There is still no trace of the missing Scarlett from North Rhine-Westphalia, but now the case could take a completely new direction.
Was the missing person from the Black Forest the victim of a crime?
Bad Lippspringe - For exactly a year now, there has been no trace of the then 26-year-old Scarlett S. from Bad Lippspringe in North Rhine-Westphalia, the young woman was last seen on September 10, 2020.
She was last on an unaccompanied hike in the southern Black Forest.
Now the case could take a completely new direction, because the public prosecutor's office has now started a death investigation.
Missing Scarlett disappeared in the Black Forest - Wasn't everything completely different?
As the
Schwarzwaelder Bote
now reports, the Waldshut-Tiengen public prosecutor's office initiated the investigation of the death after receiving a complaint.
The reason for this is a criminal complaint that was filed at the beginning of August.
This is the allegation that the then 26-year-old was murdered.
As the
Schwarzwaelder Bote
further reports, the missing person was automatically turned into a death investigation.
However, there is still no concrete evidence of a crime.
According
to
the
Schwarzwaelder Bote,
not only the police but also the public prosecutor's office are now investigating the complaint
.
Therefore, above all, witnesses should now be interviewed again.
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The photo on the left shows Scarlett's backpack, the middle Scarlett on September 6, 2020, the right one on September 10, 2020, the day she disappeared.
© Police
Scarlett from NRW still missing: Who saw the young woman in the Black Forest?
A year ago, the missing person caused a sensation; contrary to her habit, the young woman did not contact her relatives.
The then 26-year-old went hiking in the Black Forest alone.
Did the young woman crash while hiking?
Has Scarlett had a fatal accident?
Even pictures that were taken shortly before her disappearance had not led to the then 26-year-old being found.
Among other things, they show Scarlett in a supermarket.
Even private searches did not help relatives and investigators.
According to the police, the missing person is 1.60 meters tall and slim, has long, dark blonde hair with blonde hair on the tips. She was carrying a red Osprey trekking backpack and probably a gray tent.
