Niels Högel
Niels Högel | |
|---|---|
| Born | Niels Högel 30 December 1976 |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated |
| Conviction | Murder (85 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 85–300 |
Span of crimes | 2000–2005 |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
Niels Högel (born 30 December 1976) is a German serial killer and former nurse who was sentenced to life imprisonment, initially for the murders of six patients, and later convicted of a total of eighty-five murders. Estimates of Högel's alleged victim count have increased since his first conviction; as of 2020, he was believed to have claimed 300 victims in just over five years, making him the most prolific serial killer in the history of peacetime Germany, and possibly the world.