In 1981, she shot and killed Klaus Grabowski in a courthouse in Lübeck.
Grabowski was on trial for raping and murdering Bachmeier's daughter, Anna (14 November 1972 - 5 May 1980).
This act was seen as taking the law into her own hands and she was punished accordingly.
Bachmeier was found guilty of manslaughter and having an illegal gun.
She was sentenced to six years in prison but was released on probation after serving three years.
Later, she moved out of Germany but came back when she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
She passed away at the age of 46 and was buried next to her daughter Anna.
Her Daughter's Murder
On 5 May 1980, when Anna was seven years old, she had an argument with her mother and decided to skip school that day.
After she skipped school, she went to the home of Klaus Grabowski, a 35-year-old butcher, to play with his cats.
She had previously visited him, played with his cats, and didn't perceive any danger in going to his house.
However, on this day, Grabowski abducted Anna after she arrived at his house to play with his cats.
He held Anna for several hours at his home, raped her, and ultimately strangled her with a pair of his fiancée's tights.
According to the prosecutor, he then tied the girl up and packed her into a box, which he left on the shore of a canal.
Grabowski was a convicted sex offender and had previously been sentenced for the sexual abuse of two girls.
In 1976, he voluntarily submitted to chemical castration, though it was later revealed that he subsequently underwent hormone treatment to try to reverse the castration.
After he was arrested, Grabowski said that Anna tried to extort money from him by threatening to tell her mother about the r#pe.
He said that he was afraid of going back to prison, so he decided to kill her to hide the whole incident.
Vigilante Justice in Court
After his arrest, he was charged and the court proceedings began.
At around 10 a.m. on 6 March 1981, the third day of the trial, Bachmeier smuggled a Berretta into the courtroom, and fatally shot Grabowski.
She aimed the gun at his back and fired seven times; six shots hit Grabowski, who was killed almost instantly.
Bachmeier then lowered her gun and was apprehended without resistance.
While Bachmeier was held in custody, many sent messages of support, gifts, and flowers to indicate their understanding of her conduct.
However, some people still thought that a country with laws shouldn't allow vigilante justice.
On 2 November 1982, Bachmeier was initially charged with murder.
Later the prosecution dropped the murder charge.
After 28 days of deliberation, the jury agreed on the verdict.
Four months after the trial started, she was found guilty of manslaughter and having an illegal gun by the Lübeck District Court on March 2, 1983.
She was sentenced to six years in prison but was released after serving three years.
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