Thanks Chris!! In a mind-blowing theory, Dick Steffens, a former detective in Amsterdam, claimed Kris could still be alive after she was trafficked into the sex trade by a kidnapper roaming in the jungle. perhaps there is much that was missed by a very bungled police investigation. This is highly unusual. And remember that the legitimate photos we have came from Juan. Their backpack contents and electronics were stolen to be sold later but handed back to stop the search and not be incriminated. This is an excellent analysis. So easily noticeable. Also I wish we new more details on the phones. I am trying not to speculate but where is the firm incontrovertible starting point? In the leaked images some 90% of the original information is irretrievably lost trying to read anything into any of the remaining spots and splotches is fools errand. Photoshopping is not hard to do nor is it very tactical as many have proposed here. Poverty, culture and crime in Latin America are different than poor nations in Asia and Africa. There is something white on the object, which looks like a white piece of cloth. Also theres a distinct small x made of branches or plastic in the top-mid right corner of the pic amongst the foliage that looks a part of the make shift roof/net. Why no video diary? So its kind of curious that the most critical images are either cropped or missing entirely. Visit Panama City Beach officials tell us in 2021, our tourism numbers were up 50% over pre-pandemic numbers. It was the last time anyone saw the women alive. How come nobody ever says anything about the other girls bones and and what she was doing while these pictures were being taken of Chris that was way ahead of her ? It appears to me that Kris has her right arm to her right temple and you can see part of her left elbow. Sue and Dennis Borries are pictured in an undated image. Several people have gone missing in national parks across the country People usually have dogs for a mild form of protection. Local authorities dont often feel a sense of responsibility to victims and their families. Kris has somewhat prominent cheeks and a full lower lip. EERIE photos discovered on a camera belonging to two missing hikers revealed their mysterious final moments before both girls vanished in the jungle in Panama. . They are really good, especially parts 3 and 4, which give a lot of information about the girls photos. I agree with you. Even rainwater gets heavy enough to destroy electronics inside of a backpack yet that didnt happen. I also think that we are looking at man-made roof structure, but its not the last photo, right? If I saw a cow skull hanging in a tree I would get the hell out of there, not pose for a photo. I think the last three photos of Kris show a definite change in mood. Cops quizzed locals, tour guides and other hikers, but only the photos and call logs provided a slither of evidence as to what had happened. Was the dog fed and watered by a family as opposed to being one of the many feral dogs in Latin America? Shes ducking down slightly and trying to shield her eyes from the sun with her right arm. Or locals found the bodies and stole the bag and items. Certainly, each country around the world offers valuable experiences in their own way. Its a subtle difference, but you can tell the girls smiles are forced in those two photos and are not like the natural happy smiles in the other summit photos. Should have read this before I commented lol. Terrible for the parents. This is something I will surely investigate more and write about in the future. Whatever happened I believe was not from a man following them. They make no sense in spite of the speculation. Im curious about your experience living abroad. I suppose incompetence runs at many levels. And I cannot fathom standing this way, hands behind the back and turned like that unless my hands were restricted behind my back. I think Kris and Lisanne were two smart, savvy, levelheaded young women. I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE PIT PICTURE FOR YEARS, YOU CLEARLY SEE A GATELIKE STRUCTURE OVER THE PIT. I like the wit and sarcasm. Its worth mentioning how the police found out that someone tried unlocking Kris Kremers phone, but failed to do so. Well be mapping the trails with a GPS device, searching for the location of the night photos and capturing aerial footage of the rivers in the region. What I DO see is a very definite path. Loads of speculations as to why they didnt leave messages to their families. This is why the ping data can help because it can show if they were in one place or moving. Are you familiar with the Koude Kaas blogs about this case? They very quickly realized that they could not find the point where they entered the jungle and if they were in trouble, and that is when the 911 calls started. WHY? In all the other pictures she is always got her arms visible, I find this very odd. That photo was wiped clean from the SD card, which is a strong clue that someone deleted it after the other photos were taken. The Lost Girls of Panama: The Full Story ^ From that point the trail leads over another dangerous cable bridge, and two more rickety plank swing-bridges, before reaching the Ngobe village of Alto Romero on the banks of the Culebra. They are free now. Also, the other ones arent covered by man-made support structures. I think someone took them there. Could fishing line be being used to secure all this making it hard to see, & could that blue object on the ground be part of the roof device- step on it & it