Jurgen Bartsch

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Jurgen Bartsch was born, originally Karl-Heinz Sadrozinski, on November 6, 1946. He was born out of wedlock to a woman who died five months later from Tuberculosis. (NNDB, 2014). When his mother, Anna Sadrozinski, passed Jurgen was left in the care of the hospital. At eleven months old, in October of 1947, Jurgen was adopted by a man named Gerhard Bartsch and his wife Gertrud. Gertrud suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder about cleanliness. On top of being a clean freak, she also kept everything folded to precision and put away correctly. She kept Jurgen from playing outside or with the other kids. He was not allowed to be filthy, and she personally bathed him until he was in his teens. His adoptive parents were very strict and put most of their time and effort into their shop. At the …show more content…

At about fifteen years old, Jurgen began stealing money from the cash register to pay for taxi rides. These taxi rides helped him get around town and find his victims. To lure the boys in, Jurgen would offer them money, rides, or make up a story about how he needed their help. In 1962, Jurgen’s first victim was eight year old, Klaus Jung. He followed with thirteen year old Peter Fuchs in 1965, twelve year old Ulrich Kahlweiss in 1965 and twelve year old Manfred Grassmann in 1966. (murderpedia, 2015). Jurgen would lure the boys into an abandoned air-raid shelter, beat them and force them to take off their clothes. (blogspot, 2009). He would then tie them up, manipulate their genitals, and either beat or strangle the boys to death. Once they were dead, he would dismember the bodies completely. (murderpedia, 2015). A fifth victim, eleven year old Peter Frese, managed to escape. Jurgen was leaving to go home for dinner and Frese stated he was scared of the dark. To calm Frese’s fears, Jurgen left two candles burning. Frese used the candles to burn the ropes he was bound in and escaped. (blogspot,

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