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Another life lost in the German sex trade, because the theoretic availability of legally working in #prostitution, doesn't dissuade pimps - it gives them legal protections. This was Andrea, 19, suspects are what some would like to call 'managers'. sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… Image
The connection to #prostitution in these murders is not flimsy: It's definite. The most likely killer of a woman in legal prostitution (and semi-legal or illegal prostitution, because they co-exist here, frequently in the same spaces) is a buyer or a pimp. That's a fact. Image
More lifes lost in the German legal #sextrade: Phoosuk from Thailand dissapppeared earlier this year (at least 81% of women are not German, some estimates are even higher, but many will ask you to ignore immigrant women's vulnerabilities). Interviewed suspects are sex buyers. Image
Another life lost in the German legal #sextrade: Nathalie M. (23) murdered by sex buyer Thomas P. in August 2019. She was a part time escort. Part time escorts are not privileged and they are not safe from johns' violence! sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… ImageImage
Another life lost in the German legal #sextrade: Susanne M. (63) was murdered by sex buyer Mohamad A. (44), who was a 'regular' of the homeless, severly ill woman. The German state does not consider the sex buying of homeless ill women to be abuse. sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… Image
Another life lost in the German legal #sextrade: Lica Lumita L. (33) from Romania was murdered by sex buyer Soueymane Sidiki T. (21) on the 30th of August 2017, who purchased sexual access, got angry after failing to orgasm, then robbed and killed her. sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… Image
Another life lost in the German legal #sextrade: Maria (48) from Equatorial Guinea was a woman in German street and hotel #prostitution murdered by an unknown person, hacked into pieces and thrown in the river Elbe in Hamburg in July 2017. sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… Image
Another life lost in the German legal #sextrade: Yenna (22) from Romania (pimps advertised her as 18, forced her to not use condoms) was murdered 24th of May 2017 by sex buyer Felix R. (21), who tied her up (BDSM), killed her and then burned down her flat. sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… ImageImage
Another life lost in the German legal #sextrade: Romery (33) from the Dominican Republic was murdered by an unknown sex buyer, who had previously assaulted her, on the 11th of November 2016, inside the apartment brothel that was also her only residence. sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… Image
Another life lost in the German legal #sextrade: "Sissy" (40) from Hungary was murdered on the 4th of November, 2016, in a so-called 'love mobil' brothel by a sex buyer (45), who purchased sexual access, accussed her of stealing his wallet and killed her. sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… ImageImage
Another life lost in German legal #prostitution: Noémi M. (25) from Hungary was brutally stabbed to death on the 29th of October, 2016, in an apartment brothel by her pimp Richard B. (19). 'Managers' do not protect women, they abuse them. sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… Image
Another life lost in German legal #prostitution: Ramona D. (43) from Germany was murdered on the 18th of February, 2015, in an apartment brothel by her pimp Mario B. (34), who was given a life-sentence for the brutal crime. sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=de… Image
Another life lost in German legal #prostitution: Ioana C. (23) from Romania was severely tortured on the 31st of July, 2014, in an apartment brothel by her pimp Robert T. for not earning him enough money. She needed intensive care and died 4 years later. sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… Image
Another life lost in German legal #prostitution: Enid A. (29) from Uganda was murdered on the 24th of April, 2014, by a cocain dealer, who claimed self-defense. Enid didn't want prostitution and addiction, she wanted to study law. sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… Image
Another life lost in the German legal #sextrade: Atanasaka V. (25) from Bulgaria vanished on the 19th of July, 2013, having been in street #prostitution. Her corpse was found in April 2015. The suspect in her case is a pimp currently being prosecuted. sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… Image
Another life lost in the German legal #sextrade: Andrea B. was murdered on the 27th of October, 2012, by Alexander K., a necrophile, who drugged her, killed her and raped her. He was sentenced for 12 years and put in a psychiatric hospital. sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… ImageImage
Another life lost in the German legal #sextrade: Denise B. (20) from Germany was forced into brothel #prostitution and murdered in August 2012, most likely by her pimp, who was a member of the German Hell's Angels. She had 2 children. sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… Image
Another life lost in the German legal #sextrade: Sonja M. (27) exploited in street #prostitution, suffering from severe addiction, died in summer 2012. The police suspect a sex buyer kidnapping her and her dying in captivity from tuberculosis. sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… Image
Another life lost in German legal #prostitution: Christina B. (25) from Romania was murdered on the 20th of January, 2012, in hotel escorting, by regular sex buyer Arif D. (42). Stop suggesting escorts are privileged or safe! sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… ImageImage
I'm going to take a break from this thread for the sake of my mental health - but there a hundreds more cases, some of which I will summerize in English later today or tomorrow. #Prostitution makes women vulnerable to male violence. Let the world know. sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr…
Another life lost in the German legal #sextrade: Monika P. (24) from Poland was a woman in street #prostitution, significantly mentally handicapped, murdered on the 1st of January, 2010. The German state does not consider the prostitution of mentally handicapped women abuse. Image
Another life lost in the legal German #sextrade: Olga P. (21) from Ukraine was murdered 19th of February, 2009, by pimp and trafficker Jakob F. (42), he was married with children. Olga didn't want #prostitution, she wanted to go to university. sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… ImageImage
Another life lost in the legal German #sextrade: Andrea K. (47) vanished on the 5th of December 2008. Before disappearing and being found dead she told her ex partner she was in danger and needed help. Her killer has not been caught. sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… Image
