Jealous ex-lover charged with murdering influencer - who may have been buried alive in suitcase
New York Post • • world
Key Points:
- Patrick M, a 31-year-old man, has been charged with the murder of 32-year-old aspiring beauty influencer Stefanie Pieper in Austria last November.
- Pieper was allegedly strangled and stabbed in her apartment before being placed in a suitcase and buried in a forest near the Slovenia border; investigators suspect she may have been alive when confined.
- Patrick M initially confessed to the killing, citing jealousy after their breakup, but later retracted his confession, admitting only to burying the body.
- Pieper was last seen at a Christmas party and sent distressing texts about a suspicious person before disappearing; her body was discovered a week after her presumed death.
- Patrick M was arrested in Slovenia and extradited to Austria, while his brother and stepfather, accused of helping move the body, will not face charges.
