Overview
- Alice and Ellen Kessler died on Nov. 17 at their home in Grünwald near Munich, with local authorities reporting no indication of foul play.
- The German Society for Humane Dying confirmed the joint assisted suicide and said the twins had been members for over a year with preparatory consultations involving a doctor and a lawyer.
- Bavarian public broadcaster BR reported a doctor and a lawyer were present as the twins chose the date for their deaths.
- Assisted dying is legally permissible in Germany following a 2020 Federal Constitutional Court decision, while active euthanasia remains illegal.
- The sisters had publicly expressed a desire to die together and requested their ashes be placed in a single urn, as tributes highlighted their decades-long international career on European TV and U.S. variety shows.