The podcast episode "Short Stuff" discusses the story of Marianne Bachmeier, a woman in West Germany who shot and killed the murderer of her seven-year-old daughter in open court in 1980. Josh and Chuck detail the crime committed against Anna, the trial, and Marianne's act of vigilante justice. They explore the public's divided reaction to the killing, the legal proceedings against Marianne, and the debates it sparked about the German court system's leniency and the morality of vigilante justice. The hosts also share details about Marianne's life after her release from prison, including her move to Nigeria and her eventual return to Germany, where she admitted the killing was premeditated before dying of cancer.
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