"Not experienced in 25 years": Body of Germany's "most famous unemployed" disappeared

After the death of Arno Dübel, his body seems to have disappeared. It is said to be found neither in cemeteries nor in the crematoria of Hamburg. Now a cemetery spokesman is speaking out.

Update from Saturday, May 27, 2023, 12 noon: The body of Arno Dübel has still not been found. Now Lutz Rehkopf, the spokesman for Hamburg's cemeteries, has spoken out. In an interview with bunte.de, he admits: "I have not experienced a case like this in 25 years".

According to him, it doesn't matter where a person dies – the body must always come to the deceased acceptance of the cemeteries. That's exactly what didn't happen with Arno Dübel. And even in the Institute of Forensic Medicine, the remains had not been registered. According to the spokesman, the only conceivable possibility is that a relative had the dead man brought to another state.

Mystery about the corpse: Remains of Arno Dübel are said to have disappeared

First reported on Friday, May 26, 2023, 18:15 p.m.: Hamburg – Germany's "most famous unemployed" Arno Dübel is dead. But where is his body? The Central Administration of Hamburg's Cemeteries is looking for Dübel's remains. Where exactly they are seems unknown at the moment.

Remains of Arno Dübel are said to have disappeared: mystery about corpse

"Germany's most famous unemployed" has died after a serious illness at the age of 67 at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf. According to 24hamburg.de information, he suffered organ failure after liver cirrhosis and lung cancer. But where is his body? According to Bild, this is gone – and apparently no one knows exactly where the mortal remains of Arno Dübel are now.

Neither in crematoria nor in cemeteries: Where are the remains of Arno Dübel?

Even the central administration of Hamburg's cemeteries is puzzling over the whereabouts of Arno Dübel. She confirmed to Bild that the deceased was not cremated in either of the two crematoria in Hamburg. In addition, the administration had expected that he was transported to the deceased reception in Hamburg-Öjendorf. But neither in the deceased hall in Öjendorf nor at the other location in Ohlsdorf had the body of Arno Dübel been recorded.

Arno Dübel recently died in a hospital in Hamburg. Apparently, however, his body has disappeared. The remains are said to be found neither in cemeteries nor in crematoria. © Imago

From the circle of acquaintances of Dübel it was said that Arno Dübel was buried on April 15 in the cemetery in Rahlstedt. According to the cemetery administration, however, there were no burials or funeral services on the day in question. And the body is also said not to have appeared at the Tonndorf cemetery. According to Bild, there will also be no anonymous burials in these cemeteries.

What could have happened to the body of Arno Dübel? On the one hand, it is possible that relatives have had the body picked up by a funeral home. So he could have found his final resting place in the Hamburg area. It could also be that the body is kept in the university hospital. However, at the request of Bild, this refers to data protection and does not provide any further information.