Overview

• Irmgard Furchner, convicted in 2022 for aiding and abetting the murder of 10,505 people during the Holocaust, died on January 14, 2025, at the age of 99.
• She worked as a secretary at the Stutthof concentration camp from 1943 to 1945, facilitating operations tied to systematic killings, including handling deportation lists and materials for Zyklon B gas.
• Furchner received a two-year suspended sentence, with her conviction upheld by Germany's Federal Court of Justice in August 2024.
• Her trial drew international attention and reignited debates about the ethics of prosecuting elderly individuals for historical crimes decades later.
• Stutthof, where Furchner worked, imprisoned 110,000 people during World War II, with nearly 65,000 deaths recorded due to inhumane conditions and executions.