Case 205: Bernd Brandes
Episode Date: April 2, 2022On March 9 2001, 43-year-old computer engineer Bernd Brandes disappeared from his home in Berlin, Germany. Although his absence was extremely out of c...
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363 episodes transcribedOn March 9 2001, 43-year-old computer engineer Bernd Brandes disappeared from his home in Berlin, Germany. Although his absence was extremely out of c...
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