Franz Schmidt | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 February 1930 |
| Died | 14 May 2017 (aged 87) |
| Judicial status | Deceased |
| Convictions | Murder x3 Attempted murder Aggravated theft |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment x2 |
| Details | |
| Victims | 3–4 |
Span of crimes | 1957 – 1984 (possibly 1982) |
| Country | Austria |
| States | Tyrol, Upper Austria |
Date apprehended | 3 August 1984 |
Franz Schmidt (24 February 1930 – 14 May 2017) was an Austrian serial killer who was twice sentenced to life imprisonment, once for a child murder in 1957 and for a double murder in 1984.[1] Accounting sentences for other convictions up to his release in 2013, he was one of the longest-serving convicts in the country's history.[1]
- ^ a b Raffaela Lindorfer (8 August 2013). ""Zweifach Lebenslanger" kommt frei" ['Twice lifer' goes free]. Kurier (in German). Archived from the original on 19 September 2016.