Karl Hopf (serial killer)

Karl Hopf
Born(1863-03-26)26 March 1863
Died23 March 1914(1914-03-23) (aged 50)
Royal Prison Preungesheim, German Empire
Cause of deathExecution by guillotine
Criminal statusExecuted
Conviction(s)Murder (4 counts)
Attempted murder
Criminal penaltyDeath
Details
Victims4
Span of crimes
1902–1906
CountryGerman Empire
Date apprehended
14 April 1913

Karl Hopf (26 March 1863 – 23 March 1914) was a German serial killer. He was sentenced to death on 19 January 1914, for murdering his wives, father and daughter, as well as attempting to murder other people from the Frankfurt jury.