On a quiet morning in Lübeck, Germany, on March 6, 1981, a woman named Marianne Bachmeier walked into a courtroom with a calm but determined demeanor. What happened next would shock a nation and echo across the world for decades. Marianne, carrying a small loaded pistol in her handbag, took aim at Klaus Grabowski—the man accused of kidnapping, abusing, and murdering her seven-year-old daughter, Anna. In a matter of seconds, she fired seven shots into him, ending his life on the courtroom floor.