Erwin Hagedorn

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Erwin Hagedorn
Hagedorn in court in May 1972
Born	Hans Erwin Hagedorn (1952-01-30)30 January 1952 Eberswalde, Brandenburg, East Germany
Died	15 September 1972(1972-09-15) (aged 20) Leipzig Prison, Leipzig, East Germany
Cause of death	Execution by shooting
Criminal status	Executed
Motive	Sexual sadism
Conviction(s)	Murder with aggravating circumstances (3 counts) Sexual abuse of children Attempted sexual abuse of children
Criminal penalty	Death
Details
Victims	3
Span of crimes	1969–1971
Country	East Germany
State(s)	Eberswalde
Target(s)	Young boys
Weapon	Knife
Date apprehended	12 November 1971

Hans Erwin Hagedorn (30 January 1952 – 15 September 1972) was an East German serial killer who murdered three young boys from 1969 until 1971.