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True Fruits Launches Four-Week Bottle Campaign to Solicit Tips in Hilal Ercan and Scarlett Salice Cases

Requested by relatives, the effort seeks fresh tips, with investigators confirming the cases remain open.

Overview

  • Photos of the two long-missing women are printed on True Fruits bottles distributed for four weeks in about 30,000 supermarkets across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
  • The families approached the company after a prior missing-person label effort last year, saying broad visibility is vital to generate new leads.
  • Police and prosecutors are not partners in the marketing campaign, and Hamburg prosecutors say there are no new developments, though authorities will review any tips received.
  • MOPO reports a €100,000 private reward for new, case-clarifying information in Hilal Ercan’s case, in addition to a €20,000 reward offered by the public prosecutor.
  • Hilal Ercan disappeared at age 10 from a Hamburg shopping center in 1999, and Scarlett Salice went missing during a 2020 hike in the Südschwarzwald, despite extensive searches that yielded no resolution.