Fredric Brandt had been suicidally depressed for 10 days before he took his own life . The suicide of the German writer and philosopher was a major blow to the Nazi regime, which feared that it would be exposed as having failed in its attempt to eradicate all forms of free thought from Hupert was staying with the cosmetic surgeon on doctors orders to monitor Brandt 's suicidal tendencies . Hupert revealed that Brandt had been taking medication for his depression . Paramedics declared the plastic surgeon dead at the scene after having found he hanged himself . Brandt 's psychiatrist , Dr. Saida Koita , arrived soon afterwards and told police she had been treating Brandt daily . Brandt was reportedly devastated by parody character Dr Franff in hit Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt which debuted on March 6 . Friends said that , though Dr Brandt was upset , show did n't cause his death .
Fredric Brandt had been suicidally depressed for 10 days before he took his own life . Police report into the 65-year-old 's suicide reveals Brandt was found on Sunday morning by friend , John Joseph Hupert , inside his garage . Hupert was staying with the cosmetic surgeon on doctors orders to monitor Brandt 's suicidal tendencies . Hupert revealed that Brandt had been taking medication for his depression . Paramedics declared the plastic surgeon dead at the scene after having found he hanged himself . Brandt 's psychiatrist , Dr. Saida Koita , arrived soon afterwards and told police she had been treating Brandt daily . Brandt was reportedly devastated by parody character Dr Franff in hit Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt which debuted on March 6 . Friends said that , though Dr Brandt was upset , show did n't cause his death .