New Evidence Suggests Hitler May Have Killed His Niece
A historian claims to have uncovered evidence that Adolf Hitler's niece, Geli Raubal, was killed earlier than previously thought, potentially placing Hitler at the scene.
Newly unearthed evidence suggests that Adolf Hitler may have been responsible for the death of his niece, Angela “Geli” Raubal, potentially making her the only person the dictator personally killed. Raubal, 23, was found dead from a gunshot wound in Hitler's Munich apartment on September 19, 1931.
While the death was officially ruled a suicide and Hitler had an alibi, claiming he was in Nuremberg at the time, German historian Harald Sandner posits that this alibi may be inaccurate. Sandner claims to have discovered official records indicating that Raubal's body was discovered approximately 24 hours earlier than previously believed.
"Since the body was already indisputably in the flat at that point, the actual time of death must logically have been much earlier – either in the early hours of Sept. 18 or even as early as the night before," Sandner told The Telegraph. If the body was discovered on September 18, it would place Hitler in Munich, as his Nuremberg trip reportedly began later that day.
Speculation about a close, potentially romantic or even incestuous relationship between Hitler and his niece has long surrounded the circumstances of her death. The fact that Hitler's own gun was found near Raubal's body has fueled these theories.
However, not all historians are convinced by the new claims. Some, like Guy Walters, have suggested that the date discrepancy could be a simple transcription error. Walters also expressed doubt that Hitler and Raubal were engaged in a sexual relationship, stating, "were the Nazi leader and Geli sleeping together? My own view is probably not."