FRANKFURT — 1957 · Unsolved Case
The Murder of Rosemarie Nitribitt
Rosemarie Nitribitt, 24, one of the most talked-about women in 1950s Frankfurt because of her links to prominent men, was found dead on 1 November 1957 in her flat on Stiftstraße near the Eschenheimer Tor, with strangulation marks and a head wound. She had been dead for at least a day. The investigation was marred by errors in gathering evidence, missing files and uncertainty over what had been taken from the flat, and no firm lead emerged. The case inspired films and debate about West Germany's "economic miracle" era. The murder remains unsolved.
- Date
- 1957
- Place
- Hesse, Germany, Frankfurt, DE
- Category
- Unsolved Case
- Case Status
- Unsolved
- Coordinates
- 50.1180, 8.6840 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 1 November 1957Nitribitt was found dead in her flat on Stiftstraße.
- 1958The story reached the cinema in "Das Mädchen Rosemarie".
- 2008Her skull, held by the police museum, was buried in her grave in Düsseldorf.
- 2017Sixty years on, the case remained unsolved.
Sources
- Journal Frankfurt — Der Fall Rosemarie Nitribitt bleibt rätselhaft journal-frankfurt.de ↗
- t-online — Neue Spuren im Fall Rosemarie Nitribitt t-online.de ↗
- Wikipedia — Rosemarie Nitribitt en.wikipedia.org ↗
- Journal Frankfurt
- t-online
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🕯️ This record was prepared with respect, in memory of those who lost their lives.