13. The Date and Cause of Anne’s Death Wasn’t Recorded
In 1945, a horrifying Typhus epidemic hit the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The highly crowded conditions combined with the malnutrition and overall poor health of the prisoners proved a powder keg was just waiting for an infectious match. On a good day, “only” 300 prisoners died a day from the highly contagious disease. Margot reportedly died first after suffering from a high fever. Anne died within a week or two of her older sister, also allegedly from a high temperature.