Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 21 May 1970

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Thursday 21st of May 1970

54 years ago

Jutta Rahn is sexually assaulted and strangled by serial killer Joachim Kroll aka Jockel aka Der Ruhrkannibale at the age of 13 in Hösel, Breitscheid, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.

Rahn's 20-year-old neighbour Peter Schay is arrested on 8 June 1970 and charged with her murder. He spent 18 months in prison before he was acquitted on 12 November 1971 due to lack of evidence.