According to media reports, his son Norman has died

For more than two decades, “SternTV” has followed the Ritter family, who gained notoriety for their radical right-wing attitudes. After the death of the head of the family Karin Ritter four years ago, her son Andy also died at the age of 39. Today, various media outlets report, citing the TikTok account rene.ritter73, that another member of the neo-Nazi clan from Köthen, Norman Ritter, is no longer alive. It is assumed that the author of the message is Norman’s brother, René.

Norman Ritter: death announcement on TikTok

“Whether ups or downs, the friends from Köthen are always at your side, your brother Koile, I was with you in the last few days,” he says. And rene.ritter73 continued: “I would have hoped that you would win the fight.” Norman Ritter was addicted to alcohol; it is unclear whether he died as a result of this addiction.

For years, “Stern TV” has shown how the Ritter sons become addicted to alcohol and drugs, openly admit their xenophobia and far-right ideas and repeatedly become criminals. Norman’s childhood dream: “To become a skinhead.”

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Andy Ritter’s death was also announced by his brothers on social media in June 2024. “Andy took the golden shot,” Norman said at the time, referring to his brother’s heroin addiction. By then, Norman had already given up the fight against his own addiction. “They diagnosed me that I only had nine months to live. Thanks to my liver, I completely destroyed it.