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Dark secrets behind America's dancing quadruplets who were driven to madness by their Hitler-worshipping dad's sick perversions - as last of the tragic Morlok sisters dies aged 95
Before they had names, they had initials. There was baby A, baby B, baby C and baby D – and their birth from a single egg in Lansing, Michigan, on May 19, 1930, was hailed as a modern-day miracle. No sooner had the quadruplet sisters taken their first breath than their notoriety had spread throughout America and the rest of the world. However, within just a few years, the 'Morlok Quads' – Edna, Wilma, Sarah and Helen – had become a freak show of the most sinister kind, orchestrated by their perverted, Nazi-sympathiser father. Many of the family's darkest secrets have now been taken to the grave after the last-surviving sister, Sarah, died at the age of 95 last month. But the shadowy legacy of the so-called 'house of horrors' in which they grew up lingered long into the 21st century. First though, back to 1930, when the Great Depression hung heavy in the air and the 79,000 people then living in Lansing – the capital of Michigan – were desperate for something to celebrate. Among them was Carl Morlok, a 41-year-old unemployed factory worker, and his wife Sadie, a nurse ten years his junior, who was so heavily pregnant she believed she was expecting twins. There were no ultrasound scans then, but Carl, a vehement white supremacist, wasn't happy about the thought of his wife giving birth to more than one child at the same time. He believed it was a sign of low-breeding and something that happened mainly to black women. 'Aren't you a white woman?' he is said to have shouted at his heavily pregnant wife, according to Audrey Clare Farley's 2023 biography of the Morloks, Girls And Their Monsters. 'What will they think my wife is? A b**** dog?' The girls were born one month prematurely and astonished the city's medical teams, with the Historical Society of Greater Lansing proclaiming their birth to be that of the world's first identical quadruplets. Once the news spread, the city – and the country – soon went into a frenzy. Sadie wanted to call her daughters Jean, Jane, June and Joan. But local newspaper the Lansing State Journal organised a naming competition for the girls, which attracted 12,000 entries. The winner was ten-year-old Nancy Haynes, daughter of the physician who delivered the quads. She selected four names which started with E, W, S and H – matching the initials of the E.W. Sparrow Hospital where they were delivered. They were the talk of the town – and it wasn't long before Lansing was investing in their future. The local authority passed a resolution to enable the Morloks to move into a bigger house, which would be rent-free for one year. That house was 1023 East Saginaw Street in Lansing, which, over the following decades, turned into their 'house of horrors'. The babies became celebrities long before they could crawl, with people driving by or lining up near the front porch to get a glimpse of them. The Massachusetts Carriage Company donated a custom-made baby pram with four seats, locals turned up with gifts, and businessmen opened bank accounts for each child. Carl became known as 'jolly Carl, daddy 4-of-a-kind' in news coverage – and he quickly realised that he could capitalise on his daughters' extraordinary birth, erecting a sign that allowed visitors to enter the Morlok home to see them for 25 cents. But the dark side of their fame quickly became clear. Shortly after their birth, two men were admitted into the house by the girls' grandmother. The men grabbed two of the babies and were about to escape when Carl walked through the door and scared them off. From that moment on, their father would patrol the house and garden with a shotgun, and sleep with a revolver under his pillow every night. He was protective of his daughters – but for all the wrong reasons. 'The Morloks had this reputation of being the 'all-American family', US academic Dr Farley told The Mail on Sunday. 'The newspapers, locally and nationally, would write one puff piece after another about these girls – everything was picture-perfect.' Except it wasn't. Everything was horrific. When they were less than a year old, German-born Carl – a vocal supporter of Adolf Hitler – put himself up for the role of Lansing constable, a senior position within the city's police department. He used photos of his daughters on his campaign advertisements, with the slogan: 'We will appreciate your support.' He won by a landslide and held the post for 26 years, allowing him to serve warrants, notices and other legal papers, as well as carry a gun and badge. With his newly-invested powers, he poured his resources into his daughters and trained them to be a stage troupe. By the age of seven, they were touring music halls across the Midwest, earning hundreds with their matching dresses, cherubic smiles and performances of patriotic, religious tunes. Offstage, their lives were no song and dance. The older they became, the more their father exerted control over everything they did. Carl wrote them a list of 20 rules, which included no wearing of trousers, no holidays, no friends, no weekend jollies, no swimming lessons, no birthday parties, no picnics, no church activities – and certainly no boyfriends. They were never to marry or have children – although Sarah was eventually the only one who did after her father's