Polizei steht vor Rätsel: War es Mord? | ZDF True Crime

In 2021, family man Karsten M. vanished without a trace. His distraught family was left behind, grappling with the question: Where is he? The initial clues seemed to make little sense: an anonymous letter writer, a trail of blood in the garden, and a crossbow bolt. How did it all fit together? Journalist and true-crime podcaster Paulina Krasa reconstructs the case and follows the police investigation, which is facing a complex puzzle. Was Karsten M. the victim of a violent crime? In this episode of "Guilt and Atonement," you'll learn the background to this mysterious disappearance. ... #zdftruecrime #missing #police 00:00 Intro 02:07 The case of Karsten M. 05:25 The day of the crime 11:17 The search for clues 19:55 The search for the perpetrator 20:56 Martin G. 27:37 The motive 30:18 The arrest 33:35 The search for Karsten M. 37:04 The sequence of events 38:36 The trial 43:08 Outro A film by Robert Windisch Camera Tobias Schütze Fabian Uhlmann Simon Baingo Editing Tom Ballschmieter Claudia Wittig Sound Tom Claudon Marcel Weise Ronja Kranz Set Design Friederike Meisel Graphics Martin Tonhauser Presented by Paulina Krasa Producer Maxie Meier Producer Marie-Luise Wagner Production Florida Factual Kim Draisaitl Anja Missing Marit-Inga Spitz Production ZDF Sina Eckardt Editorial Team ZDFinfo Helen Enste Konstantin Flemig Michael Scheuch Archives: Getty Images, Pond5, Shutterstock A production of Florida Factual GmbH Commissioned by ZDFinfo © ZDF 2025