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Anna Marie HahnAmerican serial killer originally from Germany
Date of Birth: 07.07.1906
Country:  USA |
Content:
- Biography of Anna Marie Hahn
- Early Life and Immigration
- Marriage and Criminal Activities
- Murder and Trial
- Discovery and Execution
Biography of Anna Marie Hahn
Born in Bavaria, Germany on July 7, 1906, Anna Marie Hahn was an American serial killer who was sentenced to death by electric chair in Ohio. She was executed on December 7, 1938.
Early Life and Immigration
Anna Marie Hahn was the youngest of twelve children in her family. During her teenage years, she claimed to have had a romantic relationship with a Viennese doctor. However, no records of the doctor she provided were found. Nevertheless, Hahn became pregnant and gave birth to a son named Oskar, causing a scandal in her family. In 1929, she was sent to America while Oskar remained in Bavaria with her parents.
Marriage and Criminal Activities
Living with relatives, Max and Anna Doeschel, in Cincinnati, Hahn met a German immigrant named Philip Hahn. They married in 1930, and Anna Marie briefly returned to Germany to bring Oskar to America. The family trio began happily living together in the United States. However, due to her gambling addiction, Hahn turned to a life of crime, robbing and killing elderly men and women from the German community in Cincinnati.
Murder and Trial
The first victim, Ernst Kohler, died on May 6, 1933, shortly after becoming friends with Hahn. In his will, he left his house to his new companion. The next victim, Albert Parker, a 72-year-old man, died soon after Anna Marie began caring for him. Hahn borrowed $1,000 from Parker, which disappeared after his death. On June 3, 1937, Jacob Wagner, aged 78, passed away, leaving $17,000 to his "beloved niece" Hahn.
Shortly after, Hahn began caring for George Gsellman, a 67-year-old man also living in Cincinnati. Gsellman died on July 6, 1937, leaving Hahn $15,000. The final victim on the list was Georg Obendoerfer, who died on August 1, 1937, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Hahn, her son, and Obendoerfer had traveled together to Colorado. A police officer stated that shoemaker Obendoerfer "died in agony after Mrs. Hahn asked for his name on his deathbed, pretending not to know it."
Discovery and Execution
The high level of cyanide discovered in Obendoerfer's body raised suspicion among the police. The exhumation of the previous two elderly people whom Hahn had cared for revealed that they had been poisoned as well. In November 1927, Hahn was found guilty of the murders after a sensational four-week trial. She was sentenced to death by electric chair in Ohio, which was carried out on December 7, 1938. Throughout the proceedings, Anna Marie maintained her innocence, but a 20-page confession was found after her death.