death in 1957. Carl went to such lengths to maintain his daughters' 'purity' that he even had a surgeon circumcise Wilma and Helen – a common medical procedure for 'oversexed' women in that era – so they could not masturbate. He removed all the doors in the house so he could watch as they changed their clothes or used the bathroom, even when they changed their sanitary pads. His obsession with their virginity was fuelled by Nazi fears of mixing races, and yet, as Dr Farley pointed out: 'The media were always portraying the girls as these emblems of cheerful white American girlhood, and, during the war, as fighters of fascism.' It later emerged that, although Carl never raped his daughters, he would 'fondle' them to test whether they were allowed to socialise with men; if they resisted his advances, he concluded they must be 'good girls'. By the time the Morlok Quads reached the age of 24, they were severely struggling with their mental health – which was soon diagnosed as schizophrenia. All of them, except for Sarah, were given electroconvulsive therapy. All spent their 20s in and out of psychiatric institutions. However, even throughout their illnesses, they were used as pawns. They were referred to the National Institute of Mental Health, a newly formed body in Maryland, where a team of 30 researchers, led by Dr David Rosenthal, studied them from 1955 until 1958. The culmination of this research was Dr Rosenthal's 1963 book snappily titled: The Genain Quadruplets: A Case Study And Theoretical Analysis Of Heredity And Environment In Schizophrenia. The Morloks were given the pseudonym 'Genain' – Greek for 'dire birth' – to protect their identity. Dr Rosenthal's report comprised no fewer than 636 pages, but was hardly revelatory. One of his conclusions was that the quads were victims of an 'unhappy collusion of nature and nurture'. The girls were called back in the 1980s and 1990s for further research. They were subjected to lumbar puncture – a medical procedure to collect fluid from their spines – as well as blood, urine and hormonal tests. However, according to Dr Farley, 'no one bothered to discern what occupied their minds'. The girls were called back in the 1980s and 1990s for further research. They were subjected to lumbar puncture – a medical procedure to collect fluid from their spines – as well as blood, urine and hormonal tests The only quad who went on to lead what could be described as a near-normal life was Sarah (pictured). Following her father's death in 1957, she found work as a legal secretary and typist in Washington DC Three of the quads – Edna, Wilma and Helen – were eventually institutionalised at Northville Psychiatric Hospital, in the suburbs of Detroit, which closed in 2003. The only one who went on to lead what could be described as a near-normal life was Sarah. Following her father's death, she found work as a legal secretary and typist in Washington DC. In 1961, she met George Cotton, an American Air Force officer, at a church group and they married that same year. They had two sons – one of whom, William, died from Aids in 1994 – and a daughter, who died at birth. Their only surviving child is David Cotton, who is now 55 and living in Canton, Michigan. 'If my grandfather, Carl, hadn't died I would not be here today,' he told The Mail on Sunday. 'My mother would never have married while he was alive. He was clearly a devil who exerted such extreme control over his daughters.' Sarah and George, however, were not together for long. 'My father was completely messed up and left when I was very young,' said David. 'He never wanted contact with me, but I remained so close to my mother. She was a loving person, who somehow got a perspective of her life despite everything she went through.' In 2015, Sarah wrote a memoir, The Morlok Quadruplets: The Alphabet Sisters, which glossed over many of the wretched details of her early life. The only clue to her traumatic relationship with her father is found in one extract in which she wrote: '[We] felt like tin soldiers marching to my father's rules. It was kind of sad growing up. We felt so restricted.' She was full of praise for her mother who died in 1983 – even though Sadie has since been the subject of criticism for not trying to stop her husband's brutality. 'Our mother used to dress us in pretty little identical crocheted sweaters and bonnets in spring and summer, or snow pants in winter,' Sarah wrote in her memoir. 'Then she would carefully seat two of us facing the other two in the carriage and go for a nice stroll around the block.' Sarah was once asked when she first realised that she was different from other children. 'Well, I think it was in our dancing chorus rehearsal when I glanced to the right, then to the left, and saw three other people who looked just like me, danced just like me and sang just like me,' she said. She went on to outlive her sisters by more than 20 years. Edna died in 1994, Wilma in 2002 and Helen in 2003. In her latter years, Sarah opened up to Dr Farley and they spoke regularly on the telephone – the last time just two weeks before her death. 'Sarah never had it in her to write a tell-all memoir,' said Dr Farley. 'It just wasn't in her nature. Her father was a monster and her mother clearly went along with it to some degree, not least for financial reasons. 'Sarah's Christian faith was so important to her. She believed God was going to have the last word – and she held on to that until the end.'