triggers it or something like that? Does anyone else see what looks like the back of someones head, their bare back and arm inside the manmade circular object? This was a real disappointment, the entry continued. There are a lot of different indigenous tribes of Panama, most of which are peaceful. Given that most people crop off the top of this image, people would have missed the findings that I mention below. I believe that this case WILL be solved. I think whoever was behind the (likely) murders wanted it to seem like they went missing due to being lost on the pianista trail. Disturbing evidence also showed there were a number of failed attempts to unlock Kris' phone - sparking another theory that Kris had died and Lisanne was frantically trying to access her phone to get help. Someone mentioned a Jaguar? Hi Chris! This is the reason that police, journalists and military personnel often disappear and governments struggle to combat crime, not to mention corruption within law enforcement itself. Kris Kremers, 21, and Lisanne. Panama City Beach tourism numbers break records for 2021 - WJHG They place the evidence where it can be found, brining the matter to a close. Thank you, Sue. On April 1, the 21-year-old and 22-year-old went for a walk through the scenic forests around the Baru Volcano in Boquete. The simplest is for them to disappear. And thinking its more possible that another person with a bleachbath and a Laptop/PC is wandering the jungle in Panama just shows me how little people nowadays know how dangerous the outdoors can be. Could the red object be a bird? I have seen her stick out her tongue and other photos of her. Trials are too costly. I think the girls were made or persuaded against their wishes and by persons unknown, to go beyond the end of the Pianista trail to goodness knows where! The final photo may have been eliminated after thought by the still remaining friend, as it may have been too traumatic for her. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, The girls saved up for six months for the trip to Panama, One of the last pictures taken on a camera belonging to one of the girls, The contents of a backpack found near a river and handed in by a local woman, A foot was found still inside a boot two months after the girls vanished, Photos released from the camera showed some of the girl's belongings scattered around the rocks, And one image appears to show the back of Kris's head - possibly with blood around the bottom of her hair, Chilling photos found on missing hikers camera show mysterious final moments before girls vanished in Panama jungle, Headteacher sacked 'after sending parents a list of striking teachers' as school launches probe, Isle of Innisfree ferry: Blaze breaks out on boat carrying 183 people in English Channel as lifeboats scramble to scene. I just find it strange that no video diary or fotos of each other made after 508. I have read several of the books. They do nothing to further discourse surrounding this tragedy and only attract people who think its fun to join in with conspiracies about the deaths of these two very real girls with very real families (who are suffering tremendous heartbreak). ^ But the galvanized sign marking the terminus of the Pianista isnt really the end of the trail. In fact, theres a very obvious, albeit mud-choked, passage that goes down the other side of the crestonly to intersect with an entire web of paths constructed and used primarily by members of the indigenous Ngobe tribe. The 3 of them died shortly after being in contact with the girls. She does look slightly uneasy but I just think it was a photo she wasnt expecting. "This is a nightmare with 1,001 demons," says 40-year-old Oscar, who is from Colombia but was living in Bolivia. I think that she has her hand to her ear,she looks like she is trying to hear what someone is saying,and also,the light is in her eyes;.It looks like she has twisted herself around in doing so. The local jungle tribes people have been looking for the girls. That is the big picture of this case. For forensic work, any such upsampling is worthless. We are dealing with history here. The critical time is between the last foto and the first SOS call. However, with the high resolution photo, you can more clearly see an organized structure over her head. Kris is clearly sticking out her tongue at someone. The Lost Girls of Panama: The Full Story. For the first handful, a correct password was entered. Dutch authors Marja West and Jrgen Snoeren claim they have solved the mystery in their book Lost in The Jungle. We can only speculate without more evidence of that. I do believe that this appears to be some sort of structure though, it does seem like some vines / branches have been woven together to form some sort of hut and even the AI enhancement would not make the blue appear on the floor so distinctly, the color and look almost reminds me of a scrap of denim like material? I do see the supports and I think thats manmade also. Eventually theyll have to confront these issues or nobody will visit and expats/immigrants/investors will leave. They could have been a target early on. These photos all look very photoshopped. Is there a particular name, symbol or color associated with the gang? Dogs here are seen as animals (like a jaguar or puma) that can take care of themselves, theyre seen as being dirty (not permitted on furniture) and are more rugged, like the dog can handle his own problems. