The Highway Killer
One of the most notorious serial killers in German criminal history was Bernhard Prigan, better known as the Highway Killer. He was given this nickname by the media because he usually killed his victims near highways, which he had previously cycled along. Bernhard Prigan killed at least three women in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The police caught him thanks to a piece of bread crust. It was found next to the body of 19-year-old seamstress Wilma Sulzer from Altlußheim. The young woman had been strangled near the main road to Mannheim. With the help of the bread crust, the bread factory was identified and, as a result, the retailers. A female retailer remembered a man wearing a headband. A patrol officer also remembered him, as he had asked him for directions. This clue led to 33-year-old Bernhard Prigan, who was arrested on November 7, 1952, not far from the city of Mannheim in Baden-Württemberg. On that very day, Prigan had killed another woman. His victim was 51-year-old housewife Margarethe Pohl, whom he had beaten to death with a club. A schoolboy had witnessed the murder and fled. When Prigan met him again later, he advised him to avoid the forest, as it was only frequented by drunks. Bernhard Prigan confessed to murdering three women during police questioning. On December 19, 1953, after only four days of trial, he was sentenced to three life sentences for triple murder and numerous sexual offenses.
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