In reality, foreigners are usually not the target of gangs. The students' phone records also tragically revealed how they desperately tried to call the police. Could the structure built above be some sort of a net or trapping device? If anything, they work harder to try and bring anyone to justice that harms a tourist. The picture people think she is looking down she is hanging with hands tied behind her back. Could be leaves, I suppose, but to me it looks like someone is looking at the them from the vegetation. The 3 of them died shortly after being in contact with the girls. It seems to be made up of white paint, at least like a tribal looking face of white paint. Surely they would put them back on if only for a little insulation. I could be wrong, but until I see some compelling evidence to the contrary, Im sticking with Juans theory. I have seen some gruesome stuff where a captor will smash the feet of a captive to prevent escape. He goes down some intriguing avenues which while I may not agree with either the direction or point have value because they stimulate me to think. Most gangs in Panama are not big gangs with hundreds of members, like you would find in Mexico and El Salvador. Photo 509 was removed first. Something drastic happened it is clear but what exactly and where exactly? For goodness sake, why do people make things up? Anyway thanks again this is such a fascinating case I wish there would be some kind of closure for the families (although I saw a you tube video that interviewed the father of one of the girls, he said that they hired their own investigator and determined they died of an accidental fall. They are 99.999999% preventable. This basically kills the idea of living in Panama on permanent tourist status. No dog. Many hikers from all over the world disappear, fall, or suffer other fatal accidents while traveling - this could've happened to these women as well. 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. Were the photos altered in any way or is this a presumption? Kris is hunched over beside a sacrificial alter with hands tied behind her. U.S. Travel Ban: This Is How It's Costing Europe Billions 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. It looks a bit wierd, but that is just because everybody is assuming they see her upper arm when in reality is is her lower arm. On one hand, its more liberating and freeing. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Apr 4, 2022 The number of international visitor arrivals in Panama surpassed the one million in 2021, after having plummeted to less than 700 thousand as a result of COVID-19 impact on tourism. If you dont know the story, I recommend you visit the link at the bottom of this page. There is an illustration drawn on Kriss back in the hair photo. I think it would be a mistake to assume Lisanne knew her friends password. According to Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin's office, the U.S. Coast Guard provided Panamanian authorities with technical modeling to support the search for the aircraft. She turned around and they snapped a photo. Over the years, dozens of tourists like Agarwal, many of them foreign nationals, have gone missing while visiting the Parvati Valley in the state of Himachal Pradesh. And the black mark on her face. And the police know who it is, but will not say anything. They know that youre supposed to find a river, so they set out in search. Thats perplexing to me. However, on closer inspection you can see that the left hand side of the post is really a vine or root hanging straight down and the white at the top is a patch of light in the background, as if there was a small narrow window in the bank Through which the sun is shining and it also looks as though someone is looking through it at Kris. Im not sure if people can really talk with animals but i sure would try and see by calling on a few and get their opinion. It is extremely easy to photoshop a photo once it has been darkened. Was someone who's still out there responsible for their deaths? A man and a woman. Their backpack contents and electronics were stolen to be sold later but handed back to stop the search and not be incriminated. The people in Panama may be afraid to speak, but in Europe, the USA and other Central American countries there are pods of people still working on the case. The dog wasnt in any photos, nor were the girls photographed after their disappearance. Thanks for sharing this. I do not see any eyes, but I can definitely see a nose and a mouth. It must have been flowing in the river the police said. Her stance is weird there is nothing of note she could be looking at and it is difficult to tell what her right arm is doing. This tells me that they had a time in their minds of what time to leave to get back to their host home in Boquette. It is the morning of April 8th. Debbie, I agree. Perhaps this is someone who had already joined them along the trail, and that only one of the girls was cool with the third party thats why the complete change from the first exuberant pictures. I believe one fell. This is something I will surely investigate more and write about in the future. Do u know if this particular spot was apart of the trail they went on? With all that Im reading now in the police file, it couldnt be anything else there was a certain sequence and timing to it, that had to be caused by the flash floods, typical to the region and season., Winning Photos from the 2018 Nikon Small World Competition, Incredible Time-lapse Shot from the International Space Station at Night, Intense Macro Photos of Ants Battling to the Death, Surprising Underwater Photo Revives Investigation of Missing Teen, Hacker Hoodie Blinds Surveillance Cameras with Infrared Light, Couple Finds Trove of 2,000 Cameras and Lenses in Storage Unit, Hyper-Realistic AI Face Filter Shocks TikTok Users, AI Tool Reveals How Celebrities Faces Have Been Photoshopped, The Exposure Donut for Sony Cameras Simplifies Manual Exposure. However, calling emergency services doesnt require unlocking the phone, meaning a third party had to be involved. Much information is second hand. Nobody knows what happened to Kris and Lisanne and everything is open to speculation until more information is found. Particularly given that you have very admirable aspirations for what you intend to do by investigating the trail on the ground. Oliver, I just looked at your 1st link, and I can clearly see a human face in the red circle. From the summit, they decided to go in a bit deeper, or just took the wrong exit path by mistake. Who would do this, and why? Hi Anna, yes, Im aware of that and thank you for shedding light on that for other readers. 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? 