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Vigilante justice: Meet the ”Revenge mom” who shot her child’s killer in the middle of the courtroom

Vigilante justice: Meet the ”Revenge mom” who shot her child’s killer in the middle of the courtroom

On March 6, 1981, Marianne Bachmeier entered a courtroom in Lübeck, Germany with purpose in every step. Then, suddenly, she grabbed a loaded pistol from her purse and opened fire on 35-year-old sex offender Klaus Grabowski. The man had been…