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… ________ Researched and written by Anna at A.G.P Stories. MUSIC 1. ‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro www.dl-sounds.com 2.All other music and audio clean up performed by Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn THIS EPISODE'S SPONSORS Audible – Free 30-day trial & free audiobook ZipRecruiter – Post your jobs for FREE LeVar Burton Reads – New podcast from LeVar Burton 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 MISSING PERSONS: Missing Persons FAQs