Daily Mail
02-08-2025
- Daily Mail
Sick details from Florida 'house of horrors where parents caged foster kids'
Stomach-churning details have come to light after a family of four was arrested for allegedly abusing and caging nine foster children, one of whom was just seven years old. Brian Griffeth, 47, Jill Griffeth, 41, and their biological adult children, Dallin Griffeth, 21, and Liberty Griffeth, 19, were arrested in Fort White, Florida, a small town outside of Gainesville, on July 22 for the alleged crimes. They all face felony charges of cruelty towards children for the alleged horrific abuse inflicted against the kids living in the so-called 'house of horrors'. The Griffeths were accused of caging the kids in their bunk beds and forcing them into horrific punishments. According to an arrest report viewed by Daily Mail, several children were living in the home, including five biological children, one foster child, and multiple adopted children. In one gruesome encounter, a nine-year-old child said he was confined to his bed behind a piece of plywood every night. Another 14-year-old recalled a similar encounter and claimed that on one occasion, Jill unscrewed the plywood and pressed it onto his chest when he asked to be freed. The young teen told police in his interview that he had splinters on his chest and back from the gruesome punishment. Multiple children recalled similar stories of being caged into their beds at night, and were often not even allowed out to go to the bathroom. An investigation was launched into the alleged abuse a family of four inflicted on multiple young adopted and foster children. The home where the family lived is seen above Jill Griffeth, 41, was arrested and charged with cruelty towards children for allegedly beating and starving multiple children in her care Brian Gtiffeth, 47, was also charged with cruelty towards children and was accused of sexual assault The children accused Brian of using a green drill to confine them inside their bed frames. The seven and nine-year-old kids told police that their parents justified the cage to prevent them from stealing. Another child told police that he was sprayed with vinegar as punishment for stealing his mother's phone to play games. Another 14-year-old was also allegedly sprayed in the face with vinegar, telling police, 'how the vinegar burned her eyes making her cry herself to sleep', the arrest report states. When asked why her parents boarded up her younger brothers at night, she said it was 'because he hurts the dogs' and is 'too rough'. Authorities were alerted to the alleged abuse in early July by a staff member for a church camp held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as a Mormon church, according to an arrest affidavit. The staff member reported the family to the Department of Children and Families (DCF), citing concerns of abuse and fears that the children were not getting an education. She told DCF that the family primarily fosters African American children and believes they are treated as 'workers, not family members', according to the arrest report seen by Daily Mail. Jill initially refused to allow DCF inside their home, but eventually granted them access. Liberty Ann Griffeth, 19, allegedly participated in the abuse with her biological parents Dallin Griffeth, 21, was also accused of abusive behavior and a former foster child living in the home accused him of sexual assault DCF workers found that the children were illiterate and didn't know basic information like their birthdates. They also observed that while Dallin and Liberty were watching television or using their phones, the foster children were forced to do chores. The arrest report indicated that during DCF's visit, Jill had to correct the children's answers or look up their personal information on her phone. When questioned about the taser one child had at church camp, Brian told authorities that it was a toy, which was later proven incorrect. DCF noted that one child was missing from the home, and when Jill refused to disclose where they were, law enforcement was notified. Jill eventually confessed that the child was in Glendale, Arizona, with her mother, and police later followed up that they were safe and healthy. An adult who was previously in the care of the Griffeths, also called DCF, 'crying in tears, almost hyperventilating, and implying that the family really scares her', according to the arrest report. The family lived in a four-bedroom house in a rural town in Florida. The parents and two adult biological children are being held in the county jail, and the children were placed in DCF's custody. The home is seen from an aerial view She said she lived with Jill and Brian from when she was 13 to 15 years old and told police that she was sexually assaulted by Dallin in April 2024. She claimed that Brian had also molested her and believes he is molesting other children in the household. The arrest report detailed that 'Brian beats the foster and adopted children with a cane but is careful not to leave a mark'. The children were placed in the care of DCF, and Brian, Jill, Dallin, and Liberty are being held at the Columbia County Jail. A third individual living in the home, was also arrested, but the charges against her were dropped. Jill was given a $1.5 million bond, while the other three have a bond of $500,000. Daily Mail reached out to the family's representation for comment.
