Werner Pinzner | |
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 Werner Pinzner's passport photo | |
| Born | 27 April 1947 Bramfeld, Allied-occupied Germany |
| Died | 29 July 1986 (aged 39) Hamburg, West Germany |
| Cause of death | Suicide by gun |
| Resting place | Burgtor Cemetery, Lübeck |
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| Years active | 1984–1986 (14 months) |
| Employer | Wiener Peter |
| Style | Shooting |
| Spouse | Jutta |
| Details | |
| Victims | Approx. 13 |
Werner Pinzner (27 April 1947, Bramfeld – 29 July 1986, Hamburg), also called "Mucki",[1] was a German contract killer who became known as the "St. Pauli Killer".[2] He was responsible for a series of contract killings and gained nationwide attention in 1986 when he fatally shot the investigating public prosecutor during interrogation and then killed his own wife before taking his own life at the Hamburg police headquarters. The case had political consequences in the city of Hamburg and is considered one of the most "spectacular" cases in the criminal history of the Federal Republic of Germany. Pinzner is also believed to have killed between seven and ten people before the Hamburg police headquarters incident.
- ^ Höller, Gerd (7 September 2022). Lexikon Deutscher Serienmörder [Encyclopedia of German serial killers] (in German). BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN 978-3-7543-8432-9. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ Spitra, Helfried (2004). Die grossen Kriminalfälle: der St. Pauli-Killer, der Ausbrecherkönig und neun weitere berühmte Verbrechen [The big criminal cases: the St. Pauli killer, the escape king and nine other famous crimes] (in German). Campus Verlag. ISBN 978-3-593-37438-3. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.