Easily done, I have done that myself several times. So many questions and there is no clear starting place like a police report to read. I see nothing extraordinary in this photo, without stretching imagination. For a monster (him or them) this was enjoyment. For forensic work, any such upsampling is worthless. It looks like something hand-made. After investigating further, I discovered this article from the LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-01-18/cult-anointed-by-god-kills-7-in-panama-jungle, The LA Times article states The sect arose after a villager returned to the community several months ago following a stint abroad, bringing back unusual religious beliefs with him.. 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. Hi Oliver, I do believe that theres enough evidence to conclude that some of the photos were graphically edited (photoshopped) but I dont think this photo was manipulated. Thanks for your interest in the case and providing some input. She makes a last effort to wake her friend. Government corruption is the core of the problem. Why IMG_0509 is missing, which could be a crucial piece of evidence, is an enigma. September 1, 2022. The finding of the backpack 14 miles away is too incredulous to be believed. 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? The bag contained her camera as well as two pairs of sunglasses, $83 in cash, Froons passport, a water bottle, two bras, and both womens phones. Before you even pointed out the manmade ceiling structure I noticed that. A lot of times countries dont want investigations to be publicized or they shut them down as best they can in order for their tourist trade to not be hurt!!!!! Alex Humphrey disappeared . And theyre gaining steam in recent years. In this photo is another object (or two? However, the perpetrators likely wanted the authorities to believe they were taken on the pianista trail. Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon were both adventurers. Trust me, I prefer to take the easiest explanation too. Keep in mind, these are my observations Ive made since moving from the USA. Is it possible that there is a building or some sort of structure behind the vegetation? They came to learn a language and embrace a culture. Its difficult to see when glancing at the photo, because it looks like Kriss head is referencing something the ground. I noticed this too. In Central America, dogs arent usually seen as something to protect and cuddle. Why are you not sharing their photo number, why are you stating generalities, let me help you, there is a link with all the photos https://koudekaas.blogspot.com/2019/12/the-disappearance-of-kris-kremers-and_11.html Kriss bones had unnatural traces of phosphorus. To the left hangs a cow skull smeared with blood, perhaps worn during the sacrifices. They obviously protect the predator(s). Could be that they were trying to avoid somebody on the trail, went off the oath & got lost. The photos give the appearance that they are PROMPTED to go ahead by someone. Sometimes I refer back to the Story of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon, the two girls that made international headlines in 2014 when they disappeared in the northwest region of Panama. Local authorities dont often feel a sense of responsibility to victims and their families. This is because people who knew the area were able to recognize that the nighttime photos were likely taken at Caldera springs, more than 20 miles from the area the girls allegedly went missing at. Apparently this villager travelled abroad, adopted extremist Christian views, returned home and started a cult in his own village which resulted in human sacrifices of other locals. They no longer had their phones or camera and made no emergency calls at all. Theycalled 112, the emergency number for the Netherlands, as well as Panama's emergency number, 911. Once they examined the phones, investigators unraveled a confusing and grim timeline. In the days following the students' disappearances, authorities conducted footand aerial searches. THANK GOD SOMEONE IS SEEING WHAT I SEE. The commenters here are speculating wildly about this particular picture. Much, much more revealing. The night picture she is standing in same spot and someone is doing something to her lower leg or foot ,you can see them under her. if you break your ankle in a fall and die your foot is likely to be found IN the shoe as is what happened. I think murder is quite likely. Debra Ann Velleman, 70, of Waukesha, Wisconsin, and Sue Borries, 57, of Teutopolis, Illinois, both retired public school teachers, were part of a community of snowbirds and expats living in the area of Chame, Panama. It is cooler at those altitudes but also inside the forest it will be more humid. There are dead animals and skeletons strewn all across the ground. My sole concern is for the young women who lost their lives for absolutely no reason. Ive kept comments on this article open for civil and respectful discussion. Bringing justice to assailants that harm tourists is very often not a top priority, and it shows through the number of botched investigations. And look at it from this point of view. This makes no sense. Its thought that Kremers and Froon were exploring nature without anyone else around. The final photo may have been eliminated after thought by the still remaining friend, as it may have been too traumatic for her. This was a real disappointment, the entry continued. 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. Like so many other people I really, really wish we could find the answers to this mystery. Plus, corruption in Panamas government is rampant. Have you performed this same work on any of the other case photos? Basically, theres a lot of government corruption and poverty as a result. Panamanian screwed up the investigation monumentally, but I would think that the private detectives followed up all the leads: after all, they were getting paid a lot of money for it. But dogs in Latin America tend to roam around and go wherever they want theyre very free here. Perhaps that is where this photo was taken and a search should be done there. 100 calls to 911, and NOT ONE attempted call to immediate family? Apparently it would also have been easy to alter the time stamps on the photos. 