Original: Andreas Bernd Baader ( 6 May 1943 -- 18 October 1977 ) was one of the first leaders of the German left-wing militant organization Red Army Faction , also commonly known as the Baader-Meinhof group .
Simplified: Ulrike Meinhof was found dead in her cell at Stuttgart-Stammheim on 9 May 1976 , hanging from the ceiling .