Kappler was diagnosed with terminal cancer. His wife and qualified nurse Anneliese carried him out in a large suitcase (he weighed about 47 kg at the time) and drove him straight to Germany in a red Fiat automobile. Six months after his escape Kappler died at home. (15 August 1977)
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Tuesday 24th of August 1869 (-) — Victim of Jean-Baptiste Troppmann aka Le Massacreur de Pantin Jean Kinck is poisoned with prussic acid by Jean-Baptiste Troppmann aka Le Massacreur de Pantin Troppmann had hoped to find 5.500 Francs that Kinck had promised to start up a company together. Kinck's body was found on 25 November.