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. They talk as if it would be difficult to branch off the trail, but maybe they did not notice other paths that could have been taken? That photo was wiped clean from the SD card, which is a strong clue that someone deleted it after the other photos were taken. I think whoever was behind the (likely) murders wanted it to seem like they went missing due to being lost on the pianista trail. Especially the beams and details, and the cave behind her. That does not make sense if they were genuine. Experts proposed several theories about how and why the women took thesephotos. In the picture of her in the Cave? Just behind her tied hand area. On April 1, 2014, two students from the Netherlands namedLisanneFroon and Kris Kremers went on a hike in Panama with a dog. They took the dog with them on the walk and it came back the next morning but they didnt there had to have been some clues maybe like how far could the dog have gone and still find its way back home? Also, I live in El Salvador, less than 1,000 kilometers from Panama, which has many cultural similarities. This is a great question. For other inquiries, Contact Us. The girls went for a swim in a rock pool. One thing which confused me were the bras the smaller one looks more like a bikini top. Im not saying that I dont think foul play was involved. Would they really have gone along a dark spooky ravine, which is obviously a dead end, if they were trying to find their way back to Boquete? I lean towards the third-party theory although I recognize the conflicting aspects of that theory. They are really good, especially parts 3 and 4, which give a lot of information about the girls photos. You can even see clear rods in the red areas towards the top going straight through. Who did the manipulation of course is a mystery but it points to being a corroboration of the police narrative that they got lost. I just want to agree with Chris and the poster JW that she is shading her eyes with her right arm up. I too noticed a nose and lips appearing. There are too many variables involved, so I dont speculate much about the dog. Remains of 2 American women missing after Panama plane crash recovered Nothing more sinister than that. Why IMG_0509 is missing, which could be a crucial piece of evidence, is an enigma. Seriously? We are dealing with history here. Be careful. Most people in Panama dont have the expertise, nor equipment to handle these sophisticated tasks. They lose their money and leave Panama with their lives. Rocko Akira Clapp. Does anyone know where this photo was taken in relation to their happy photos taken at the top of the Continental divide? After the backpack was found the family got to see the pictures and the case was ruled an accident presumably the 30 or so pics the family didnt release showed the girls in bad shape,, the case went from foul play to accident after the pics were seen.. the pic of the girls hair was put on internet by her brother or something like that and was quickly photoshopped , the wound and eye were concealed. I think its very possible that someone was with them or joined them along the way at some point. This was cleverly planned, and the murderer(s) have done this before. 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. How long does an AI correction take for you to do? Please note: Our team is committed to accuracy of information and respecting the privacy of those involved with this disappearance case. He threatened them with a machete, and led them to a sacrificial alter. Gary, great work on noticing things in such detail. Two months after the backpack was found, a pelvic bone and foot still inside a boot were discovered in the same area, according to La Estrella de Panama. Im curious. Wow. if both then was the other found in their room? A search eventually turned up a severed foot and scattered remains, but authorities had trouble determininghow the hikershad died. Why were they still in the jungle at 4:39 PM when they made their first distress call? Nice investigation. https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/141020/of-piece-medical-studies-examiner. Friends Kris Kremers (born August 9th, 1992) and Lisanne Froon (born September 24th, 1991) were two Dutch tourists who went missing under mysterious circumstances in early April of 2014 while on vacation in Panama, allegedly disappearing during a hike on the Pianista trail near Boquete.. I think its possible the red and black object is actually just a reddish-brown dead plant leaf jungle leaves can get rather large. Fortunately, I have that ability. Kids in the area could have found the backpack and were just messing around with the camera. And if other people learn too much, they get killed too. And why? Its worth mentioning how the police found out that someone tried unlocking Kris Kremers phone, but failed to do so. Hi Lisa, I wrote an in-depth analysis of Kriss bones here: The government officials involved failed at providing a thorough analysis/evaluation. Both of their phones finally ran out of battery by April 11 - ten days after they disappeared. I do get very creepy and bad vibes from this photo though. The point-and-shoot camera numbers its files in ascending order, the way most digital cameras do. She is obviously excited by the weird place they have found. if you break your ankle in a fall and die your foot is likely to be found IN the shoe as is what happened. The red is the sunlight shining through the dead curled leaves. I previously read that online, although it was a while ago and I cant remember where I read that. Yes, the photo data was manipulated. one girl got hurt, i think in the fall the camera got wet and bumped. To me it looks like the chopped off end of a thick tree branch. Dyatlov Pass Tourists Go Missing While Visiting Area of - Newsweek Most travelers that have big experiences want to remember the small details of trips, because the trip represents an important memory in their life. I havent seen any discussions on this. There was no signal!! In this case, I dont believe it was incompetence alone. the only strange element in this photo is the distance. I just realized Blue, the guide dog who often walks hikers up the trail, whose return home without the girls alerted locals they were missing, IS NOT IN ANY OF L & K pictures. Why go to another country to hike when America and other safer countrys have plenty of hiking places ? I see the nose and mouth and possibly and eye, like they were trying to hide from the girls or camera and peaking behind branches creepy. Haha. It is high noon and they have no way of telling which direction to go. I think the last three photos of Kris show a definite change in mood. Has anyone thought to look further into the hosts dog (Blue)? For the most part, foreigners are just caught in the middle. However, amiscommunication led to them arriving in Boquete too early for their program, which Kremersnoted was "rude and not at all friendly" in a diary entry. But there are a few holes in this particular theory. Shes been beaten into submission. The blood on her leg is, again, a shadow. & very very eerie all in all- I think youre absolutely right on its significance. I think someone took them there. 1. They couldnt have been that far away from the return trail to Boquette.