Overview
- Sven Hollstein, then six years old, was last seen on 15 April 1985 in the ground floor of a house in the Pfingstweide district of Ludwigshafen and has been missing ever since.
- ZDF's crime-finding show Aktenzeichen XY ... Ungelöst is re-presenting the case in a broadcast tied to the BKA campaign 'Spurlos verschwunden' to prompt viewers to come forward with any recollections or information.
- The Kriminalpolizei Ludwigshafen is actively asking the public for new leads and is accepting tips related to the decades-old disappearance.
- Producers and moderator Rudi Cerne say the segment will avoid dramatic detail and will not include a studio guest to limit further emotional strain on the family.
- Broad public appeals like this have in the past produced usable tips and the current exposure could revive memories, generate new investigative angles, and lead to follow-up work by police and national investigators.