Volker Eckert
Male, Deceased Person
1959 – 2007
Who was Volker Eckert?
Volker Eckert was a German truck driver and serial killer who confessed to the murders of six women, five of whom were prostitutes. He was accused of committing 19 murders in France, Spain and Germany between 1974 and 2006.
On 17 November 2006, Eckert was arrested in Cologne, Germany. The police found tufts of hair and pictures of his victims subjected to various tortures in Eckert's truck and in his house.
On 2 July 2007, Eckert was found dead in his cell in Germany, after committing suicide. After his death, the police found evidence that Eckert had killed nine women across Germany, France, Spain and Italy. Furthermore, there are strong indications that he killed another four women.
In December 2007, the German police closed the file.
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- Born
- Jul 1, 1959
Plauen - Nationality
- Germany
- France
- Died
- Jul 2, 2007
Bayreuth
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on July 23, 2013
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