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Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Yahoo
Best-selling German author and mom of 3 found murdered on her houseboat
A best-selling German author was found murdered on her houseboat as police search for the suspect responsible for her death. Police in Hamburg said a 58-year-old woman, who was later identified by the Guardian as Alexandra Fröhlich, a bestselling novelist, was found lifeless by her relatives on her houseboat on Tuesday morning. One of Fröhlich's three sons found her body, according to police. Authorities believe she died between midnight and 5.30 a.m. After investigators looked over the evidence, authorities said they now believe that Fröhlich died "as a result of violence." New England Serial Killer Fears Heighten After Eighth Idyllic Town Rocked By Gruesome Discovery "Investigators are currently investigating possible suspects. However, given the ongoing investigation, no further details can be provided at this time," police shared in a news release. Read On The Fox News App According to German media outlet NDR, police believe Fröhlich was killed by "massive violence" and had been shot. The outlet reported that Fröhlich lived on a houseboat on the Holzhafenufer in the Moorfleet district of Hamburg. Body Of Missing Washington State Grandmother Found Buried Under Shed Partially Encased In Concrete Over the course of the week, police divers searched the Elbe River for a possible murder weapon and other traces, but the result of the search was unclear. Police are asking the public for help to solve the crime and urging any witnesses who "have made suspicious observations" to contact the police. Fröhlich books "My Russian Mother-in-Law and Other Catastrophes" and "People Always Die" were both on Spiegel's bestseller list, according to a review on Amazon. 17-Year-old Boy Charged With Attempted Murder After Assault Involving 'Sharp Object' At Uk School "The journalist and author Alexandra Fröhlich has literally achieved a West-East satire to shout with her novel 'My Russian Mother-in-Law and Other Disasters.' The novel is a fun read not only for Russia insiders that strengthens the laughing muscles on dreary winter days," one review read. Fox News Digital reached out to Hamburg Police, but did not immediately receive a article source: Best-selling German author and mom of 3 found murdered on her houseboat
Fox News
29-04-2025
- Fox News
Best-selling German author and mom of 3 found murdered on her houseboat
A best-selling German author was found murdered on her houseboat as police search for the suspect responsible for her death. Police in Hamburg said a 58-year-old woman, who was later identified by the Guardian as Alexandra Fröhlich, a bestselling novelist, was found lifeless by her relatives on her houseboat on Tuesday morning. One of Fröhlich's three sons found her body, according to police. Authorities believe she died between midnight and 5.30 a.m. After investigators looked over the evidence, authorities said they now believe that Fröhlich died "as a result of violence." "Investigators are currently investigating possible suspects. However, given the ongoing investigation, no further details can be provided at this time," police shared in a news release. According to German media outlet NDR, police believe Fröhlich was killed by "massive violence" and had been shot. The outlet reported that Fröhlich lived on a houseboat on the Holzhafenufer in the Moorfleet district of Hamburg. Over the course of the week, police divers searched the Elbe River for a possible murder weapon and other traces, but the result of the search was unclear. Police are asking the public for help to solve the crime and urging any witnesses who "have made suspicious observations" to contact the police. Fröhlich books "My Russian Mother-in-Law and Other Catastrophes" and "People Always Die" were both on Spiegel's bestseller list, according to a review on Amazon. "The journalist and author Alexandra Fröhlich has literally achieved a West-East satire to shout with her novel 'My Russian Mother-in-Law and Other Disasters.' The novel is a fun read not only for Russia insiders that strengthens the laughing muscles on dreary winter days," one review read. Fox News Digital reached out to Hamburg Police, but did not immediately receive a response. Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. She covers topics including missing persons, homicides, national crime cases, illegal immigration, and more. Story tips and ideas can be sent to
USA Today
28-04-2025
- USA Today
German author Alexandra Fröhlich found dead on houseboat, investigation underway: Reports
German author Alexandra Fröhlich found dead on houseboat, investigation underway: Reports Show Caption Hide Caption German police hunt for assailant in festival stabbing that killed 3 Police continue to investigate and search for the assailant that killed 3 and wounded others at a festival in Germany. German authorities are investigating a possible murder after best-selling German novelist Alexandra Fröhlich was found dead on a houseboat with signs of a violent attack, according to reports. Fröhlich, 58, was found the morning of April 22 in Hamburg, CNN and the Guardian report. Relatives found a lifeless, unnamed woman, whom the outlets confirmed was Frölich, and called the fire department, according to a statement from German authorities. "Prosecutors are now assuming it was a homicide and are asking for information from the public," said the statement, translated from German. Revealing they believed she "died as a result of violence," authorities said they were investigating possible suspects and deployed both a 3D scanner and divers from the state police to aid in the efforts. Fröhlich lives in Hamburg and is both a novelist and a freelance copy editor for various women's magazines, according to Penguin publishers, which distributed both of her popular books: "My Russian Mother-in-Law and Other Disasters" (2019) and "People Always Die" (2016). Both novels spent months on the Spiegel bestseller list, a collection of popular titles in the country as determined by sales figures, similar to The New York Times bestseller list in the United States. Both novels follow twisty and lurid family dramas and deal in themes of difficult reunions, mystery, hidden family history and death.
