Manfred Wittman

Serial killer

3known / alleged victims

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Case Facts

Gender: male
Country: Germany
Location: Germany
Date of birth: 1945
Age at first offence: 23
Characteristics: rape, mutilation
Victim profile: Nora Wenzl, 14 / Sieglinde Hübner, 16 / Helga Luther, 16
Method of murder: St abbing with knife
Date(s) of murder: December 1968 - November 1969
Years active: 1968–1969
Date of arrest: —
Status: Life imprisonment
Sentenced to three life sentences in prison on December 15, 1971

Case Summary

Background

Manfred Wittman was known as “The Beast of Oberfranken”.

The offence

On December 25, 1959, Manfred Wittman attacked and mutilated 19-year-old Irmgard Feder after a motion-picture attendance in Freiberg, Germany. He forced the woman to get undressed, she threw on the ground, stuck with his pocketknife and raped her. She survived.

In December 19, 1968, 14-year-old Nora Wenzl was slashed to ribbons by Manfred Wittman in Staffelstein, Germany.

On November 15, 1969, Sieglinde Hübner, aged 16, was mutilated and her throat cut by Manfred Wittman in Kaltenbrunn, Germany.

In August and November 1969, Manfred Wittman killed both 16-year-old girls Helga Luther from bright cliff and Sieglinde Heubner from Kaltenbrunn.

Trial

On December 15, 1971, the Coburger court of assizes sentenced Manfred Wittman to three lifelong terms imprisonment.

Sentencing

He received three life sentences in prison on December 15, 1971, on a guilty plea described in the case summary as “Life term on guilty plea.”

Outcome

Manfred Wittman was convicted and sentenced to three life terms imprisonment.

Other details

Manfred Wittmann was taken over from criminal investigation department employees in the official vehicle in Coburg. Norbert Niermann, Coburg was associated with Manfred Wittmann in the official vehicle context.

The case summary listed:

Victims and locations: Irmgard Feder in Freiberg, Germany; Nora Wenzl in Staffelstein, Germany; Helga Luther from bright cliff; Sieglinde Heubner/Hübner in Kaltenbrunn, Germany.
Motive: Sex. The case summary also described Wittman as an “Impotent ‘ripper’ of young women”.
Disposition detail: “Life term on guilty plea.”

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