Twin entertainers Alice and Ellen Kessler die by assisted suicide at 89

Alice and Ellen Kessler, also known as the Kessler Twins, died by assisted suicide on Monday. The sisters were 89.

Local police confirmed to CNN on Tuesday that “there was a deployment yesterday lunchtime in Gruenwald,” a suburb in Munich where the entertainment duo resided.

However, authorities did not reveal the reason for that deployment. Assisted suicide has been legal in Germany since 2019.

The outlet reported that more than a year ago, Alice and Ellen contacted the German Society for Humane Dying (DGHS), an advocacy organization that provides access to lawyers and doctors, to become members.

“The decisive factor is likely to have been the desire to die together on a specific date,” DGHS spokesperson Wega Wetzel told CNN.

Wetzel said she wasn’t aware of the precise reasons th