German
hacker, born 22.7.1965.
His
life was featured in the 1998 movie
23.
Known for heading a group loosely associated but not sanctioned by the
CCC that stole
data from various western
computer systems and
selling it to the
KGB, starting in 1986.
He was obessed with with the works of Robert Anton Wilson, and
in particular, The
Illuminatus! Trilogy. Koch began hacking under the name of that novel's hero, "
Hagbard Celine".
Conspiracy Theories and various drugs (
cocaine,
LSD,
...) are are dangerous combination - he saw the fingerprints of the Illuminati -- pyramids, political assassinations, and the number 23 everywhere he looked.
Various therapies and numberless questionings follow. In his late days
Koch worked as a driver for the
CDU.
On May 23rd 1989 he does not return from one of his jobs.
His burnt body is
found June 1st in a forest. Was it
suicide or
murder ? we will never know.