A video circulating on social media platforms claims to show Marianne Bachmeier fatally shooting the man accused of murdering her 7-year-old daughter during his trial. The video and its claims have spread virally across social media, gaining widespread attention and shares across multiple platforms. Users expressed opinions on Marianne Bachmeier’s actions, labeling her a “hero” or questioning the morality of the act, but these do not address the video’s authenticity directly.
Social Media Posts
Multiple online users shared posts featuring a video of a woman shooting someone in what appears to be a courtroom setting. The posts’ captions claim the woman is Marianne Bachmeier, who shot the man who killed her 7-year-old daughter during his trial in the courtroom.
The video containing these claims has spread across Facebook, Instagram, X and TikTok.
However, our investigation revealed that this video is not actual footage of this historic case.
Fact Check
Upon our investigation, we found that the video above was not the actual footage of Marianne Bachmeier, the video is taken from a film or dramatization, specifically “The Marianne Bachmeier Case: No Time For Tears,” a movie that recreates the incident.
“The Marianne Bachmeier Case: No Time For Tears” (1984), directed by Hark Bohm, is a German drama film based on the case of Marianne Bachmeier. The film depicts the events surrounding Bachmeier’s shooting of Klaus Grabowski, who was on trial for the murder of her 7-year-old daughter, Anna, in 1981. Marie Colbin plays the role of Bachmeier in this 105-minute film, which examines both the personal and societal implications of the incident.
Marie Colbin in “No Time For Tears”. (Source)
Historical Context
In 1980, a tragic event shook West Germany when 7-year-old Anna Bachmeier was murdered. The accused killer was Klaus Grabowski, a 35-year-old butcher. On March 6, 1981, during his trial in Lübeck, Anna’s mother Marianne Bachmeier entered the courtroom with a concealed Beretta 70 pistol. She fired seven shots at Grabowski’s back, with six hitting and killing him. The incident captured national attention and sparked intense debates about vigilante justice in West Germany.
Marianne Bachmeier was later tried and found guilty of manslaughter and illegal weapon possession in 1983. She served part of her sentence before being released. Years later, she developed pancreatic cancer and passed away in 1996.
(Source: The Guardian Newspaper, The Sun)
Summary
While Marianne Bachmeier did shoot her daughter’s killer in a German courtroom in 1981, the viral video circulating on social media is not genuine footage. It’s a dramatized scene from “No Time For Tears”.
Title:Film Scene Misidentified as Mother’s 1981 Courtroom Shooting
Fact Check By: Cielito WangResult: Misleading
