Editing Fritz Haarmann (section)

== Modus operandi ==

=== The victims ===
All of Haarmann's victims were males between the ages of 10 and 22, the majority of whom were in their mid- to late-teens that were or commuters, runaways or male prostitutes, whom he would typically encounter in or around Hanover's central railway station. 

=== The luring ===
The victims would be lured back to one of three addresses in which Haarmann is known to have resided throughout those years. He is known to have killed upon the promise of assistance, accommodation, work or under the pretense of arrest. At Haarmann's apartment, the victim would typically be given food and drink. 

=== The murder ===
Then, Haarmann would bit into the victim's Adam's apple, often as he was strangled. In many instances, this act would cause the victim to die of asphyxiation, although on several occasions, Haarmann would bite completely through his victims' Adams apple and trachea.

=== The abductement ===
Then, he woul hide the victim's bodies in the Leine River.

Although the dismembered body of his first known victim had simply been buried, and the body of his last victim had been thrown into a lake located at the entrance to the Herrenhausen Gardens.

The personal possessions of Haarmann's victims would typically be retained for the personal use of Haarmann himself or his lover, Hans Grans, or to be sold on the black market through criminal contacts both men had established at Hanover Central Station, although the personal possessions of some victims were sold to legitimate retailers. In several instances, both Haarmann and Grans are known to have given possessions belonging to various victims to acquaintances as gifts.

Following Haarmann's arrest, rumors would circulate that the flesh of his victims had been consumed by Haarmann himself or sold upon the black market as pork or horse meat. Although no physical evidence was ever produced to confirm these theories, Haarmann was known to be an active trader in contraband meat, which was invariably boneless, diced and often sold as mince. To the various individuals who questioned where he had acquired the meat, Haarmann would explain he had purchased the product from a butcher named "Karl," although investigators would later note that the stories Haarmann told his acquaintances regarding the origins of this individual varied.