The missing person case of Rebecca Reusch has not been solved even four years after her disappearance. Now, apparently, the brother-in-law was again targeted by the investigators.
Update from Monday, April 17, 7:40 a.m.: More than four years have passed since her disappearance: Now the family of Rebecca Reusch has spoken out again. "We are not giving up hope," her mother told Bild. You can feel whether your own child is still alive.
There is "no change" within the family, an RTL reporter learned from Rebecca's mother. "You celebrate parties together, as long as you can still celebrate them after Rebecca's disappearance." The only suspect in the case is Rebecca's brother-in-law. However, her family does not believe that he has anything to do with the disappearance. "As long as we don't know one hundred percent that Florian has something to do with Becci's disappearance, the presumption of innocence applies to us," Brigitte Reusch told Bild. In February, the brother-in-law's house was searched again.
Rebecca Reusch: Police carry out measurements in the brother-in-law's house – expert explains what's behind it
Update from Friday, April 14, 08:55 a.m.: Several media reported on a house search in the missing person case Rebecca Reusch. Investigators took the house of the brother-in-law of the missing. According to RTL, acoustic measurements were also carried out in the course of this.
An expert in sound insulation and acoustics, Michael Weidenhammer, explained bild.de about the measurements: "There are many factors involved. But these methods could shed light on whether an argument must have been audible elsewhere in the house." This is used to determine "sound insulation values," he continued. There is airborne noise and structure-borne noise, the expert explained. "Airborne noise can also be shouts or screams, structure-borne vibration vibrations on components such as floors or walls".
Since February 2019, the Berlin student Rebecca has already disappeared. © Private
Rebecca Reusch case: "There must be very weighty reasons to look for new evidence"
Update from Thursday, April 13, 21:48 p.m.: After it became public that the police had apparently re-examined the brother-in-law's house in February in search of the missing Rebecca, questions are raised. What were the reasons for the police to search the apartment again after four years? How likely is it to find traces after all this time?
Criminal investigator Christian Matzdorf told RBB24 that, overall, it must be assumed that the police are pursuing a new lead. "However, we cannot say whether the trail itself is new or has only acquired a new meaning in the constellation of different information," says Matzdorf. Both are possible. The brother-in-law's apartment was already in the sights of the investigation shortly after Rebecca's disappearance, and now there has been a new search warrant. "This means that there must be very weighty reasons for looking for new evidence now."
Rebecca Reusch case: New statements or information, according to experts, possible reasons for re-search
According to information from RTL, investigators noticed a bathrobe with a missing belt in February. Until now, it was unclear whether this was actually taken away and examined for clues. The prosecutor's office did not comment on this.
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My areaRebecca was reported missing on February 18, 2019. Numerous searches followed – to this day, the young woman has not been found. (Archive image) © Montage:Merkur.de/dpa
However, according to the criminologist, new statements or information can lead to objects or items of clothing suddenly becoming relevant and, thanks to current forensic technology, can also be examined for DNA or other traces over the years. Conversely, as technology advances, traces could now even be found "that were not even visible a few years ago," said Matzdorf.
After a house search – now the mother is talking about a suspicious piece of clothing
Update from Thursday, April 13, 15:10 p.m.: After the disappearance without a trace in 2019 of the then 15-year-old Rebecca Reusch, there was a search – in the house of her brother-in-law in Berlin. As RTL reported, the investigators are said to have found a bathrobe without a belt. The mother of the missing student, Birgit Reusch, now wants to know where the belt has gone.
This is apparently said to have been used for "pulling and towing a bobby car," RTL wrote, citing a phone call with the mother. Because the belt was dirty, it was disposed of. Although the house search stirred Birgit Reusch, the family sticks together, RTL reporter Heinz Kegl learned. "There is no change within the family. You celebrate together if you can still celebrate them after Rebecca's disappearance," he said. To what extent the bathrobe belt is related to the disappearance of Rebecca or not is unclear.
Search at the "accused" in the Rebecca case: time known
Update from Thursday, April 13, 12:10 p.m.: In the case of Rebecca Reusch, who disappeared in 2019, there has been a search of the brother-in-law's house. According to information from Bild, a situation report by the homicide squad forms the basis for the decision. This had been signed by the investigating judge at the request of public prosecutor Martin Glage.
Shortly after the fourth anniversary of Rebecca Reusch's disappearance in February, the search took place, it said. With this, the officials probably wanted to clarify the question of the whereabouts of the bathrobe belt. To what extent this is connected with the disappearance of the girl or not is an open question. According to Bild, the prosecutor's office did not want to comment on this. It is also unclear what was found during the search in Berlin. However, according to the authority, traces and evidence would be evaluated.
House search in the case of Rebecca Reusch: "Must give a new clue"
Update from Thursday, April 13, 11:30 a.m.: In the case of the missing Rebecca Reusch, there are probably new clues. According to rtl.de, a search took place in the house of the brother-in-law of the missing person. The operation had taken place "some time ago," the Berliner Morgenpost quoted a spokeswoman for the Berlin public prosecutor's office. "There must be at least a new clue to justify a search," it said. The search was carried out by an order of the district court of Tiergarten. The authority is silent on further details so as not to jeopardize the investigation.
"To this day, there are no signs of life" of Rebecca Reusch, who disappeared in 2019, according to a press release from the Berlin police on the fourth anniversary of the then 15-year-old in February. Reusch is said to have disappeared without a trace from the house of her sister and brother-in-law in Berlin-Britz on February 18, 2019. "The Berlin police are still receiving numerous tips from citizens," the officials reported.
There is still no trace of missing Rebecca Reusch from Berlin
Initial report: Munich/Berlin – More than four years ago, in February 2019, the then 15-year-old Rebecca Reusch disappeared. Since then, there has been no trace of the girl from Berlin. The missing person case of Rebecca Reusch is one of the most mysterious cases in German criminal history. Even a TV documentary from RTL Plus, in which the family of the missing had their say, did not help to solve the case.
Media report: Investigators apparently search the house of brother-in-law Florian R. in the missing person case Rebecca Reusch
Now rtl.de reports that new findings could possibly be collected in the case. Will they help to finally solve the disappearance of Rebecca Reusch? According to the portal's report, a search by the Berlin public prosecutor's office took place in the house of the brother-in-law of the missing person.
The fact that there was actually a house search, Sebastian Büchner, spokesman for the Berlin public prosecutor's office, confirmed to the portal. rtl.de quoted the spokesman for the public prosecutor's office as saying that a house search had been carried out at "the accused, against whom the investigation is ongoing". Accordingly, they were looking for possible evidence. According to the broadcaster, the prosecutor's office did not want to give any further details because this could possibly jeopardize the work of the investigators. In the case of whom the house search was carried out, the public prosecutor's office did not want to reveal. But as rtl.de further reports, it is said to be the house of Rebecca Reusch's brother-in-law.
Missing Rebecca Reusch: "Acoustic measurements carried out" – bathrobe secured
It was not clear from the report on which day the house search was carried out. However, according to information from RTL, the police are said to have "carried out acoustic measurements" in the house in the course of the operation – probably to test which noises penetrate from the inside to the outside". In addition, the report states that a bathrobe was seized during the search. The belt was missing from the garment. To what extent this is connected to the crime or not is an open question.
In February 2019, Rebecca disappeared after spending the night in the house that her sister Jessica and her husband live. To this day, there is no sign of life from Rebecca Reusch. The police consider it unlikely that the then 15-year-old left the house alive. Although Rebecca's brother-in-law is considered the only suspect, her family is convinced of his innocence. (kh)