Daily Mail
07-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Rescuers save 75 people from 'house of horrors' illegal care homes in Bulgaria where residents had feet tied, were sedated and beaten senseless if they tried to leave
Some 75 people have been rescued from two 'house of horrors' illegal care homes in Bulgaria where residents had their feet tied and were sedated and beaten. The facilities, in the village of Yagoda, near city Stara Zagora, were run as so-called health centres for the elderly, offering 'rooms for rent' for around 400 Euros per month. But in reality, they were 'houses of horrors', according to Justice Minister Georgy Georgiev. Bulgarian officials announced the rescue mission today, which saved dozens of residents from being locked in rooms with no bedding and window handles removed. Shocking images show a frail, thin elderly person with their legs tightly tied together with a rag, as they lie on a dirty mattress with one sock missing. Other outrageous pictures feature variously an older person being removed from the facility on a stretcher, and a dirty, dilapidated bathroom. Five people have been arrested and an investigation opened into 'kidnapping, violence and negligence', according to the regional prosecutor's office in Stara Zagora. The office said in a statement: 'According to testimonies, one older woman had not left the establishment for four years. 'Another resident, who tried to flee, was caught, beaten and left unconscious.' The Bulgarian justice ministry added some of those rescued had 'their feet tied and were sedated' and were locked in rooms 'without bedding, the window handles removed and cut off from the outside world'. Minister Georgiev displayed disturbing images showing residents restrained and the facilities' horrific living conditions at a press conference in the region today, according to the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA). He said some victims were found in critical condition, with 18 taken to hospital by ambulance. Doctors at the hospital in Stara Zagora confirmed to BTA later today all patients admitted had been stabilised, with none in life-threatening condition. All had been treated for dehydration and malnutrition - and some for 'severe heart failure'. Officials had made several attempts in recent weeks to inspect the facilities - but they had been obstructed from doing so, Georgiev added, speaking to reporters. Some residents had been 'kept under the influence of power tranquilisers': 'Blood tests are now being conducted to determine the substances involved.' He described the hygiene in the facilities as 'appalling' - with unqualified staff administering injections and no permanent medical care on site, with doctors only attending if there was a death. Georgiev added residents had no access to their phones or ID , having been told their handsets would be returned if relatives called. The centres, registered as rental properties not licensed health or social care providers, have since been searched, with documents seized, he said. The minister emphasised the government was now undertaking widespread inspections of nursing homes and hospices to stop vulnerable individuals being targeted by property fraud. He said: 'These revelations are linked to ongoing investigations into property mafia schemes involving helpless people. 'The Executive Agency Medical Supervision and the Agency for Quality of Social Services have conducted over 100 inspections, uncovering numerous violations. 'Four licenses have been revoked, one operator voluntarily relinquished their license, and another facility is currently under a license withdrawal procedure. 'Several others have received compliance orders.' The lack of provision for older people in Bulgaria has led to the development of illegal centres in the country. Nine older people died in a fire in November 2021 at a nursing home near the city of Varna. Four others died in a similar incident in May 2022 at another facility in the same area. International organisations often criticise the poor state of health facilities in Bulgaria, the poorest country in the European Union. The Council of Europe's European Committee For The Prevention of Torture (CPT) for instance, spoke out on social care institution and psychiatric hospitals specifically in 2021. It said in a statement: 'For more than 25 years now, the CPT has consistently expressed its deep concern regarding a number of issues concerning the treatment, conditions and legal safeguards offered to patients with psychiatric disorders and residents of social care institutions.' Despite strongly recommending 'decisive action', it added: 'Unfortunately, in the course of the Committee's most recent visits to Bulgaria in 2017, 2020, and 2021, the CPT's delegations have witnessed a continuing lack of such action.'
