Bernd "Damned Ben" Hauschildt's Friend Gerd Achtmer reported on Facebook to the "International Fun Group" that he passed away about 1 to 2 weeks ago. That info made it to "A kill has been recorded" and to "The damned officers forum."
Ben had a health scare and was in the hospital last year in June and he has not been active since May.
Damned Renegade is looking into this and trying to get more details.