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Kessler Twins Die at 89 in Planned Assisted Suicide, Group Confirms

The DGHS says Alice and Ellen Kessler set November 17 as their final day with legal and medical guidance present.

Overview

  • Munich police confirmed a deployment to the sisters’ home in Grünwald and reported no indication of third‑party involvement or a homicide investigation.
  • The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Humanes Sterben stated the twins had long prepared for assisted dying and were members of the organization.
  • A lawyer and a physician held advance consultations with the sisters and were at the residence to accompany the procedure.
  • Initial reports noted the deaths; AFP cited suicide, and subsequent DGHS statements confirmed it was an assisted suicide arranged by the pair.
  • The entertainers had publicly expressed a wish to be united in death, with testamentary plans for a joint urn and donations to multiple charities.