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Renowned German writer found dead on boat, suspected of being raped to death
2025-04-28 09:31:55 / BOTA
A German writer has been found dead in Hamburg.
Alexandra Fröhlich, 58, whose novels are among the best-selling in Germany, was found dead on Tuesday morning.
Authorities have launched a murder investigation after the 58-year-old was found attacked on a boat near her home on the Holzhafen bank of the Elbe River in the eastern district of Moorfleet.
Her son discovered the body on Tuesday morning, according to police, who believe she died between midnight and 5.30am.
" According to current information, relatives found the 58-year-old woman dead in her boat and called the fire brigade, who were only able to confirm the woman's death," a police spokesman told local media. "After evaluating the traces and evidence, the investigating authorities now believe that the woman died as a result of violence ."
The spokesman said investigators were looking for possible suspects and whether the killer may have been known to Fröhlich.
Fröhlich began her career as a journalist, first in Ukraine, where she founded a women's magazine in Kiev. Later, she worked as a freelance journalist in Germany for several magazines, before turning to writing novels.
It entered the bestseller list of Der Spiegel magazine, an indicator of sales of fiction books, not only in Germany.
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