Lauren Mann, a 25-year-old American au pair from Colorado, was found dead in her Vienna apartment Tuesday. But the circumstances surrounding her death are what make this case incredibly bizarre.
Mann was found lying half-naked, face-down on a mattress at her fourth district address. According to the Daily Mail, the 25-year-old’s body was found surrounded by a ‘considerable amount of blood’ as police confirmed they are treating her death as a homicide.
The situation was first made aware by Mann’s employer, who became worried after she didn’t show up to work that Monday. He immediately called the police, who managed to break open the door of her studio apartment, where they found her body in complete darkness. An autopsy revealed that she had no external injuries. Detectives have since ordered a toxicological report to see if there were any strange substances in her body.
Police spokesman Thomas Keiblinger said blood found near her head may indicate an internal injury.
Mann had been studying and working in Vienna for the last three years, and had studied piano and French at the University of Colorado before moving to Europe to study German in Vienna.