Irish Times
28-05-2025
- Health
- Irish Times
Gardaí fear mother was held captive in Dublin ‘house of horrors' for many years
The mother of a family living in Dublin may have been kept captive by the father for years in what has been described in court as a 'house of horrors'. Gardaí are trying to locate the man, who they believe is still in the jurisdiction. They suspect he may have hoarded money he received in social welfare rather than spend it on caring for his family, the Dublin District Childcare Court heard on Wednesday. The children in the house were taken into care after the authorities were prompted to visit the house, as one of the children had attempted suicide. Locks on the internal doors in the house, the neglect of the children, and other factors have led to fears the woman was severely restricted in her movements for many years, possibly more than a decade and a half. READ MORE However, questions have arisen about the authorities' responses to concerns raised about the woman's welfare in hospital when giving birth to her children, some of whom are now teenagers. Judge John Campbell, of the Dublin District Childcare Court, asked for the Health Service Executive (HSE) to be represented in court for Wednesday's hearing. He is concerned that one of the children, a girl with severe difficulties, is about to reach 18 years, after which she will no longer be governed by the Childcare Act. Solicitor Brian Horkan, for the HSE, told the judge a high-level meeting is to be held later this week with the Tusla Child and Family Agency . The meeting will discuss funding and other aspects of support the teenager will require after she ages out of the childcare system. She is currently receiving medical care. The court heard the teenager has already been diagnosed as having 'complex post-traumatic stress disorder' and may have an emerging personality disorder. The lack of a plan for the girl's future needs 'is causing her distress', said solicitor David Stafford, for the children's court-appointed representative (guardian ad litem ). 'What is her future? Where is she going to live?' he asked. The child 'is going back into a deterioration phase, and we need to know where she is going to live'. Confirmation of funding for future care, for a least a year, is required, though longer would be better, he said. Solicitor Seona Ní Mhurchú, for the mother, who was in court and is receiving support, said her client is 'very concerned' about what was going to happen to her daughter. The court heard the authorities found about €7,000 in cash in a safe in the house, yet the family was living in very poor conditions. A Garda witness told Ms Ní Mhurchú and Judge Campbell that efforts to date to serve a protection order on the husband regarding his wife and children have not been successful. The witness said the man, who came to Ireland some years ago and may have applied for asylum, is now a naturalised citizen. He does not seem to have any known associates or hobbies, and is no longer drawing social welfare. 'He appears to have vanished,' the judge said. 'He appears to be in the country, but can't be found.' Border alert orders have been issued and there is no indication he has tried to leave the jurisdiction. Mary Phelan, barrister for Tusla, said the agency will meet with the HSE and inform the court next week of the decisions made on the care of the girl due to reach 18 years. 'We all know the clock is ticking,' she said. The judge described as 'extraordinary' the fact that the girl's younger brother had somehow at the age of 14 opened a Bank of Ireland account into which a substantial sum, in the low tens of thousands of euro, was deposited, apparently by his father. 'All we hear about money laundering and [money] mules and this [teenager] can have [tens of thousands of euro]' in a bank account and the bank 'seems not at all concerned', the judge said. The teenager, who is also in care, had recently begun to withdraw the money and was 'going through it like a dose of salts', the judge said. The current balance in the account is less than €1,000. Several Garda inquiries into the man are ongoing, including into his finances and possible domestic abuse and coercion. The Garda witness agreed to make inquiries of her colleagues regarding matters that would be relevant to the care of the man's children.
