German millionaire heiress shot dead at luxury South Africa safari lodge, a day after close friend was murdered
Caroline von Rantzau, 26, the heir to million-dollar German shipping company DAL, was found dead under mysterious circumstances at her family’s luxury safari lodge in South Africa’s northern Limpopo province, a day after her friend and the family’s finance manager was killed. Germany’s Bild newspaper reported that on June 1, gunshots were heard at the property and von Ranzo was found with a gunshot wound.Police believe von Lancao was shot. According to the outlet, her father, Dr. Eberhart von Rantzau, also had the 357-caliber shotgun in his gun cabinet.On May 31, Arno Koën, the financial manager of the family estate, was found dead inside the estate. The 44-year-old employee was shot and killed by a 9 mm gun.Malesela Ledwaba, a spokesperson for the South African Police Service, told the media: “The results of the autopsy will provide investigators with information on the actual cause of death and will determine whether to investigate others.”
Von Ranzo’s death was initially called an accident, and the mystery deepened
The mystery surrounding the two murders deepened after initial reports suggested that the shipping company claimed that von Ranzo had been killed in the crash.According to Bild, Cohen was von Ranzo’s mentor and adoptive father and was responsible for the estate’s reservations and finances. Von Rantzau has just begun building his impressive real estate portfolio by purchasing two properties on vast, undeveloped land in the South African province near the Mozambique border.According to the website, she spends her time caring for the animals on her family estate, which is home to antelopes, horses, hornbills, impalas, meerkats, monitor lizards and birds. DAL, Europe’s leading brand of chemical tankers, will sell its container liner business to Hapag-Lloyd in 2022, the company said. Dr. Eberhart von Rantzau is a third generation family member of the company, which was founded in 1924 by John T Essberger.Authorities have not yet explained exactly what happened or identified the suspect. However, no one else is currently under investigation.
