Overview
- Styrian State Police say Stefanie Pieper has not been found since returning to her Graz apartment on Nov. 23 after a Christmas party.
- Slovenian police arrested her 31-year-old ex-boyfriend near his burning car at a Šentilj casino parking lot, and Austria has sought his extradition.
- Two of the ex-boyfriend’s family members were arrested in Austria and are being questioned by investigators.
- Police report that forensic examination of the suspect’s vehicle produced no clues to Pieper’s whereabouts, and searches in Slovenia have so far failed.
- Investigators highlight key leads including her phone found in a nearby bush, her dog left alone in the flat, and a final WhatsApp message about a 'creep in the stairwell,' while rejecting unconfirmed rumors she was found.