Overview
- About 115 officers searched plots in Tauche and Herzberg on October 20–21, focusing on land connected to suspect Florian R.’s grandparents.
- Berlin prosecutors say they suspect Rebecca was killed and that her body and belongings may have been moved, at least temporarily, to the Tauche property, while the suspect retains the presumption of innocence.
- Police report securing important traces during the operation that are now undergoing criminal-technical analysis, and more than 50 new tips are being followed up.
- Investigators continue to examine two documented drives by a raspberry-red Renault Twingo on the A12 on February 18, 2019 at 10:47 and February 19, 2019 at 22:39, asserting only Florian R. had access to the car at those times.
- An old wedding-ring theory remains contested by Rebecca’s mother, as a veteran homicide investigator expresses guarded optimism about solving the case and outlines the kind of decisive forensic links that would be needed.