1974 November 9, 1974 Wittlich

Holger Meins, a tall man of 6 foot 4, dies after starving himself on a hunger strike. His weight at death was 100 pounds. Revolutionary Cells terrrorist Hans-Joachim Klein would say of this photograph: "I have kept this photo in my wallet to keep my hatred sharp."
Holger Meins lays dying in his Wittlich cell. A tall man, he now weighs less than 100 pounds. His lawyer, Siegfried Haag, visits him in jail and realizes that he is dying. By 5:00 PM, Holger Meins is dead.