12 Facts About Verena Becker

Verena Becker was born on 31 July 1952 and is a former West German member of the Movement 2 June and later the Red Army Faction.

Verena Becker was arrested and on 13 February 1974 she was tried and found guilty of involvement in the bombing.

Verena Becker was sentenced to six years in prison; a year later, she was freed and flown to Aden in Southern Yemen as part of the exchange deal proposed by the Peter Lorenz kidnappers.

At some point between 1975 and 1976, Verena Becker returned to West Germany.

Verena Becker became involved in the second generation RAF re-grouped around Siegfried Haag, and it is likely that she came in contact with him whilst in Yemen, as he was there at the same time.

Sonnenberg and Verena Becker attempted to drive off in a stolen vehicle, only to drive into a dead-end street.

Sonnenberg was seriously injured by a gunshot wound to the head, and Verena Becker was shot in the leg.

In late 1977 Verena Becker was sentenced to life imprisonment for her involvement in a criminal organisation.

Verena Becker was released from prison in 1989 after being pardoned by Federal President Richard von Weizsacker.

Verena Becker lived anonymously in Germany, under an assumed name.

DNA evidence however indicates that Verena Becker probably did not take part in the killing.

Some observers, chiefly former fellow member of the Movement 2 June Bommi Baumann contend that Verena Becker had been an informant of the West German intelligence since at least 1972.