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The Early Life of Marianne Bachmeier<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Born on July 3, 1950, Marianne had it tough from the get-go. Her parents had been forced to flee from East Prussia during World War II. As a child, she lived in Sarstedt, West Germany<\/a>, and the tension in her home grew year after year.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Marianne\u2019s father was previously a member of the Waffen-SS<\/a>\u2013the combat portion of the Nazi\u2019s SS unit. After the war, he took up drinking and was often rough and angry with his wife and daughter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Her mother soon divorced the ex-Nazi and remarried, but Marianne\u2019s stepfather wasn\u2019t much better for the young girl. A short time later her mother and stepfather kicked her out of the house, and Marianne was forced to support herself despite still being a teenager.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Marianne Bachmeier would have three children in her lifetime\u2013one at 16 whom she gave up for adoption, another at 18 whom she also gave up for adoption, and Anna Bachmeier at the age of 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Life after being kicked out of her mother\u2019s house was turbulent for Marianne. By the age of 16, she was pregnant with her first child. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Two years later, at 18, she would have her second. Without the means to raise these children, Marianne gave them up for adoption, hoping that her children would have a better life.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n When Marianne was 22, she found herself working at a pub called Tipasa. <\/em>She quickly became romantically involved with the manager, and was pregnant once more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n On November 14, 1972, Marianne gave birth for the third time. She brought into the world little Anna Bachmeier, and unlike her first two children, Anna would stay with Marianne.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n That isn\u2019t to say that it was an easy decision. Reports from Marianne\u2019s friends tell a sad story of a young mother torn between what was best for her daughter\u2013putting her up for adoption like her first two children, or raising her all on her own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Marianne went with the latter, but having a newborn didn\u2019t fit into her life at all. She would resort to taking baby Anna to work with her, even letting the infant sleep at the pub while she partied after hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite all of this, Anna was said to be a bright girl with only a few bad habits. Anna was loved by her mother, and for a time, that was enough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Anna was only 7 the day she decided to skip school. That morning, she had gotten into an argument with Marianne and decided to rebel by going to see a neighbor instead of attending class. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This neighbor, Klaus Grabowski, had been visited by Anna before. She liked to play with his cats and was no doubt hoping to do the same that day\u2013May 5, 1980.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Instead, something horrifying would unfold. Klaus Grabowski would abduct <\/a>Anna, holding her hostage <\/a>for hours while he sexually assaulted her before finally murdering the young girl via strangulation. He tied Anna up, placed her body in a box, and left it on the shore of the local canal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost immediately, Klaus\u2019s fiance turned him in to the police. He was quickly arrested, telling police a bizarre story. Klaus Grabowski claimed that Anna Bachmeier had tried to blackmail him for money, saying that she would tell her mother Marianne that Klaus had molested her if he didn\u2019t pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This strange accusation enraged the grieving Marianne and set into motion the events that would make her Germany\u2019s \u201cRevenge Mother\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the third day of Klaus Grabowski\u2019s trial, over a year after the murder of Anna, Marianne walked into the courtroom. She raised the Beretta 70 she had hidden in her coat pocket, and fired the gun seven times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Six of the bullets hit Grabowski in the back. He was likely dead before he hit the ground.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Marianne was furious with the horrible accusations Klaus had leveled against her daughter, and she wasn\u2019t the only one. It came to light that Klaus had previously been charged with the crime of sexually assaulting two other girls in the past, and had requested to be chemically castrated<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Regretting his decision\u2013the castration, not the assault\u2013Klaus tried to reverse it with hormonal treatment. The behavior changes that come with hormonal imbalance were the reason the defense claimed for Klaus\u2019s murder of Anna. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The public was angry that a man who had assaulted young girls before was able to reverse his castration in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After killing Klaus, Marianne surrendered to the police peacefully. Her job was finished. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Marianne Bachmeier had killed her daughter\u2019s murderer, and her fate was in the hands of the court. The charge would be either murder or manslaughter.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n At first, the public was vehemently on Marianne\u2019s side, but when it was revealed that she had given up two other children for adoption and that her father was a former Nazi, opinions started to shift. Still, many people believed that Marianne\u2019s actions were justified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The prosecution eventually dropped the murder charge, and Marianne was convicted of manslaughter and unlawful possession of a firearm.<\/a> Her sentence was initially six years, but she would only serve three before being released. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Once she was free, Marianne married and moved with her new husband to Nigeria, where he would teach. The marriage would last five years. Once they were divorced, Marianne moved once more\u2013this time to Sicily.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Sicily, she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She returned to her home country of Germany before succumbing to the disease at just 46 years of age.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fittingly, Germany\u2019s Revenge Mother would be buried next to her daughter Anna, whom she sought justice for all those years before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA woman who walked into a courtroom and fired\u2026\u201d-Sandra Hill<\/strong> https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Archives\/1983\/03\/02\/A-woman-who-walked-into-a-courtroom-and-fired\/4256415429200\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nHow Many Children Did Marianne Bachmeier Have?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Anna Bachmeier <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Murder of Anna Bachmeier <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Marianne Bachmeier\u2019s Revenge <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Marianne Bachmeier\u2019s Sentencing <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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After Release<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
References <\/h2>\n\n\n\n