District of Ludwigsburg
Missing Tabitha found dead – police arrest alleged murderer
The hope was in vain: the missing 17-year-old Tabitha from Asperg is dead. The police in Ludwigsburg assume a homicide.
17-year-old Tabitha E. from Asperg (Ludwigsburg district, Baden-Württemberg), who has been missing since last Tuesday, has been murdered. This was announced by the police headquarters in Ludwigsburg on Monday afternoon. A 35-year-old was reportedly arrested on Saturday and is in custody.
17-year-old Tabitha from Asperg near Ludwigsburg has been missing since Tuesday
© Police Headquarters Ludwigsburg, Friso Gentsch / DPA
The Ludwigshafen Criminal Police Office set up the “Berg” special commission to investigate the case. The investigators are calling on witnesses to come forward. The focus is primarily on observations in connection with an older grey-brown BMW 320 with a Ludwigsburg license plate (LB-NA 21). “It may have been occupied by the missing person and a man,” said the detective.
On the afternoon of July 12, the teenager left her parents’ apartment in the small town to take the bus to the neighboring town of Ludwigsburg. In the evening she did not return home as agreed. With a public search, the police turned to the population on Friday (the star reported).
At the weekend, a helicopter was used to search for the 17-year-old. On this Monday morning, the “Stuttgarter Zeitung” first reported the discovery of a corpse in the district of Ludwigshafen on Sunday; a police spokeswoman confirmed that star the discovery.
Whistleblowers can contact the Ludwigsburg Criminal Police Office on the toll-free number (0800) 1100225.
Editor’s note: This article has been updated several times since it was first published.
Sources: Police Headquarters Ludwigsburg (1), Police Headquarters Ludwigsburg (2), “Stuttgart Newspaper”