This episode is more graphic than usual. Listener discretion is strongly advised . The corpses of five young women were found in and around several small villages in West Germany. Each woman had been raped, stabbed, or strangled. Even worse, they had been mutilated. Nearly two decades would pass, and many more women would lose their lives. When police finally arrested the man responsible for all these gruesome murders, there was a stew brewing on the stove with, well, you can’t imagine. Join Jen and Cam as we discuss “Duisburg Man-Eater: Joachim Kroll” on Day 12 of the 12 Nightmares Before Christmas. We didn't cover all the victims' names in this episode so we wanted to list them here. They deserve to be remembered.Joachim Kroll’s VictimsIrmgard Strehl, 19,Erika Schuletter, 12,Klara Frieda Tesmer, 24, Heinrich Ott, was arrested for the crime. He hanged himself in jail.Manuela Knodt, 16, Petra Giese, 13, Vinzenz Kuehn was arrested and convicted.Monika Tafel, 12, Walter Quicker was arrested for the crime. He was later released but was driven to suicide due to relentless neighbors.Barbara Bruder, 12, Her body was never found.Hermann Schmitz, 25,Ursula Rohling, 20 Her boyfriend Adolf Schickel was falsely accused of killing her and he completed suicide Ilona Harke, 5Maria Hettgen, 61, Jutta Rahn, 13Karin Toepfer, 10Marion Ketter, 4Edward October from @octoberpodVHS does all our listener discretion warnings. Nico @wetalkofdreams provides all original music and is our executive producer.Sources:
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