Rudolf Zimmermann
Rudolf Zimmermann | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rudolf Max Zimmermann 16 April 1906 |
| Died | 20 July 1940 (aged 34) |
| Cause of death | Execution by guillotine |
| Other names | Johannes Weserberg "Hannes" Wilhelm Wenzel |
| Conviction | Murder x4 |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 4 |
Span of crimes | June – July 1940 |
| Country | Nazi Germany, Occupied Czechoslovakia |
| States | Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony-Anhalt, Egerland |
Date apprehended | 8 July 1940 |
Rudolf Max Zimmermann (16 April 1906 – 20 July 1940) was a German sex offender and serial killer who sexually abused and subsequently murdered four girls across Nazi Germany and Occupied Czechoslovakia during the summer of 1940. He was caught shortly after his final murder, convicted in a speedy trial, and subsequently executed.