Marianne Bachmeier
Description
It was the 5th Monday of the month, which is a week I usually take off. Except when I don't. I decided to cover a really interesting case that's shorter than usual so I guess I took a half-week off. In 1981, a 35 year old man was arrested for killing Anna Bachmeier, a bubbly 7 year old who went missing on the way to a friend’s house. Though he confessed, he went to trial and what happened at his trial made international news and led to 40 years of debate.
Credits
Researched, written, hosted, and edited by Charlie Worroll
Music by Scott Buckley
Cover art by Lars Hacking, host of Rusty Hinges podcast
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Sources
Internet
Newspapers
Slain Girl’s Mom Kills Defendant, Philadelphia Daily News, 6 Mar 1981
Vengeful Mother a Heroine, Tucson Citizen, 17 Mar 1981
Revenge Killer, Parade, 17 May 1981
Anna’s Mom on dock in child-killer’s death, Corvallis Gazette Times, 3 Nov 1982
Mercy sought in court slaying, Edmonton Journal, 5 Nov 1982
Court told of woman’s tragic life, The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 Nov 1982
Report: German mother didn’t kill on impulse, Associated Press, 19 Nov 1982
Woman admits killing man charged with murdering daughter, UPI, 15 Dec 1982