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Friedrich Haarmann known as Fritz, was a notorious serial killer in Hannover, Germany in the early 1920’s. Working as a police informant, Fritz was able to carry out a killing spree right under the noses of the police, committing sexual assault, , mutilation, dismemberment, and murder of at least twenty-four young male vagrants between 1918 and 1924. He would kill these young males by biting through their throats in a kind of sexual frenzy. These horrific acts earned Fritz the name nicknames the “Vampire of Hannover” and the “Butcher of Hannover”. Rumors swirled around that he would peddle meat from his victims’ bodies as black-market pork at a very cheap price. His accomplice and lover, Hans Grans, was said to have sold the clothing of their victims. Fritz claimed that his lover Hans emotionally blackmailed him into killing the young males. So, was Fritz Haarmann a serial killer or had he been manipulated by his lover, Hans to commit murder. 

References:
Friedrich Haarmann | Photos | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

Fritz Haarmann: The Vampire of Hanover (the-line-up.com)

The Making of a Killer — Fritz Haarmann: The Butcher of Hannover — Crime Library

Fritz Haarmann: The Butcher of Hannover — The First Finds — Crime Library

The Victims of Fritz Haarmann Memorial – Hanover, Germany - Atlas Obscura

How These Notorious Serial Killers Were Really Caught (grunge.com)

Fritz Haarmann And The Grisly Story Behind The 'Vampire Of Hanover' (allthatsinteresting.com)

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