Beate Schmidt

Beate Schmidt
Born (1966-10-05) 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 and an infant. Schmidt is a transsexual.

Early life

Schmidt was born Wolfgang Schmidt on October 5, 1966 in Lehnin, Brandenburg, Germany.

Serial killer

Schmidt murdered five women and a three month old baby:

The nickname the "Pink Giant" came from both the killer's size and alleged penchant for pink lingerie.[3] The area where some of the crimes took place led to a second moniker, the "Beast of Beelitz".[3][4]

On August 1, 1991 Schmidt was arrested: two men had found Schmidt masturbating while wearing a bra under a jacket. Schmidt was sentenced to 15 years in prison and detention in a psychiatric hospital.[4] in Brandenburg an der Havel.[5]

21st century

An application for a name change to Beate Schmidt was met by the court in 2001.[5] Since 2009 Schmidt has undergone a hormone treatment for gender reassignment.[5] In 2010, Schmidt was investigated for raping and causing another transsexual inmate to attempt suicide.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Friedrichsen, Gisela (November 1992). "Ein Ausholen zum Gegenschlag". Der Spiegel (in German) (45).
  2. Becker, Claudia (July 16, 2013). "Der Serienkiller darf sich ein bisschen frei bewegen" (in German). Die Welt. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  3. 1 2 Catherine Lupton (1 January 2012). The Phantom Sanatorium: Beelitz Heilstatten. Solar Books. ISBN 978-0-9832480-4-0.
  4. 1 2 Chalk, Titus Henze, Jacob and Malmgren, Sigrid (May 5, 2011). "The haunted sanatorium of Beelitz". Exberliner. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 Claus-Dieter Steyer: Beate S. statt „Rosa Riese“: Verurteilter Serienmörder durfte Namen ändern. Tagesspiegel, 7. August 2009. (German)
  6. "Hat der Rosa Riese wieder zugeschlagen?". B.Z. September 9, 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2014.

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