fit to stand trial.
• In 1924 Fritz was deemed deranged but fit to stand trial.

Family History

• Fritz Grew up watching his father have multiple affairs.
• He also grew up know that his father only married his mother for her wealth.

Emotional Issues

• As a kid Fritz tended to play with His sisters toys and shun “ boys activity’s “.
• His teachers called him “ Spoiled and Mollycoddled”
• At the Age of 8 Fritz was molested by one of his teachers.
• Fritz was a homosexual which was illegal in Germany at the time.

Trial

• Fritz was Tried for 27 known murders
• He Was also tried for 27 counts of sexual assault.
• Fritz Was examined by a psychologist and Deemed Fit to stand trial.

Trail Aftermath

• Haarmann was convicted of 24 of 27 known murders And Sexual assaults.
• Fritz was sentenced to Death.
• He was executed in 1925 by decapitation with a guillotine.
• Final words were “ I am guilty, gentlemen, but, hard though it may be, I want to die as a man” “ I repent, but I do not fear death”
• Fritz also Admitted to 50+ murders before his death.

Forensic Involved

• There wasn’t really any forensics involved other then the observation of blood on his carpets.
• Fritz was apprehended while arguing with a 15 year old at the train station.

Fun facts.

• In 1924 they Found the head of Fritz’s first victim behind his stove.
• Haarmann sold the flesh of his victims in the market As Pork and Horse meat.
• Haarmann’s Head was Keeps in Hanover, Germany From 1925 -2014.
• They found signs of meningitis in his brain after his death.
• He disposed of all except one of his victims body parts in a lake.