Hitler's possible role in niece's death under scrutiny after documents raise questions about alibi, report says
- Updated on: September 24, 2026 / 10:49 AM EDT / AFP Add CBS News on Google Newly unearthed records in a Munich archive have cast doubt on Adolf Hitler's whereabouts at the time of his niece's suspicious 1931 death, according to news magazine Der Spiegel.
- Hitler's unusually close and controlling relationship with his niece, Geli Raubal, has long been the subject of speculation and rumor, and newspaper reports at the time suggested that Hitler may have played a role in her death.
- Raubal died from a gunshot wound to the chest from a pistol belonging to Hitler, in what was officially determined to
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- Updated on: September 24, 2026 / 10:49 AM EDT / AFP Add CBS News on Google Newly unearthed records in a Munich archive have cast doubt on Adolf Hitler's whereabouts at the time of his niece's suspicious 1931 death, according to news magazine Der Spiegel.
- Hitler's unusually close and controlling relationship with his niece, Geli Raubal, has long been the subject of speculation and rumor, and newspaper reports at the time suggested that Hitler may have played a role in her death.
- Raubal died from a gunshot wound to the chest from a pistol belonging to Hitler, in what was officially determined to
Sources: CBS News