Overview
- Alexander Bohnert left after a night shift for a walk on April 3, 2024, and has not been seen since.
- Investigators say Bohnert did not take his wallet or identity papers when he left, a detail that shapes multiple lines of inquiry.
- Bohnert’s wife and son appealed for witnesses on ZDF’s Aktenzeichen XY... Vermisst in the broadcast week of July 8–9, and officials said the show produced no decisive new tip immediately afterwards.
- Some viewer calls after the broadcast prompted leads that point toward locations in France, and police are checking those reports as part of the open investigation.
- The family continues to face legal and practical burdens because German law means a person can usually only be declared dead after ten years, and investigators ask anyone with information to contact Kriminalpolizei Rastatt.