Overview
- The long‑running ZDF program will feature several unsolved cases on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, with investigators asking viewers to report even small or previously disregarded details to dedicated police contacts.
- Berlin police will re‑present the 2000 disappearance of 12‑year‑old Sandra Wißmann and have offered up to €5,000 for information that leads to clarification or recovery of her whereabouts.
- Investigators will seek witnesses for the apparent homicide at Silbersee near Langenhagen, where a 67‑year‑old man was found dead on August 24, 2025, and police want reports of who saw him the evening before the discovery.
- The unresolved death of 59‑year‑old Roland Färber in Itzehoe/Glückstadt will be shown after a second post‑mortem found signs of violence, and prosecutors have posted a €3,000 reward for tips to the case.
- A 2024 brutal sexual assault in Bad‑Salzuflen will be revisited after DNA linked the attacker to a 2006 Barntrup case, and officials say the combined broadcast, renewed forensics and public rewards could prompt the small witness details that break long stalled probes.