Inga Gehricke: The Girl Who Vanished in the German Woods

About this episode

This episode discusses the mysterious disappearance of five-year-old Inga Gehricke from a family barbecue in Germany and the subsequent investigation.

On May 2nd, 2015, five-year-old Inga Gehricke disappeared from a family barbecue in the remote German countryside. More than 1,000 people searched the forest. Helicopters scanned 8,600 acres. Search dogs tracked for days. They didn’t find a single trace. Nearly a decade later, investigators still have no physical evidence. So what happened to Inga? Was she abducted by a stranger? Targeted by a known predator? Or taken by someone she trusted? In this episode of Clues, we break down the seven key clues in one of Germany’s most haunting unsolved disappearances, and the investigative missteps that may have cost precious time. Listener discretion advised. This episode discusses child abduction, child sexual abuse material, and serious mental illness. Head over to our Clues YouTube channel to WATCH this episode: https://www.youtube.com/@CluesPod If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Clues to never miss a case! For Ad-free listening and early access to episodes, subscribe to Crime House+ on Apple Podcasts. Clues is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios. 🎧 Need More to Binge? Listen to other Crime House Originals including Crime House 24/7, Crimes Of…, Serial…

People in this episode

Hosts: Morgan Absher, Kaelyn Moore

Topics covered

• child abduction
• unsolved disappearance
• investigation
• Germany
• true crime

Keywords

• Inga Gehricke
• disappearance
• Germany
• child abduction
• true crime
• investigation
• unsolved case

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Germany

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