Yesterday Stefan Hentschel, 58, was found hanged in a cellar on Hamburg's Reeperbahn. Apparently he was known to have been depressed about money problems.

In the 1970's Hentschel had been a professional boxer. In the 80's he was a renowned pimp who, at his peak, was managing 27 prostitutes. He also owned one floor of the famous "Eros Center" megabrothel.

Check out this YouTube clip: Kiez Türke kriegt einen aufs Maul. Hentschel is busy showing off his nightclubs when some young Turkish guy shows an interest in the camera. Hentschel smacks him one upside the head.

Full story, in German, via the Hamburger Morgenpost: Kiez-Legende Hentschel erhängte sich