 The day after his arrest, Selpin was found dead in his cell, hanging by his trouser suspenders.A rumor circulated that he had been murdered on the orders of Goebbels, as the Gestapo had taken an interest in the matter and Goebbels considered it more prudent to sacrifice the director than spar with the Gestapo.According to the rumor, around midnight on 31 July – 1 August 1942, two guards entered Selpin's cell