Peggy Knobloch: The Girl Who Never Came Home

In May 2001, 9-year-old Peggy Knobloch disappears on her way home from school in the small Bavarian town of Lichtenberg. What begins as a local missing-child case soon becomes one of the most controversial and prolonged criminal investigations in modern German history. This episode follows the case from the massive search operations and a disputed confession to a wrongful conviction, renewed investigations, political controversy, and the discovery of human remains 15 years later that raised more questions than answers. It is a story about institutional failure, the power of public perception, and the limits of justice. Above all, it is the story of a family forced to live for decades without certainty about what truly happened.

This episode includes AI-generated content.