In Germany, the most infamous Neo-Nazi trial is currently
underway. Beate Zschäpe is the only
surviving member of the National Socialist Underground (NSU). The other two founders, Uwe Mundlos and Uwe Böhnhardt
committed suicide in November 2011, after a foiled bank robbery. During the years 2000-2007, they killed ten
people (8 Turkish people, 1 Greek man; 1 German police woman), committed two
bombings in Köln, and fifteen robberies.
The latter was to finance their crimes.
While I attended Saint Joseph’s University, I took
Electronic Intelligence Analysis, and I intend to apply my skills to this
criminal situation. I do not own a copy
of Analyst Notebook 8, because it costs $20,000 just for the license to use the
software. In compensation, I will apply
my skills in a flow chart format. Table
1 represents a timeline for the life of Neo-Nazi, Beate Zschäpe. Although a horizontal display would be ideal,
it is vertical due to this blog’s margins.
Making visuals organizes information for people looking for quick facts. Table 2 is an association chart between the
National Socialist Underground members, and their families.
Table 1.1 - Beate Zschäpe's Early Years
Around April 1974 ~ Mother, Annarose Apel, became pregnant to
possible Romania father. It was an
unplanned pregnancy. Her boyfriend
denied paternity. They attended
Dentistry school.
January 2, 1975 – Beate Apel was born in Jena, Germany. Grandparents took care of her while her
mother returned to school.
1976 – Mother married a childhood friend, who was a father
figure to Beate.
1978 – Mother finished school. She divorced.
She left Beate with her grandparents, remarried Gunter Zschäpe, and
moved to Camburg, Germany. Beate took
the new surname.
1980 – Second divorce.
Now Beate, age 5, lives with her mother in Jena. Their first home was a one room apartment in
Lobeda district.
Table 1.2 - How Zschäpe met Mundlos and Böhnhardt
1985 – Beate and her mother moved to Winzerla, the town of
youth camp where Beate Zschäpe met Uwe Mundlos.
1989 – Neo-Nazism started thriving; which deeply influenced
Beate Zschäpe.
1992 – At age 17, Zschäpe was caught stealing. She also got into fights.
1993 – Zschäpe and Mundlos were in a relationship, and they
were both far-right extremists.
Eventually Zschäpe broke up with Mundlos, but they stayed on good
terms. She left him for Uwe
Böhnhardt. During the relationship, she
was allegedly polyamorous.
Table 1.3 How the National Socialist Underground formed
Table 1.4 - The Killings, the Bombings, and the End.
The victims' names and locations are listed below.
About 1994 – The three joined Kameradschaft Jena, the
militant extremist group. Attended
meetings for Thuringia Homeland Protection League (100 members). At some point, Zschäpe and Böhnhardt
vandalized a memorial for fascism victims in Rudolstadt.
1996 – Police raided Zschäpe’s home in Winzerla.
End of 1997 - They rented a garage and practiced making
bombs.
January 26, 1998 – Police raided the garage, finding pipe
bombs without detonators; 1.39 Kg of TNT in each. The trio “went underground.” Beate asked her grandmother for money because
she was “being chased.” National
Socialist Underground. By this point,
accomplices Ralf Wohlleben, Carsten Schultze, Andre Eminger, and Holger Gerlach
were already involved. Zschäpe assumed
10 different identities which maintained a respectable façade, hiding their
terror cell. She made friends outside
her cell and organized barbecues.
2000 – Paternity verified – the Romanian classmate was her
father.
Table 1.4 - The Killings, the Bombings, and the End.
The victims' names and locations are listed below.
2000 – Simsek Enver, Nuremburg
2001 – Abdurrahim Ozudogru, Nuremburg
Suleyman Taskopru,
Hamburg
Habil Kilic, München
(Munich)
First bombing in
Köln, 10 injured.
2004 – Mehmet Turgut, Rostock.
Second Köln bombing,
injuring 22 people
2005 – Ismail Yasar, Nuremburg
Theodoros
Boulgarides, München
2006 – Mehmet Kubasik, Dortmund
Halit Yozgat, Kassel
2007 – Michele Kiesewetter, Heilbronn
November 4, 2011 – Mundlos and Böhnhardt bombed their car
then committed suicide after a foiled bank robbery. Shortly after, Zschäpe fire-bombed her
apartment in Zwickau to destroy evidence.
November 8, 2011 - Zschäpe surrendered to police.
April 17, 2013 – Originally scheduled court date in München,
Germany. (Munich)
May 6, 2013 – First court date, München. Zschäpe faces a life sentence.
May 14, 2013 – Second court date, München.
Table 2
Other facts I gathered included that Zschäpe’s mother lost
her job at some point, and Zschäpe learned to live on very little money. Her relationship with her mother was bad
enough that if her mom wanted to talk to her, Zschäpe would ignore her,
slamming the door to her bedroom.
Beate’s mindset could have been affected due to her childhood inclusive
to her mother’s unpredictable lovelife, frequent changes in custody, and moving
around to new homes. Furthermore, their
mother-daughter relationship did not start until Beate was five.
The murders were done “execution style,” with a gun attached
with a silencer. These shootings were
done in public places, such as an internet café or their workplaces. Böhnhardt was the main shooter, and Zschäpe
performed more logistics and planning. They
had a total of 20 firearms.
Two of my sources say Zschäpe was born in January, but one
source says she was born in February, which is a little confusing.
[Blogger’s Note: This
entry may be updated.]
[Update: 1-23-2016: A complete timeline of events is available below. Click to enlarge.]
[Update: 1-23-2016: A complete timeline of events is available below. Click to enlarge.]
©2013 Caroline Friehs
Originally posted: May 22, 2013
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Picture References
Romania map
Germany map
Beate Mugshot
Pregnant woman
Marriage
Divorce
Graduation
Mundlos
Swastika
Böhnhardt
Trio Picture
Polizei car
Garage for rent
Pipe bomb
Kameradschaft Jena
Pistol belonging to Mundlos
Euro dollars
Bombed house
Munich court
Beate Zschäpe in Court, Second day
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