An alleged neo-Nazi dentist and fan of Adolf Hitler accused of murdering his wife and her new lover with an Uzi submachine gun before shooting his best friend who he blamed for the collapse of his marriage has gone on trial.
The incident took place in the city of Kiel, in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, and the defendant turned himself in to police in the nearby city of Hamburg that very evening, on 19th May 2021.
Dentist Hartmut F., 48, full surname not disclosed due to strict local privacy laws, stands accused of murdering the three people, and he was allegedly originally planning to kill a fourth person, his wife’s lawyer Thomas W., 65, on the day of the three murders.
The trial began yesterday (Wednesday) at the district court in Kiel.
The dentist, who allegedly regularly organised orgies with a porn star pal, allegedly murdered his wife Hanna F., 43, and her new boyfriend Tobias H., 53, after she told him she wanted a divorce. Investigators found 48 bullets in her body.
Hartmut F. then allegedly shot his best friend Carsten B., 52, in the face twice with a Walther PPK with a silencer attached to it. He allegedly finished his ‘friend’ off with three more bullets when he was on the ground.
He had allegedly made an appointment with Thomas W. under the fake name “Mueller” a few days before the fatal killings, and after allegedly killing the first three people, he then allegedly stopped in front of the lawyer’s office, according to mobile phone data analysed by the police, before driving away.
The lawyer reportedly said: “When I heard that from the police, a chill ran down my spine.”
The jealous neo-Nazi dentist and Hanna F. were reportedly married for 16 years and lived in the municipality of Westensee, near Kiel, with their four children aged 15, 14, 11 and eight.
Dissatisfied with her marriage to the Nazi-loving dentist, Hanna F. separated from her husband and moved to Kiel, where she met Tobias H., a professional surfer, in August 2020.
The dentist then allegedly began physically assaulting his former partner, who was even hospitalised with severe head injuries and a broken nose in November 2020.
Hartmut F. allegedly attacked and threatened her again in January 2021, before she obtained a restraining order.
Outraged and blindsided by jealousy and not being able to cope with his wife leaving him, Hartmut F. allegedly decided to take things into his own hands and murder the mother of his four children.
Chief public prosecutor Achim Hackethal said: “He left the car running and ran up the nine-metre-long stairway to the house.” Then he allegedly fired at his wife and her new lover before fleeing in a rental car.
Prosecutors also allege that he had attached a GPS tracking device to his wife’s car in preparation for the gruesome murders. The prosecution alleges that the motive was revenge for his wife leaving him and for having a new man in her life.
He is alleged to have killed his friend Carsten B. after the friend allegedly told Hartmut F.’s wife about the dentist’s infidelities, causing the defendant to blame his friend for the collapse of his marriage.
German media have reported that the dentist is allegedly a neo-Nazi and a fan of Adolf Hitler, saying that his Walther PPK bears a crest associated with the Nazi dictator.
The gun was probably from the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, which began as Adolf Hitler’s personal bodyguard, responsible for guarding the German leader himself, as well as his office and home.
The defendant allegedly owned the firearms illegally. It is unclear how he obtained the Uzi. Civilians are prohibited from owning automatic firearms in Germany and ironically, Uzis are weapons made by Israel.
A neighbour, who explained that Hartmut F. also enjoyed hunting, reportedly said: “Sometimes he dived in the nearby lake in front of his house to look for World War II grenades.”
Acquaintances of the dentist reportedly revealed he allegedly had frequent encounters with prostitutes in specially rented apartments, while he monitored his ex-wife’s movements through security cameras he had placed around his home.
German media also reported that Hartmut F. allegedly regularly organised orgies with the son of a millionaire, who has been named only as Philipp R.
There were three rooms in the apartment that reportedly contained nothing but beds and where Eastern European prostitutes are alleged to have been regular guests in what local media reported became something of a swingers club.
Hartmut F. has remained silent since being detained. His lawyer, unnamed, has reportedly said that his client may provide testimony on Thursday, 10th March.
A verdict is expected to be reached on Wednesday, 30th March.
