"Banklady" Margarete Czenki on trial in Munich: "Keep Smiling: seems to be the motto of the 30 year old "Bank lady" Margarete Czenki, who is on trial in Munich now. Together witj tje 23-year-old student Rolf Heibler she is accused to have robbed a bank in Municj on April 13th 1971 and have carried off DM 54000, (~6000.- or $18000.-). The two accomplices to the crime, Ronald Otto (21) and Karl-Heins Kuhn (20) were not of full age at the time and will have to be tried at youth court. On the second day of the inquiries they came as witnesses. They confirmed the statements of the accused nurse about the preperations, the motives and the realiation of the plan. As they said, the cars which were used for the escapre were not stolen, only "borrowed" for this purpose. Also, the fire-arms they carried were only for intimidation, but they wouldn't have use them to shoot. Being asked bout the use of the robbed money Otto said "it was for people who need it and who worked all their life for almost nothing"; the witness Kuhns "It was to be used for political work". Photo shows The 23 year=old studnet Rolf Heisler, complice of the "Banklady" Margarete Czenki with policemans.
Photo measures 7.25 x 6 inches.
Photo is dated 02-02-1972.
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