Jürgen Bartsch
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Jürgen Bartsch (born Karl-Heinz Sadrozinski; November 6, 1946 – April 28, 1976) was a West German serial killer who murdered four boys aged between 8 and 13 and attempted to kill a fifteen-year-old boy. The case of this sexual offender was the first in German jurisdiction history to include psycho-social factors of the defendant, who came from a violent early surrounding, to set down the sentence.
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Jürgen Bartsch | |
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Born | Karl-Heinz Sadrozinski (1946-11-06)November 6, 1946 |
Died | April 28, 1976(1976-04-28) (aged 29) |
Cause of death | Accidental halothane overdose |
Other names | The Carnival Killer (Der Kirmesmörder) |
Motive | Sexual sadism |
Conviction(s) | Murder |
Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment; commuted 10 years of juvenile detention |
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Victims | 4 |
Span of crimes | 31 March 1962 – 6 May 1966 |
Country | West Germany |
State(s) | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Date apprehended | 1966 |
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