Latest news Man allegedly killed four family members in southern Germany
A man is said to have killed his wife, his two sons, his sister and then himself in southern Germany. Police announced on Wednesday that the bodies were found on Tuesday in Reutlingen, Pfullingen and St. Johann in the state of Baden-Württemberg.
26.11.2025, 16:41
26.11.2025, 17:14
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According to the police and the public prosecutor's office, investigations are underway "on suspicion of a homicide within the family". The 63-year-old German is suspected of the crime, but there are currently no indications of an external perpetrator.
Investigators gradually find five dead bodies
According to the police, a carer had initially found the man's lifeless 60-year-old sister in her apartment in Reutlingen on Tuesday morning. It turned out that the woman had suffered fatal injuries. Suspicions quickly arose against the woman's brother.
During a search of his home in Pfullingen on Tuesday evening, special forces found the bodies of the 63-year-old man and his 57-year-old wife. Both had gunshot wounds and the suspected murder weapons were found next to the bodies. Whether the man possessed the weapon legally as a hunter is currently being investigated.
The police then searched the man's business premises in St. Johann. There they found the bodies of the man's 27 and 29-year-old sons. They also had gunshot wounds.
