THE LOST HONOUR OF KATHARINA BLUM - TIMELINE
* BACKGROUND: KATHARINA
1947 March 2nd: Katharina was born
1953: Katharina’s father passed away
1961: Katharina left school and got a job as a maid; attended home-economics school
1966-1967: Katharina worked as housekeeper
1968: Katharina was unemployed for a few weeks and helped mother in house
: Married then divorced Wilhelm Brettloh
1968-9: Katharina lived at Miss Woltersheim’s until she found a job
1969: Katharina worked at Mr. Fehnern’s
End of 1969: Katharina started working with the Blornas
* BACKGROUND: ELSE WOLTERSHEIM
1930: Else Woltersheim born as the illegitimate child of a factory worker
1945, 1952, 1961: Else Woltersheim was invited to return to Kuir, East Germany
1932: Else Woltersheim’s fafther emigrated to the Soviet Union and was listed by the German Army as ‘missing’
* WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20th 1974 (Eve of carnival)
Early Afternoon: Hertha and Claudia picked up Ludwig Gotten and Karl at Café Polkt
Afternoon: Borna paid Katharina two full weeks’ wages
19:25 Katharina arrived at Woltersheim’s house
19:30 Gotten turned up with Hertha Scheumel at the party
19:30-22:00 Katharina danced “fervently” with Ludwig Gotten
22:00 Katharina left the party with Gotten
* THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21st 1974
9:30 Katharina woke up with Gotten already gone
10:30 Police broke into Katharina’s house to search for Gotten
11:25 Katharina was taken to the police station for questioning (in the presence of Beizmenne, Pletzer, Korten, and Hach)
11:00-12:30 First part of the interrogation
15:30 Borna informed about the crime at his resort
13:30-17:45 Second part of the interrogation
20:40 Katharina was allowed to leave police station; Moeding took her home
* FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd 1974
[BORNA]
9:30 Borna read the News’ report about Katharina
10:25 Phone call from Luding to Blorna, telling him to get in touch with Alois
10:40 Phone call from Katharina to Blorna, asking if Blorna really said what was on the News
11:00 Alois called Blorna
11:30 Trude felt that they should stand by Katharina
12:15 Reservations made, packing done and bill paid
17:45 Blorna took the train to Frankfurt
[KATHARINA]
Early morning: Katharina received anonymous abusing letters
5:00 Katharina drove in her own care to Miss Woltersheim’s house
Morning: Katharina and Woltersheim taken to police station for further questioning
-INTERROGATION-
* Katharina’s interrogation ended: Katharina was escorted to a cell to wait for 2.5 hours for Woltersheim’s interrogation to end; Katharina read the issues of the News
* Hertha Scheumel taken into questioning
* Claudia Sterm taken into questing (statements matches with Hertha’s statement)
* More questioning:
- Konrad Beiters
- Mr. Gerorg Plotten
- Mrs. Plotten (Hedwig)
Later: Beiters, Woltersheim, and Blum were dismissed together
Afternoon: Katharina asked Woltersheim and Beiters to accompany her back to her apartment
Night: Katharina’s mother died in Kuir- Hochsackel
* SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd 1974
Morning: The Blornas arrived at the station
Morning: Katharina secretly went to buy a copy of the News
Morning: Katharina called the News and promised Totges an exclusive interview on Sunday afternoon
Afternoon: Gotten fired a gun so the police shot and wounded him at Alois’ house
[NOTE: six months ago, Alois gave Katharina the key to his house in the countryside)
Evening: Katharina asked Konrad Beiters for the keys to his apartment and then took his pistol
* SUNDAY FEBRUARY 24th 1974
Morning: Else Woltersheim read the Sunday News to the Blornas; Blorna raged; Mrs. Blorna called Luding and said “You Bastard”
Noon: Katharina spent 1.5 hours at the reporters’ hangout, gathering information about Totges
12:00-14:00 Katharina went to the reporters’ bar to try to find Totges but he still didn’t show up
15:00-16:00 Katharina drove home
Totges showed up at her apartment and tried to have sex with her
Katharina shot Totges
Evening: Katharina went to church, the to Café Bekering
19:04 Katharina showed up at Moeding’s door and convicted herself, saying that she killed Totges
* TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26th 1974 (Ash Tuesday)
Noon: Schonner killed
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