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The Bodenfelde Black Widows were two German serial killers, who committed four murders from 1994 to 2000 in the Bodenfelde municipality. [1] [2] [3] Bodenfelde is in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany.
The couple were Lydia L., a former prostitute born in 1939, and her assistant, Siegmund S.
Lydia invited older men to live with her in a relationship or as care for the elderly. She later murdered the men with Siegmund S.'s help. However, a turnaround occurred when her aide himself reported the crimes to the police, confessing his participation in them as well.
The following relationships were assigned to Lydia L.:
The court recognized the last four cases as murders. [4] Lydia L. was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2009 by the District Court of Göttingen, and she is now serving in Vechta Prison. A revision submitted by her was unsuccessful. [5]
Siegmund S. was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment, which he served in the Rosdorf correctional facility. By his own account, he said that he had been afraid of being poisoned. [6]
In 2014, Lydia L. sued the new owner of her house, who was said to have disposed of personal belongings without her permission. [7] The claim was dismissed by the court. [8]
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