Another life lost in the legal German #sextrade: Jasmin J. (24) was murdered on the 12th of June, 2008, by an unknown killer. She was struggling with addiction, but kept close contact with her mother and her 1-year-old daughter. sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… Image
Another life lost in the legal German #sextrade: Alina G. (31) from Romania was murdered on the 22nd of March, 2008, in an apartment brothel by an unknown killer who posed as a sex buyer, so she would let him in. He was never caught. sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… Image
More lives lost in the legal German #sextrade: Bunnam L. (49) and Samruay S. (54) were Thai women in an apartment brothel murdered on the 9th of June, 2006, by an unknown killer. Working together does not reliably keep women safe. I wish it did. sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… ImageImage
Another life lost in the legal German #sextrade: Anamaria N. (22) from Romania was murdered on the 25th of March, 2006, by sex buyer and brothel owner Gerd R. (47) who carried a gun, got into a fight when Anamaria asked for "too much money" and shot her. sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… Image
Another life lost in the legal German #sextrade: Karin H. (46) was murdered on the 20th of December, 2005, by sex buyer Stephan S. (33). They got into a fight after he insulted her appearance and he stabbed her in the chest multiple times. sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… Image
Another life lost in the legal German #sextrade: Aneta B. (31) from Poland was murdered on the 24th of October, 2005, by serial killer Marco M. who targeted women in #prostitution and mistook her for one. Violence against women in the trade affects us all sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… Image
Another life lost in the legal German #sextrade: Nicole F. (32) was a woman in street #prostitution, murdered on the 6th of May, 2004. She was last seen waiting for buyers on the streets, before being found dead one day later. Her killer wasn't caught. sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… Image
Another life lost in the legal German #sextrade: Frank H. (36) vanished on January 30th, 2004. He was in #prostitution, because he was severely addicted to gambling. Police believe he was murdered, but could never find his corpse nor the killer. sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… Image
Another life lost in the legal German #sextrade: Nicole U. (32) was murdered on the 15th of November, 2003, by serial killer Marco M. (29) who targeted women in street #prostitution. He was finally caught and convicted in 2004 when a victim survived. sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… Image
Another life lost in the legal German #sextrade: Maria-Magadalena S. (45) from Poland was murdered on June 26th, 2003, in an apartment brothel by an unknown killer. It's not clear if it was a sex buyer or someone from her personal life. sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… Image
Another life lost in the legal German #sextrade: Britta Simone D. (43) was homeless and struggeling with severe alcohol addiction when she was murdered in 2003 in street #prostitution by 'regular' sex buyer Manfred S. He tortured Britta before killing her. sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… Image
Another life lost in the legal German #sextrade: Simone D. (30) was a deaf woman murdered in street #prostitution on the 29th of December, 2002. She was last seen getting into a sex buyer's car. Her killer was not found. sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… Image
Another life lost in the legal German #sextrade: Nazia M. (33) from Ecuador was a woman in street #prostitution murdered on November 6th, 2002. Suspects are jealous sex buyers as well as pimps taking revenge because she was informing on them to authorities sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… Image
Another life lost in the legal German #sextrade: Natalia W. (27) from Ukraine was murdered on March 12th, 2002, in an apartment brothel by David L. (33) who was a serial rapist targeting women in #prostitution who had been let out of prison by authorities. sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… Image
Another life lost in legal German #prostitution: Nadezha K. (~29) was found dead in July 2002. Police suspect a sex buyer strangling her and throwing her into a river. 10 years later authorities found her mother and confirmed her daughter had been killed. sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr… Image
These are all the cases all the way back to 2002 (when Germany legalized brothel keeping and pimping - it had been partially legal and tolerated before though) where there is a photo of the victim. Many more cases with no photo are listed here: sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr…
I want to know why the cases of women murdered in France, Canada and the 1 case in Sweden (where the killer was neither a pimp, nor sex buyer, nor the location a brothel) get such a level of publicity and these hundreds of women and a handful of transwomen and men are forgotten?
No matter your views on #prostitution law: The vast majority of murders of women in the trade are committed by sex buyers & pimps and they frequently catch their victims in vulnerable situations because they are in prostitution, because they get them alone in apartments and cars. Image
If you think the murders of women in #prostitution by sex buyers and pimps are isolated cases and don't impact women's daily life, please explain why "work place advice" pamphlets handed out to women by pro #prostitution orgs (👇 TAMPEP) include advice such as this: Image
The website "Sex Industry Kills" is not run by me. I (like any one can!) sometimes send cases (from any country!) to @SexindustryK to add to the list, but they do the work of maintaining the website and going into archives, because the German gov refuses to collect these cases.
You can follow "Sex Industry Kills" who collect cases of women whose lives were cut short by the sex trade (usually murder sometimes overdose) on Facebook
facebook.com/sexindustrykil… and Instagram instagram.com/sik_deutschlan… and find your country on their website: sexindustry-kills.de/doku.php?id=pr…
The team behind "Sex Industry Kills" are feminist activists - some of them survivors of #prostitution themselves. If you want to support their work financially (accessing non-public newspaper archives costs money!) you can donate here: betterplace.me/sexindustrykil…
Another case of a woman murdered in legal German #prostitution: Simone M. (31) was murdered on August 4th, 2007 on the street. She had a 10 year old daughter. The prime suspect was her pimp Dirk, who had been brutally beating her, but he got off for lack of conclusive evidence. Image

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