Uncalstated disappearance: What truth hides the cruise?

Uncalstated disappearance: What truth hides the cruise?

Civitavecchia, Italien - Eight years ago, a German woman disappeared during a cruise on the Mediterranean. The family, consisting of a couple and their two little sons aged four and six, rose to the cruise ship "MSC Magnifica" in the Italian port of Civitavecchia. This trip in February 2017 included several stops, including in the Italian port of Genoa, where the woman was last seen. Her disappearance noticed when the ship was back in Civitavecchia after stops in Malta and Greece. The crew noticed that the woman was no longer on board, but only when returning, which raised many questions. [Derwesten] reports that the crew stated that the woman had not been seen for several days.

The husband, a 52-year-old IT expert from Eberswalde, was arrested at the airport in Rome. During the arrest, he claimed that his wife had left on board at a stop in Greece, which she had also done on previous trips. In 2022 he was sentenced to 26 years in prison in the first instance because there was speculation about murder, suicide or a crime by third parties. Nevertheless, the investigation gave no evidence of a crime. A suitcase found with a woman's corpse in the Mediterranean did not turn out to be that of the missing woman. [Nordkurier] describes that the woman was recently seen during a stopover in Genoa, and her disappearance remains mysterious.

unclear circumstances and judicial disputes

In the appeal procedure, which was now taking place, a court in Rome raised the judgment against the husband and freed him about the accusation of murder. The defense argued that the first judgment had been carried out without a logical reason. The husband now lives in Ireland and asserts his innocence. During his custody of 14 months there was no stressful evidence against him, and the public prosecutor could not prevail when it called for confirmation of the judgment.

The exact circumstances of the disappearance of the 38-year-old woman remain unclear. Media reported about possible marriage problems and that the woman was "tired" from the children, which the investigators continued to go. To date, there is no trace of the missing woman, and a body has never been found. The crew of the cruise ship was faced with an abundance of questions, but surveillance cameras could not deliver relevant recordings.

The case not only caused a stir in Germany, but internationally and raises many questions about security and investigation of missing persons. Despite all the speculation, the family remains in an uncertain Situation, while the search for the truth about the fate of women continues.