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Does anyone see what I see? I think someone followed the girls, caught them, killed them and brought them somewhere, hid them, so they were never found. It does not make sense to me. She uses Kris phone, instinctively entering her own pin number. But dogs in Latin America tend to roam around and go wherever they want theyre very free here. and then found by someone and then the real nightmare started. There just seems to be something wrong about this photo, and I dont like her expression. Were trying to raise $5,000 for gear, security, transportation and food. Note the shadow across her face , covering her eyes: that is from her hand. Might look harmless and untouched which is why she is standing so close but then she is either caught or trapped in a booby trap lol. This story struck my heart. Bizarre Stories About Tourists Who Went Missing Far From Home incredibly complicated for a new story to be written. People have been there. That is why the poor often resort to vigilantism. The timeline could have been enhanced with this info. Draw a line from that point in all directions as far as they could travel in the time to the emergency call, and there must be part of the answer to the mystery inside that circle. https://photos.app.goo.gl/sLXepriuWAxz8t1R9. Any comments that are disrespectful or inconsiderate to the families of Kris and Lisanne will be removed by a moderator. Brought to trial and prosecuted successfully: highly unlikely, less than 1%. No accident. I lean towards the third-party theory although I recognize the conflicting aspects of that theory. Someone watched them swimming. I wonder? She is obviously excited by the weird place they have found. Of course these generalities and cultural traits do not apply to everyone here. There are no public statistics. Which other objects in this photo look unnatural to you? Hi Anna, yes, Im aware of that and thank you for shedding light on that for other readers. Theres a lot of information in the photos but people are willfully blind to it for some reason. Ive been into crime shows lately and my husband says I should be an investigator because Im obsessed. Likelihood the predator will strike again: 99.9% unless predator has died. (The photos where the sky is suddenly cloudy). How long does an AI correction take for you to do? Cheers, Reg. 9.3 million tourists visited Australia in 2019 (year ending June 2019). She decided to attempt to reach her friend, or help via phone. I wish we had the answers to your questions. Maybe you can find more answers about this horrible story. If it is a photo-op, why is Kris not waving her hands or something. If someone died, you would certainly write, Body can be found at xyz.. I also think those girls probably already perished before the dates on those daytime photos. Then consider Kris and Lisannes parents when they trekked with a group along the trail, across two streams, until they reached a field with the disintegrating fence posts and the tall lone tree some hundred meters away. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_JheETl6Obg. The girls took photos of so many things, even many mundane thingsbut for some reason the dog wasnt present in any of the photos. I think its equally powerful just to disprove the official theory. But others have suggested the chilling photos might have been taken by someone else after killing the girls. Jane, Recently I have been reading that it is not unusual for people that hike or run in dangerous places and go missing that a shoe with a foot is found. I hope one day they will find more answers. Do the additional photos reveal anything more? ): https://ibb.co/nqy80hS one girl got hurt, i think in the fall the camera got wet and bumped. What kind of twisted f*ck stick makes this kind of comment? Hopefully, this 2021 investigation can find the truth of exactly what happened. The fact that one of the 112 called connected for 2 seconds and they did not redial it immediately, is also well dodgy. I dont think there was actual foul play. It is also possible that an unknown person, possibly the one responsible for the girls deaths, deleted the file for some reason but not the others on the card with a laptop in the middle of the jungle. They keep trying to call emergency. There is what appears to be a well trodden, narrow path to the left of her which passes behind her and enters a very dark area at the back right, which could be the cave. Therefore we cannot conclude that a dog was even with them. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Wonder if this case has any similarities? El despus, es pnico y preocupacin. Agreed the thing on the tree trunk looks man made but even if it is it is not sinister. Hi Chris, I agree that discussion should be civil but this comment section has turned into something which I consider to be absolutely ridiculous. After finding the women's phones, authorities now had alead. In this case, I dont believe it was incompetence alone. Tuesday morning, Velleman and Borries were recovered from inside the plane, according to Albert Lewitinn, a representative for the Velleman family. Possibly that info can help. actually name names. Its very interesting that the dog is not clearly visible in any of the pictures. The plane was located with the help of Bruce's Legacy, as well as a local family whose boats were used in the mission, Lewitinn said. Its difficult to see when glancing at the photo, because it looks like Kriss head is referencing something the ground. I wanted to her a benefit of the doubt before I came across this article, yes she did mention