Overview
- A revision at 18:35 on November 8 added the line “Der Mensch ist verstorben” to Eitner’s Wikipedia page before being removed for lacking sources.
- Outlets note the timestamp preceded sightings of police and emergency pastoral workers at his home at around 21:00 that evening.
- Police confirmed they responded that night but provided no further information about the incident.
- Eitner’s family, via the ZAV artists’ agency to DPA on November 17, announced his November 8 death, requested privacy, and did not disclose a cause.
- The 58-year-old actor was known for Polizeiruf 110, Alles Klara, and several Tatort episodes, and he had performed on tour six days earlier.