Beate Schmidt

Beate Schmidt
Beate Schmidt
Born	Wolfgang Schmidt; 5 October 1966 (age 57); Lehnin, Bezirk Potsdam, East Germany
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
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.

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Beate Schmidt
Born	Wolfgang Schmidt (1966-10-05) 5 October 1966 (age 57) Lehnin, Bezirk Potsdam, East Germany
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