4. View our online Press Pack. Froons bones appeared as if they had decomposed naturally, but Kremerss bones were mysteriously stark white as if they had been bleached, raising questions about whether someone had been involved in their deaths. Hope this was not a member of one of those mad religious sects that, over the years, have been torturing and killing people in Panama. What do you think?? Kremers and Froon set out into the forest along thePianista Trail around 11 amon April 1, 2014,with only a backpack between them. The jungle was searched for another ten days with the help of the cops from the Netherlands - but there was no sign of the girls. These photos dont have a lot of helpful information and the camera was tampered with. Do we know who owned the dog named Blue (aka Azul). The girls took photos of so many things, even many mundane thingsbut for some reason the dog wasnt present in any of the photos. Thanks for all you are doing Chris. Im starting to think the girls were lured to Panama by some kind of human trafficking organization that might even be run out of the Netherlands. And her shirt is pushed up. The circular part looks like vines to me, but the portion in the middle has potential to be a cow skull. Why? Thats just shadow that the camera didnt illuminate. Kris Kremers, 21, and Lisanne. Debra Ann Velleman, of Waukesha, Wis., and Sue L. Borries, of Teutopolis, Ill., are missing after their plane crashed off the coast of Panama on Jan. 3, 2022. But there are a few holes in this particular theory. Can it explain Lisannes foot that was broken? There are over 30 fingerprints on the blue backpack which belongs to one of the girls, but they dont want to investigate the fingerprints. The original plan had been for them to disappear without a trace, like so many other people in that part of Panam, but when the reward money was offered, they decided to fabricate a narrative in which the two girls had mysteriously lost their way on the trail. Ironically enough, several of those men were also murdered shortly after. Such a tragedy. Im not expecting any major reveals from Pitti shell probably just reinforce her previous statements with more insights. I realize that its more interesting to make things more ominous than they are but this is a very sad case of two naive girls who were totally unprepared for their adventure and very sadly got lost, injured and succumbed to nature. I think whoever was behind the (likely) murders wanted it to seem like they went missing due to being lost on the pianista trail. Also I wish we new more details on the phones. Forced disappearance. What we do know is for 5 days after they disappeared, her phone was checked about a dozen times. If so, they may have wandered across the field looking for the original path back and got themselves well and truly lost. I no longer believe there was any mirror; What we see is instead is the lid of a soft food container (you can see the food stuck around the edges). Image 505 is actually the last image before the night photos. That is EXACTLY what it looks like to me! All of this leads to resentment and frustration, which results in higher crime rates. She has no idea that her parents are about to arrive in Panama. History is not a science but it can include some science. Thanks for your consideration with this comment. Ive been into crime shows lately and my husband says I should be an investigator because Im obsessed. Do the additional photos reveal anything more? The illusion of her being tied and in distress is nothing more than that. Panamas government is stuck in a desperate position. Nice investigation. A priest of sorts. scary It is almost as if they are deliberately not to tell anything rather than the much speculated something. They are really good, especially parts 3 and 4, which give a lot of information about the girls photos. Is there a head count of how many people have perished using the hiking trail in, say the last 10 years? Very interesting and completely changed my mind. The main/central support bar (branch?) https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/141020/of-piece-medical-studies-examiner. I have spent a lifetime walking in the forest near my home and I dont see the odd things that people see. This whole incident is the stuff of horror movies and very chilling, even if it was an accident. If the dog went with them, its likely that the girls would have taken a photo of the dog, even if the dog was in a photo accidentally. If someone had access to their phones, they might have deleted them. Let me know about your opinion heres the link https://youtu.be/4wqUCG5bxns loads of greetings Mel. Blue, a dog known throughout the community, reportedly followed them along the trail. I was definitely thinking it looks like her hands might be tied behind her back here. I think this has been added to hide the fact that Kris was not wearing boots, as this was a shot of her from somewhere else and superimposed on the jungle scene. Can you provide more information about photos of the girls being in bad shape? They may not have even know what they were doing, taking pictures, if they werent familiar with technology, and tossed the phone again at some point for the girls to grab to attempt the emergency calls and taken it back at some point after. As you mention, she is blocking the sun with her hand and keeping her head down. Like she was scouting and turned back to talk to Lisanne, shielding her eyes from the sun to see her. Perhaps he gave some other persons a lift with the girls as is one of the stories out there. Regarding the existing photos its a big mess. This is a fake and the pixellation errors can be seen up close (the gap in the crook of her right arm is IN FRONT OF her). This girl was tortured before they killed her. Maybe one girl regained consciousness at night and took the pictures. Yes, this was taken after their photos at the Mirador. The white and red object on the left looks slightly like a cows head and what I took to be Kriss tousled hair on the left of her head now looks like the thumb and fore finger of her left hand pointing to the inside of the hut. All items were in one place at this point, and together the elements and biology dispersed them and kept some for the jungle. The land behind her is definitely at a higher level and could be rock. 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. For the next four days they travel. Guns are mostly for use in robberies, but these gangs prefer not to leave bullet holes its too obvious. Tourism in Panama represents one of Panama's main activities. Hi Ray, thank you for your comment. The photos showed the girls belongings spread out on rocks, along with plastic bags and candy wrappers, mounds of dirt, and a mirror. A group of tourists have gone missing in an infamous Russian mountain pass where nine people died under mysterious circumstances more than 60 years ago. Or is it all part of a cover-up? ^ But the galvanized sign marking the terminus of the Pianista isnt really the end of the trail. In fact, theres a very obvious, albeit mud-choked, passage that goes down the other side of the crestonly to intersect with an entire web of paths constructed and used primarily by members of the indigenous Ngobe tribe.