Jürgen Bartsch
Jürgen Bartsch | |
|---|---|
| Born | Karl-Heinz Sadrozinski 6 November 1946 |
| Died | 28 April 1976 (aged 29) |
| Cause of death | Accidental halothane overdose |
| Other names | The Carnival Killer (Der Kirmesmörder) |
| Motive | Sexual sadism |
| Conviction | Murder |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment; commuted 10 years of juvenile detention |
| Details | |
| Victims | 4 |
Span of crimes | 31 March 1962 – 6 May 1966 |
| Country | West Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Date apprehended | 1966 |
Jürgen Bartsch (born Karl-Heinz Sadrozinski; 6 November 1946 – 28 April 1976) was a West German serial killer and sex offender who murdered four boys aged between 8 and 13 and attempted to kill a fifteen-year-old boy. His conviction was the first in German history to include the psycho-social background of the defendant, who grew up in a violent environment, to set down the sentence.