red and black feathers on a piece of wood and turquoise pendant and a white mask. I do think it looks like red flowers growing through the structure, and whilst I agree that it does look like there is some sort of symbol on the tree, after studying her pose from the photo above, I dont think she would be acting / posing like that if there was a creepy ass symbol scrawled into the tree! 1. Looks like 2 blurred out people one talker than other behind her over her left shoulder or her left when looking left of pic. It looks like there may be some red on her face too or other markings. Tourists Who Stay in Panama Long Term Now Have to Leave for a Minimum I noticed that youve submitted two more links in another newer comment. Then there are no images until April 8, when 90 unsettling nighttime pictures were taken with flash in the middle of the jungle with timestamps between 1:00 and 4:00 AM. & very very eerie all in all- I think youre absolutely right on its significance. I think most of what people are seeing -other than the obvious, of course- is pareidolia. Just pressing the button to turn the screen on provides you with the relative information, ie, whether you have a signal or not. Perplexing to say the least. Lets try one more time then (and please dont censor this, even if you think that it is not pretty murders rarely are! Looks like shes holding her hand up to shield her eyes. One day in June, the tribespeople bring him what he wants; The backpacks and the bodies. Clearly the trash on the rocks indicates it had active people. Hi Justin, great work with sharpening this image. Bu that he meant an outcome which had no human input to the consequences. Who knows if the girls really went for a walk that day by themselves? He wants the gringos to go away and leave him in peace. I dont understand the question. The police, the media attention, the suspicions on him. Emilio Virola - 12 years in prison. Is it possible that Kris and Lisanne reached this field with fencing (past the second stream crossing) and mistook this place to be a different entry to the farm areas which are closer to the trail head ? Tourism in Panama - Wikipedia The bones of Lisannes foot were fractured in an unusual way (from the top down). This option is least likely, because wed obviously see something more tangible in the photos. His . Where they went and who they talked to in order to build up an idea about what motivated them to take that fateful walk and what information could have taken them down the other side of the divide. Between taking the last foto (Nr 508) at 12:54 local time and the first SOS call at 16:39 local time something happened. And the black mark on her face. I do get very creepy and bad vibes from this photo though. It belongs to the long green leaves we are seeing up there. So that is what she discovered here. If you have any supplementary information regarding the case, or if you were involved in this case and feel that the information available in this article impacts your privacy, please contact our team. One of them probably fell got hurt, a local found them said they would help and well they didnt help they killed them and dumped in River knowing the river would remove any evidence. What Really Happened To Two Dutch Hikers Who Disappeared In Panama? Rainfall probably washed the bag into the water. It took us quite some time to get there, the authors explain to The Daily Beast. As a side note, if all of the photos are in the order in which they were taken, why do they put their hair up, and take it down so much? 4. Hope this was not a member of one of those mad religious sects that, over the years, have been torturing and killing people in Panama. Tourists are usually only targeted when something goes wrong or someone has a specific personal problem with foreigners or a subset of foreigners. We do not know what other clothing or items they possibly took. I have created a comparison of the original photo leaked to the public, the artificially upsampled version thereof and the (presumed) full resolution picture taken from the article linked to in my previous post (all cropped to show only Kris and further 2 magnified). The fact that the backpack showed up on the bank of a river completely dry and unharmed downstream, with the camera and other electronics still functioning, shows that someone placed it there. Search parties are looking for her. A man and a woman. When someone does finally find her, its the last people she would want to be found by. Even the cheap pair of sunglasses are in perfect condition. Yes! Tourism generates profits of approximately US$1,400 million annually. When the Canon Powershot was recovered by Dutch authorites, there was a conspicuous missing file: IMG_0509. But, then again this whole case is pretty unbelievable whether you believe they did or didnt meet foul play. I just want to agree with Chris and the poster JW that she is shading her eyes with her right arm up. Adventurers and travelers seek different experiences. On the other hand, its more dangerous and risky. Its thought that Kremers and Froon were exploring nature without anyone else around. Rarely are foreigners targeted for a reason other than pure opportunity. Kris had her doubts but was jollied along by the more trusting girl. We live in interesting times. Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon were both adventurers. I have no doubt that the camera was tampered with. On April 1, the 21-year-old and 22-year-old went for a walk . Something I hadnt noticed before until I could see the photos upclose, (the one where she is hunched over) is that her face looks distorted; it doesnt look like her almost as if its some kind of mask. However, upon closer inspection, shes really ducking her head as to say look at the things over my head. Hello Chris, did you ever get any background on the statements made by Joseph? Her hands are not tied. Why? According the guidance given to the US Embassy, immigration officials will require tourists who leave the country to stay a minimum of 30 days outside of the country before reentering. But in numerous case there are adverse priorities that lead to incompetence in disappearance investigations. Certainly this could have been due solely to incompetence alone, but they ignored performing relatively simple investigation tasks more than once. There are some walls of rock in an area which I think is called los Naranjos, not too far from the Pianista trail (relatively speaking) and is where people go climbing. Of course, nobody knows exactly why things happened. Emergency. Totally agree. Thank you, and keep up the good work. RIP sweet girls. This means either the user became incapacitated and was not operating the phone or was seriously confused. My condolences to the families that experienced this terrible tragedy. I do not see any eyes, but I can definitely see a nose and a mouth. They no longer had their phones or camera and made no emergency calls at all. Well-worn paths do not lead into a pit. However, Dutch authors Marja West and Jrgen Snoeren claim they have solved the mystery in their bookLost in The Jungle. If you zoom in on the picture, I noticed that her face almost seems distorted, almost as though it was swelled up? The branches above her could be an attempt to hide the entrance. Her whole body is facing towards the right in the picture, almost in profile to the camera, with even her right leg in front of her left leg (a dancer would tell you that her whole body would much more naturally turn to the left, away from the camera) and then only her face turning right, towards the camera, the upper part of her body following slightly. There is much speculation about the night time fotos made using the Cannon. This eliminates all questions about why didnt the girls call X, Y, Z. I wrote about the upcoming book here: https://imperfectplan.com/2020/12/09/new-book-coming-spring-2021-kris-kremers-and-lisanne-froon-case/. I find it really creepy, but maybe Im looking at it wrong due to shadows and light. I know that their camera and mobile phone photos have been analyzed a thousand times by various people online but I also know that many people arent able to enhance the brightness, contrast, exposure and saturation in a professional graphics program. What is that clear brown glass-looking circle in the upper righthand corner? A table of photo data from their hike on El Pianista Trail: New Case Data: Timestamps Of Missing Daytime Photos. For pareidiologists, in the Cave photo on the right just over halfway from Kris head to the edge of the photo there is an arm and hand tied to a tree, and to the right of Kris leg is the sole of a walking boot with a light stripe down the middle. The predator is methodical. There is no database of how many people go missing in national parks every year but the National Parks Service has at least 29 cold cases of people who have gone missing and have yet to be found, with the oldest case dating back to 1958.. On the far right upper right of the photo. The indigenous people know how to use phones watch the Kinga documentary. The camera had a video function this could have been used including of course sound. But after they waved goodbye to the local family for a mid-morning walk on April 1, 2014, they were never seen alive again. Right on the bank of the river/stream. Or another type of colorful animal found in the jungle? Being disoriented, and losing a companion, hunger, asthma. Yes, you are correct that numerous communities do work hard to bring criminals to justice. Oliver, I just looked at your 1st link, and I can clearly see a human face in the red circle. First calls at 16:39 then nothing again for 14 hours? They would have shared all the info with the private investigators whom they have hired. However there appear to be yellowish/beige shadows and it looks like a sandstone cliff. The theories go from accident to a crime to a combination of both. The government intentionally did not investigate key pieces of information: fingerprints, phone records, locals in the area, other forms of DNA. I read that the dog returned to town in the evening, alone, but I havent seen it in any pictures. Debra Ann Velleman, of Waukesha, Wis., and Sue L. Borries, of Teutopolis, Ill., are missing after their plane crashed off the coast of Panama on Jan. 3, 2022. Shes clearly holding a bottle of water in her left hand in front of her. Its so cold. The limited number of attempts especially on the first day is very strange. They protested in China - now they've gone missing. Let me dampen the third party argument by asking IF their end was at the hands of another personwhy not simply bury the rucksack rather than all the elaborate need for photoshopping and phones used in the hands of a third party ? And it seems to be leading to a dead-end. A year later, two tourists following the same trail are robbed at gunpoint. OmgIm staring at this pic. Because of thedark, the pairmight have usedthe camera flash as a light sourceor to scare away animals.
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