On February 11th, 2005, a group of four German backpackers arrived into the NSW Northern Rivers City of Lismore.

25-year-old Simone Strobel, her 24-year-old boyfriend Tobias Suckfuell, Tobias’ older sister 28-year-old Katrin Suckfuell, and Katrin’s friend Jens Martin aged 25.

Simone and Tobias had arrived in Australia six months earlier on a working holiday visa. They planned to travel around the country while working odd jobs and enjoying the Australian lifestyle.

On the Australia day holiday- January 26th, 2005, Tobias’ sister, Katrin and her friend Jens arrived to meet them for a month long trip.

They were excited to see each other and Simone and Tobias picked them up at Brisbane airport. From there, the foursome travelled north to the Great Barrier Reef. After that, they headed south and ended up at Lismore.

Up until the time they reached Lismore, Jens described it as the best three weeks. Everyone had gotten along really well…

 

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Researched and written by Anna at A.G.P Stories.

 

 

MUSIC

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2.All other music and audio clean up performed by Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn 

  

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RESOURCES

BOOKS:

‘Have You Seen Simone?’ – Virginia Peters

 

ARTICLES:

Over 100 articles by The Northern Star Newspaper in Lismore on the disappearance and Murder of Simone Strobel – The Northern Star

Tobias fears for girlfriend Simone, missing in Lismore – The Northern Star

Body may be missing German backpacker – The Northern Star

Fear grips town as woman’s family mourn their ‘angel’ – The Sydney Morning Herald

“How did my daughter die?” – The Sydney Morning Herald

Simone’s boyfriend lashes out at police after body found – Gladstone Observer

Simone Strobel murder: German police offer reward – The Sydney Morning Herald

Suckfuell denies killing girlfriend Strobel – Daily Telegraph

Detectives still on the case – The Northern Star

Suspect living on wild side in South Africa – The Sydney Morning Herald

NSW murder case reward sparks fresh hope – SBS

Diary of the Strobel inquest – ABC

Witness struggles to explain delay reporting Simone missing – The Northern Star

Simone Strobel vanished after lovers’ tiff with boyfriend – The Northern Star

Inquest hears Strobel boyfriend suspected in death – ABC

Strobel killed within caravan park, inquest hears – ABC

‘Reasonable suspicions’ Tobias killed Simone: judge – Echo Net Daily

Inquest adjourned pending more evidence – ABC

Suspected killer free, but DNA may get him one day – Brisbane Times

 

VIDEOS:

WATCH: Lismore’s most notorious unsolved murder – The Northern Star

 

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