The Sun
24-05-2025
- Health
- The Sun
Heartbreaking twist in ‘House of Horrors' case where 3 children were kept captive for 4 years by ‘germaphobe' parents
THREE children locked in a "house of horrors" by their parents for four horrific years are facing another heartbreaking struggle. Christian Steffen, 53, and his wife Melissa Ann Steffen, 48, were arrested for alleged child abuse after the police raided the house in Spain. 8 8 8 The police found three young boys at the Oviedo home - dubbed the "house of horrors" - who are thought to have lived there for four years since the pandemic began. The eight-year-old twins and ten-year-old boy were discovered in horrific conditions - each wearing three face masks and forced to wear nappies and sleep in caged beds. And now, the tragic victims are reportedly set to be put into a children's home. The police said the house was full of rubbish and old medicines as well as filthy pet excrement and a cat with a massive tumour. The children were reportedly kept out of school and were forbidden to leave the house. A source close to the ongoing investigation said: 'They had a timetable and a maximum number of times a day they could use the toilet because the rest of the time they had to wear nappies." The young boys were reportedly suffering from "severe constipation" when they were discovered because they weren't allowed to go to the toilet when they wanted. The parents also used black market medicines containing cannabis derivative THC to treat the kids for alleged deficit attention disorders which investigators say they are not even sure the youngsters were suffering. The mum-of-three told cops they had asked officials in Germany - where they lived before moving to northern Spain - for permission to educate their kids at home after the initial Covid crisis. The family emigrated after being warned that social services would be alerted if they took them out of school. A guest room in the horror house had been turned into a makeshift classroom where the boys had reportedly learned to read, write and draw. The police said the house was full of rubbish and old medicines as well as filthy pet excrement and used tampons. But strangely the couple were reportedly using half a dozen air purifier machines they kept in their bedroom. The children were reportedly told to lower the blinds on their bedroom windows at 5.10pm each day after being allowed to raise them exactly halfway up the windows during daylight hours. They had no television to watch or electronic games to play with and wore pyjamas all day and all night - and many neighbours have admitted they had no idea anyone was even living in the house. Cops were only called when a resident in the area raised the alarm. The woman reportedly heard voices that sounded like children coming from the house despite never having seen anyone leave the house to play or go to school. After several days of surveillance cops were clear that more than just the man they saw coming in and out had to live there. The size of the boxes of food of the orders that the man brought into the home were the biggest giveaway. 8 8 8 But nothing could prepare the agents for what they would find when they entered the Josef Fritzl-esque horror house. When they wanted to take them out of the building they did not even have shoes of their size as they had not bought shoes for years. The police added that when the children were freed, one of them knelt on the grass and touched it with amazement. An officer said: 'They touched the grass and breathed fresh air as if they had never done so before in their lives. 'They saw a snail and they were completely taken aback.' The chief commissioner of the Local Police of Oviedo, Francisco Javier Lozano explained the details of the operation leading to the arrest of the couple at 2.45pm on Monday. The initial search of the house was reportedly made more difficult because Spain had been plunged into darkness by the electricity outrage. When the cops knocked on the front door, the father answered but asked the officers to wait for a few minutes so the children could put their masks on. One police officer told the Spanish press: "They were very scared and around the mother, who told us all the time that the little ones had serious pathologies and that we should not approach them. Josef Fritzl's crimes THE twisted dad asks his daughter Elisabeth to help him install a door in his cellar in 1984. She agreed and moments later she is drugged with an ether-soaked towel, tied up and chained to a bed. She would spend the next 24 years locked up in the hellish prison in Amstetten. Evil Fritzl went on to rape her over 3,000 times in rat-infested bunker. He would beat and kick her and force her into degrading acts - including re-enacting scenes from violent porn films. Elisabeth gave birth to seven babies in the cellar with no medical care. Kerstin, born 1988, Stefan (1990) and Felix (2002) were left to live with their mum in the underground hellhole. But Lisa, (born 1992) Monica (1994) and Alexander (1996) - were raised upstairs, by Fritzl and his wife Rosemarie after he convinced her they were left on the doorstep by Elisabeth. Alexander's twin Michael died shortly after birth with cruel Fritzl tossing his body in an incinerator. The family's nightmare sees Fritzl threatening them if they dare to escape and punishing them by switching off the electricity. Their nightmare comes to an end when Kerstin fell critically ill in 2008. Fritzl allowed Elisabeth to take her to the hospital where she revealed the shocking horrors she had suffered. Despite trying to argue he was trying to be a protective father, Fritzl was sentenced to life in prison in 2009. "They had three masks each on top of each other. They were oblivious to any contact with reality." Lozano added: "We have dismantled the house of horrors". Having been checked out at the Central University Hospital of Asturias the children have now been placed under the guardianship of the Government of the Principality. And the boys' parents have been warned they face possible prison sentences of between five and seven years. They are being investigated on suspicion of domestic violence, psychological mistreatment and child abandonment. It is not yet clear who is defending them, but lawyers hired by the couple are expected to consider an expert analysis of their clients' mental health amid speculation it had suffered as a result of the Covid crisis. Christian reportedly worked as a freelance senior tech recruiter and HR manager, having obtained a doctorate in philosophy from Hamburg University. He previously worked as a marketing consultant and head of a call centre at a telecommunications company. 8 8