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Yahoo
Bestselling Novelist Found Dead in 'Violent' Circumstances on Houseboat — And Killer Remains on the Loose
A bestselling German author was found murdered on her houseboat — and police are searching for possible suspects. Police in Hamburg said a 58-year-old woman was found lifeless by her relatives on the vessel, which was on the Elbe River in Hamburg's Moorfleet district. Though police did note name the victim, CNN reported that it was Alexandra Frölich, a bestselling author. "After evaluating traces and evidence, the investigating authorities now assume that the woman died as a result of violence," police said. "Investigators are currently investigating possible suspects. However, given the ongoing investigation, no further details can be provided at this time." Further, police are asking anyone who might have witnessed anything suspicious to come to Frölich's page on the website of Droemer Knaur, a publisher, she was both an author and journalist. She also started a women's magazine in Kyiv. "Alexandra Fröhlich has a close yet changing affection for her Russian ex and lives in Hamburg with her three sons," her page states. Her books My Russian Mother-in-Law and Other Catastrophes and People Always Die were both on Spiegel's bestseller list, according to her publisher Penguin. Read the original article on People
NDTV
28-04-2025
- NDTV
Bestselling German Author Alexandra Frohlich Found Dead On Houseboat
A German bestselling novelist was found dead on a houseboat in Hamburg on Tuesday morning. Alexandra Frohlich's body was found by her son on the Elbe River, according to The Guardian. The 'Death is a Certainty' author was shot, authorities confirmed. The case has been handed over to the murder investigation team after it was confirmed that Ms Frohlich died after she had been violently attacked. She died between midnight and 5:30 am, the report said. Authorities told The Guardian, "According to current information, relatives found the 58-year-old woman lifeless on her houseboat and alerted the fire brigade, who were only able to confirm the woman's death." Investigators are looking for possible witnesses who might have seen strange activity on or near the long cerise houseboat where Ms Frohlich lived. Her houseboat was located in the eastern Moorfleet area on the Holzhafen bank of the Elbe River. A police spokesperson also said the investigators were looking for possible suspects and whether Ms Frohlich knew the killer. No further details related to the incident were shared since the investigation was still underway. According to the report from The Guardian, the divers were immediately sent to the crime scene, as there were speculations that the weapon used in the crime might have been thrown into the Elbe River. Ms Frohlich began her career as a journalist in Ukraine's Kyiv, where she founded a women's magazine. Before taking up writing novels, she worked as a freelance journalist in Germany and wrote for women's magazines and others, like Stern. She published her debut novel, My Russian Mother-in-Law and Other Disasters, in 2012, which sold over 50,000 copies. In 2014, she published a follow-up novel, Travelling with Russians, and then a crime novel, People Always Die, in 2016. Her last novel was in 2019, named Dirty Hands. Ms Frohlich is survived by three sons.
