German Serial Killers

Rank the Most Wicked German Serial Killers

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 1 
Fritz Haarmann
(Serial killer)
Fritz Haarmann
11
Birthdate: October 25, 1879
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hanover, Germany
Died: April 15, 1925
 2 
Peter Kürten
(Serial killer)
Peter Kürten
8
Birthdate: May 26, 1883
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cologne, Germany
Died: July 2, 1931
 3 
Joachim Kroll
(German Criminal and Serial Killer)
Joachim Kroll
5
Birthdate: April 17, 1933
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Zabrze, Poland
Died: July 1, 1991
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 4 
Gesche Gottfried
(Murderer)
Gesche Gottfried
14
Birthdate: March 6, 1785
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bremen, Germany
Died: April 21, 1831
 5 
Volker Eckert
(German Serial Killer)
Volker Eckert
11
Birthdate: July 1, 1959
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Plauen, Germany
Died: July 2, 2007

Volker Eckert was a German serial killer who murdered at least six women in Spain, France, and East Germany between 1974 and 2006. Although he confessed to only six murders, Eckert is believed to have murdered many other women in countries like the Czech Republic and Italy. He committed suicide on July 2, 2007, during his criminal proceedings.

 6 
Bruno Lüdke
(Serial Killer)
Bruno Lüdke
9
Birthdate: April 3, 1908
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Germany
Died: April 8, 1944
 7 
Beate Schmidt
(Serial killer)
Beate Schmidt
16
Birthdate: October 5, 1966
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lehnin, Bezirk Potsdam, Germany