Lübeck, Germany, March 6, 1981. Silence reigns in the courtroom. The benches are full. A man takes the stand, handcuffed. A few feet away, 30-year-old Marianne Bachmeier stares at him. In her bag: a small pistol. In a split second, she stands up, takes aim and fires.

From that moment on, Marianne Bachmeier became a national figure, splitting the country in two, between those who supported her and those who condemned what she had done. But what was the reason behind her actions?

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