Editing Fritz Haarmann (section)

===1923===
Haarmann's subsequent victims largely consisted of young male commuters, runaways, and, occasionally, [[Male prostitution|male prostitutes]], whom he would typically encounter in or around Hanover's central railway station. The second murder Haarmann is known to have committed occurred on 12 February 1923. The victim was a 17-year-old pianist named Fritz Franke, whom Haarmann encountered at Hanover Central Station and invited to his Neue Straße residence, where he introduced the youth to Hans Grans and two female acquaintances (one of whom was Grans' female lover). According to Grans' lover, that evening, Grans whispered in her ear: "Hey! He's going to be trampled on today."<ref>Monsters of Weimar {{ISBN|1-897743-10-6}} pp. 83–84</ref> The following day, both these acquaintances returned to Haarmann's apartment, where they were informed by Haarmann that Franke had travelled to [[Hamburg]].<ref>Monsters of Weimar {{ISBN|1-897743-10-6}} p. 84</ref> Speculation remains as to Grans' knowledge of Haarmann's intentions towards Franke when he made this comment to the two female acquaintances. According to Haarmann, following this murder, Grans arrived unannounced at his apartment, where he observed Franke's nude body lying upon Haarmann's bed. Grans had then simply looked at him and asked, "When shall I come back again?"<ref>Monsters of Weimar {{ISBN|1-897743-10-6}} p. 85</ref>

Five weeks after the murder of Franke, on 20 March, Haarmann encountered a 17-year-old commuter named Wilhelm Schulze at Hanover station.<ref name="Monsters of Weimar p. 86"/> Schulze had been travelling to work when he encountered Haarmann. No human remains identified as belonging to Schulze were ever found, although most of his clothing was in the possession of Haarmann's [[landlady]], Elisabeth Engel, at the time of his arrest. Two more victims are known to have been murdered at 8 Neue Straße before Haarmann vacated the apartment in June: 16-year-old Roland Huch, who disappeared on 23 May after informing a close friend he intended to run away from home and join the [[Marines#Germany|Marines]]; and 19-year-old Hans Sonnenfeld, who disappeared on or about 31 May and whose distinctive yellow overcoat Haarmann is known to have worn after the youth's murder.<ref>Monsters of Weimar {{ISBN|1-897743-10-6}} pp. 87–88</ref>
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 102-00882, Hannover, Prozeß gegen Friedrich Haarmann.jpg|right|thumb|Police photo of Haarmann's attic room at 2 Rote Reihe, Hanover]]

On 9 June 1923, Haarmann moved into a single-room attic apartment at 2 Rote Reihe. Two weeks after moving into this address, on 25 June, Ernst Ehrenberg, the 13-year-old son of Haarmann's neighbour, disappeared while running an errand for his father. His school cap and [[Suspenders|braces]] would be found in Haarmann's apartment following his arrest.<ref>Monsters of Weimar {{ISBN|1-897743-10-6}} p. 89</ref> Two months later, on 24 August, an 18-year-old office clerk named Heinrich Struß was reported missing by his aunt (with whom he lived). Many of Struß's belongings would also be found in Haarmann's apartment. Struß's murder would be followed one month later by the murder of a 17-year-old named Paul Bronischewski,<ref>Cannibalism: The Last Taboo! {{ISBN|1-859-58495-0}} p. 114</ref> who disappeared en route to the city of [[Bochum]], having worked with his uncle in [[Saxony-Anhalt]] throughout the summer. Subsequent police enquiries suggested Bronischewski had likely alighted the train at Hanover, where he evidently encountered Haarmann. Bronischewski's jacket, knapsack, trousers, and towel would all be found in the possession of Haarmann following his arrest.<ref>Monsters of Weimar {{ISBN|1-897743-10-6}} p. 91</ref>

Haarmann is next known to have killed on or about 30 September 1923. The victim was 17-year-old Richard Gräf, who last informed his family he had met an individual at Hanover station who "knows of a good job for me." Two weeks later, on 12 October, a 16-year-old [[Gehrden]] youth named Wilhelm Erdner failed to return home from work. Subsequent enquiries by Erdner's parents revealed the youth became acquainted with a "Detective Fritz Honnerbrock" (a [[pseudonym]] used by Haarmann) shortly before his disappearance. Both Haarmann and Grans subsequently sold Erdner's bicycle on 20 October. Within a week of having sold this bicycle, Haarmann killed two further victims: 15-year-old Hermann Wolf, who disappeared from Hanover station on 24 October, and 13-year-old Heinz Brinkmann, who was seen by a witness standing in the entrance to Hanover station at 11:00&nbsp;p.m. on 27 October, having missed his train home to the town of [[Clausthal-Zellerfeld|Clausthal]].{{refn|group=n|Haarmann would deny having killed Hermann Wolf at his trial, and was acquitted of this murder.}}
[[File:Adolf Hannapel Fritz Haarmann November 10 1923.jpg|upright=0.70|right|thumb|Adolf Hannappel]]
 	
On 10 November 1923, a 17-year-old apprentice carpenter from the city of [[Düsseldorf]] named Adolf Hannappel disappeared from Hanover station. He was seen by several witnesses sitting upon a [[Trunk (luggage)|trunk]] in the waiting room. These witnesses also positively identified Hans Grans—in the company of Haarmann—pointing towards the youth, who shortly thereafter was observed walking towards a café in the company of these two men. One month later, on 6 December, 19-year-old Adolf Hennies disappeared. He had been seeking employment at the time of his disappearance. None of the human remains recovered were identified as belonging to Hennies, whom Haarmann specifically admitted to dismembering, but denied killing. In subsequent court testimony vehemently disputed by Grans, Haarmann claimed he returned home to find Hennies's body—missing his signature "love bite"—lying naked on his bed, with Grans and another criminal acquaintance named Hugo Wittkowski stating the youth was, "One of yours." (Neither Haarmann nor Grans were convicted of Hennies's murder due to conflicting testimony.<ref>Cannibalism: The Last Taboo! {{ISBN|1-859-58495-0}} pp. 114–15</ref>)