Overview
- Investigators uncovered human remains during excavations in Berg bei Neumarkt on 9 October after new tips pointed to possible search sites.
- The Polizeipräsidium Oberpfalz and the Staatsanwaltschaft Regensburg are set to hold a joint press conference in Regensburg at 14:00 on Monday, October 19 to present the current findings.
- Autopsy and DNA comparison remain pending and officials have not publicly confirmed the identity of the remains or their cause of death.
- Kerstin Lee Langley was reported missing in summer 2007 at age 39; her then-partner told police she left with an 'old acquaintance' in a dark car with Deggendorf plates, a person investigators have not identified.
- The Bavarian Landeskriminalamt has offered a €10,000 reward for decisive tips and police say they continue follow-up searches and public appeals after a 2024 tip produced only remains likely from an animal.