Victims 6 Convictions Murder Role Serial killer | Name Beate Schmidt Country Germany Date apprehended August 1, 1991 | |
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Other names Pink GiantThe Beast of Beelitz Criminal penalty 15 years in prison and detention in a psychiatric hospital Span of killings October 24, 1989–April 5, 1991 | ||
Beate Schmidt (born Wolfgang Schmidt October 5, 1966) is a German serial killer. From October 1989 to April 1991, Schmidt murdered five women and an infant. Schmidt is a trans woman.
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Early life
Schmidt was born Wolfgang Schmidt on October 5, 1966 in Lehnin, Brandenburg, Germany.
Serial killer
Schmidt murdered five women and a three month old baby:
The nickname the "Pink Giant" came from both the killer's size and alleged penchant for pink lingerie. The area where some of the crimes took place led to a second moniker, the "Beast of Beelitz".
On August 1, 1991 Schmidt was arrested: two men had found Schmidt masturbating while wearing a bra under a jacket. Schmidt was sentenced to 15 years in prison and detention in a psychiatric hospital. in Brandenburg an der Havel.
21st century
An application for a name change to Beate Schmidt was met by the court in 2001. Since 2009 Schmidt has undergone a hormone treatment for gender reassignment. In 2010, Schmidt was investigated for raping and causing another transsexual inmate to attempt suicide.