Jürgen Bartsch

The Carnival Killer, Der Kirmesmörder

  Active for 5 years
(1962-1966) in Germany

4

CONFIRMED
VICTIMS

4

POSSIBLE
VICTIMS
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Jürgen Bartsch (born Karl-Heinz Sadrozinski) a German serial killer who murdered four boys aged between 8 and 13. Killed four, one escaped; died by wrongful overdose during castration surgery.

Jürgen Bartsch Serial Killer Profile

Serial Killer Jürgen Bartsch (aka) The Carnival Killer, Der Kirmesmörder, was active for 5 years between 1962-1966, known to have ( 4 confirmed / 4 possible ) victims. This Serial Killer was active in the following countries: Germany

Jürgen Bartsch was born on November 6th 1946 in Essen, city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Bartsch a male citizen of Germany.

In 1962 (Age 15/16) Jürgen Bartsch started his killing spree, during his crimes as a serial killer he was known to murder his victims.

He was convicted on December 15th 1967 (Age 21), sentenced to life imprisonment, reduced to ten years of juvenile detention at Eickelborn State Hospital in Eickelborn, Germany. Bartsch was convicted on charges of murder and other possible charges during his lifetime.

Jürgen Bartsch died on April 28th 1976 (Age 29), cause of death: unnatural death, Halothane overdose at West Germany.

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Jürgen Bartsch has been listed on Killer.Cloud since November of 2016 and was last updated 5 years ago.

Jürgen Bartsch a known:

Jürgen Bartsch
Serial Killer Profile:

Updated: 2019-06-27 Collected by Killer.Cloud
General Information
Name: Jürgen Bartsch
Nickname: The Carnival Killer, Der Kirmesmörder
Victims: 4 - 4
Years Active: 1962 - 1966
Ages Active: 15/16 - 19/20
Active Countries: Germany
Convicted Of: murder
Life Span: 1946 - 1976
Characteristics
Gender: Male
Citizenship: Germany
Sexual Preference: N/A
Astrological Sign: Scorpio
Oct 23 - Nov 22
Birth Month: November
Marital Status: N/A
Children: N/A
Living With: N/A
Occupation: serial killer
Childhood Information
D.O.B.: Nov 6, 1946
Family Name: Bartsch
Given Name: Jürgen
Birth Location: Essen, city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Birth Order: N/A
Siblings: N/A
Raised By: N/A
Birth Category: N/A
Mother: N/A
Father: N/A

Cognitive Ability
IQ: N/A
Highest School: N/A
Highest Degree:

Incarceration
Arrested: N/A
Convicted: Dec 15, 1967 (Age 21)
Sentence: life imprisonment, reduced to ten years of juvenile detention
Prison Location: Eickelborn State Hospital in Eickelborn, Germany
Executed: N/A
Previous Crimes: N/A
Previous Jail: N/A
Previous Prison: N/A

Death Information
Death Date: Apr 28, 1976 (Age 29)
Manner of Death: unnatural death
Cause of Death: Halothane overdose
Death Location: West Germany
Killed In Prison: N/A
Suicide: N/A
5 Timeline Events of Serial Killer
Jürgen Bartsch

The 5 dates listed below represent a timeline of the life and crimes of serial killer Jürgen Bartsch. A complete collection of serial killer events can be found on our Serial Killer Timeline.

Date Event Description
Nov 06 1946Jürgen Bartsch was born in Essen, city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.  #19461106
1962
(Age 15/16)
Jürgen Bartsch started his serial killing spree. #1962
1966
(Age 19/20)
Jürgen Bartsch ended his serial killing spree. #1966
Dec 15 1967
(Age 21)
Jürgen Bartsch was convictedand sentenced to life imprisonment, reduced to ten years of juvenile detention at Eickelborn State Hospital in Eickelborn, Germany.  #19671215
Apr 28 1976
(Age 29)
Jürgen Bartschdied.cause of death:unnatural death,Halothane overdoseat West Germany. #19760428
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8 Books that mention Serial Killer
Jürgen Bartsch

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1557836671 Screen World 1
3839251346 Der Kirmesmörder - Jürgen... 1
3406477119 Grosse Prozesse 1
365640920x Die Darstellung des Serie... 1
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3644023018 Jürgen Bartsch: Selbstbil... 1

Jürgen Bartsch (born Karl-Heinz Sadrozinski) (November 6, 1946 – April 28, 1976) was a German serial killer who murdered four boys aged between 8 and 13 and attempted to kill another. The case of the sexual offender Bartsch in German jurisdiction history was the first to include psycho-social factors of the defendant, who came from a violent early surrounding, to set down the degree of penalty.

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External References
  1. Q68963 on www.wikidata.org, Retrieved on Feb 16, 2019.
  2. Jürgen Bartsch on en.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on Feb 16, 2019.
  3. Juan Ignacio Blanco, Jürgen BARTSCH on murderpedia.org, Retrieved on Feb 16, 2019.
  4. Jürgen Bartsch on www.serienkillers.de, Retrieved on Feb 17, 2019.
Internal References

Jürgen Bartsch is included in the following pages on Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database

  1. #15 of 20[ Page 1 ] of Serial Killers active in Germany
  2. #26 of 651[ Page 2 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers
  3. #32 of 43[ Page 3 ] of Scorpio Serial Killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
  4. #37 of 51[ Page 3 ] of Serial Killers with birthdays in November
  5. #279 of 651[ Page 19 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active
  6. #454 of 651[ Page 31 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
  7. #538 of 651[ Page 36 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness
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