6 November 1946 (+) is born in Essen, Germany.

23 June 1961 (x) attacked Frank Beck in Langenberg, Germany.

31 March 1962 (-) abducted and killed Klaus Jung in Essen, Germany.

6 August 1965 (-) abducted, tortured and killed Peter Fuchs in Langenberg, Germany.

14 August 1965 (-) abducted, sexually assaulted and strangled Ulrich Kahlweiß in Velbert, Germany.

8 May 1966 (-) abducted, sexually assaulted, beaten to death and mutilated Manfred Graßmann in Langenberg, Germany.

18 June 1966 (x) tortured Peter Frese in Langenberg, Germany.

27 November 1967 (x) Start of the trial against Bartsch in Wuppertal, Germany.

15 December 1967 (x) is sentenced to life imprisonment in Wuppertal, Germany.

2 January 1974 (x) marries 24-year-old Gisela Deike in Lippstadt, Germany.

28 April 1976 (-) dies of malignant hyperthermia in Lippstadt, Germany.