Beate Schmidt | |
|---|---|
| Born | Wolfgang Schmidt 5 October 1966 |
| Other names | Pink Giant The Beast of Beelitz Beelitz-Murderer |
| Conviction(s) | Murder |
| Criminal penalty | 15 years in prison and detention in a psychiatric hospital |
| Details | |
| Victims | 6 |
Span of crimes | 24 October 1989 –5 April 1991 [1] |
| Country | Germany |
Date apprehended | 1 August 1991 |
Beate Schmidt (born Wolfgang Schmidt on 5 October 1966) is a German serial killer. From October 1989 to April 1991, Schmidt, who is now a transgender woman, murdered five women and an infant.
Schmidt was born Wolfgang Schmidt on 5 October 1966 in Lehnin, Brandenburg.
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. [3] The area where some of the crimes took place led to a second and third moniker, the "Beast of Beelitz" and "Beelitz-Murderer". [3] [4]
On 1 August 1991 Schmidt was arrested after two men found Schmidt masturbating while wearing a bra under a jacket. Schmidt was sentenced to 15 years in prison and detention in a psychiatric hospital [4] in Brandenburg an der Havel. [5]
An application for a name change to Beate Schmidt was met by the court in 2001. [5] Since 2009 Schmidt has undergone a hormone treatment for gender reassignment. [5] In 2010, Schmidt was investigated for raping and causing another transgender inmate to attempt suicide. [6]
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