More than 200 public tips have flooded into police lines regarding the death of 13-year-old Lisa T., whose body was discovered in an abandoned Brandenburg home on Sunday.
Investigators released photographs of a silver Citroën C5 station wagon with Polish license plates bearing the registration FG 85027, which the 22-year-old German suspect allegedly used in connection with the crime. The vehicle features visible body damage, black steel rims without hubcaps, darkened rear windows, and a silver roof railing.
The Berlin public prosecutor’s office confirmed that the suspect died at approximately 6:25 a.m. on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, in a hospital intensive care unit from a head gunshot wound sustained when police initially closed in on the Altglietzen property. Michael Petzold said that there are no indications of third-party involvement in the suspect’s death.
Medical examiners have completed the autopsy of the 22-year-old suspect, but autopsies and forensic examinations for Lisa T. remain ongoing. Authorities said that the precise cause of death for the 13-year-old schoolgirl from Marzahn is still undetermined.
Police and the murder commission supported the owner of the Altglietzen house in completely clearing out the building to prevent true-crime enthusiasts from besieging the location or photographing the interior. The keys were subsequently returned to the property owner.
Investigators are specifically seeking witnesses who saw the silver Citroën C5 kombi before November 8, 2026, in Berlin or Brandenburg, particularly around Bad Freienwalde (Oder) and Altglietzen. The 5th Murder Commission at the State Office of Criminal Investigation in Berlin handles tips via telephone at (030) 4664-911555 or by email at [email protected].
The public prosecutor’s office clarified that because Lisa was a minor, her personal rights remain strictly protected even after her death, meaning findings regarding her exact death will not be publicly detailed. With the suspect’s death, legal proceedings against him will officially close because German law dictates that deceased individuals cannot be put on trial.
The suspect lived in the Marzahn neighborhood near Lisa’s family home. Although initial statements from authorities indicated he had no prior criminal record, prosecutors later corrected this, confirming that the Passau District Court had sentenced him to a one-year suspended prison sentence for offenses including intentional driving without a license, property damage, and possession of prohibited weapons.
Judicial authorities had previously investigated the man starting in January 2025 regarding suspected acquisition and possession of child sexual abuse material linked to payment flows toward the Darknet platform “Kidflix.” A second proceeding was transferred from judicial authorities in Passau to Berlin on April 28, 2026, after investigators found over 900 files on his mobile phone.
