MIRCO SCHLITTER Aged 10 years - Grefrath - NRW (Germany)

Hamburger Abendblatt (Germany)

5th September 2010

Manhunt: 300 policemen seek Mirco (10)

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.abendblatt.de/vermischtes/article1621587/Grefrath-300-Polizisten-suchen-Mirko-10.html&ei=mMmDTO3IJIfNswa94fXlCA&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CDgQ7gEwBw&prev=/search%3Fq%3DGrefrath%2Bmirko%26hl%3Den%26prmd%3Dcm

Pierre Markuse

5th September 2010

Grefrath: Police searches with large contingent after 10-year-old Mirko S.

10-year-old has been missing since Friday Mirko S.

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.pierre-markuse.de/2010/09/05/grefrath-polizei-sucht-mit-grosaufgebot-nach-10-jahrigem-mirko-s/&ei=mMmDTO3IJIfNswa94fXlCA&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CD4Q7gEwCA&prev=/search%3Fq%3DGrefrath%2Bmirko%26hl%3Den%26prmd%3Dcm

WDR.de

8th September 2010

Suche nach Mirko geht weiter - The search for Mirko continues

200 tips, but still no trace too hot on the fifth day after the disappearance of the small Mirco 1,000 police search the area around Grefrath. Derweil wurde bekannt, dass die Eltern erst spät die Polizei alarmierten. Meanwhile it was revealed that the parents called the police late.

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdr.de%2Fthemen%2Fpanorama%2F28%2Fgrefrath_junge_vermisst%2F100908.jhtml

Description of Mirco Schlitter:

Age: 10 years

Size: about 1.50 meters tall

Hair: blond short hair, mohawk.

He is dressed in a gray jogging pants and a T-shirt.

He was with a grass-green bicycle, called a Dirt-bike

Austria.com

7 September 2010

No further trace the missing person Mirco
In North Rhine- Westphalia Grefrath in Moenchengladbach, the police almost a week after the disappearance of the tenth Mirco still no trace of the missing boy.

GOOGLE TRANSLATION

On Thursday, once again visited some 1,000 police officers from throughout North Rhine Westphalia in the region around Grefrath after the child. These officials are focused primarily on the area along a highway southwest of the town.

The search operation is generally acknowledged as one of the largest in the history of North Rhine- Westphalia. The police find in the past few days has already secured several items, including clothing, a knife and a spade. Whether a connection to the disappearance of objects is the boy, is still unclear.

According to the police had been approximately 300 references from the public received. Note, however, still lacking the key to the type of dark cars, the 21:20 and 22:00 clock at the site of the bicycle by Mirco had been observed between Friday evening. The boy was modified last Friday at a bus stop near a skating Grefrath been seen in plant. Later, his bicycle was found, sniffer dogs had Mirco track five kilometers north still smelled.

Investigators assume that the ten-year fell victim to a crime.

http://www.austria.com/news/chronik/artikel/weiter-keine-spur-im-vermisstenfall-mirco/cn/news-20100909-03203717

MIRCO SCHLITTER

Case Type: Lost, Injured, Missing
DOB: Sep 18, 1999
Missing Date: Sep 3, 2010
Sex: Male
Age Now: 10
Missing City: GREFRATH
Missing State :
Missing Country: Germany
Height: 150 cm (4'11")
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color:

Case Number: NLZO10230716

Circumstances: Mirco went missing on Friday evening, September 3, 2010, from the moment he was on his way home, on his bicycle, from the skate track in Oedt. Since then nothing has been heard from him. Mirco has short blond hair (standing upright in the center, with gel). On the day of his disappearance he wore dark grey training pants with white stripes and white/blue Puma shoes. Mirco normally wears glasses, but probably wasn't at the time of his disappearance.

http://www.icmec.org/missingkids/servlet/PubCaseSearchServlet?act=viewChildDetail&caseNum=10230716&orgPrefix=NLZO&seqNum=1&caseLang=en_US&searchLang=en_X1

Hartvannederland

12 September 2010

Search Mirco increased

A GOOGLE TRANSLATION

German police Saturday dozens of extra police officers deployed in the search for the missing 10-year-old German Mirco Schlitters. The boy, from the place near Venlo Grefath is missing since last Friday.

Last Friday was the pants in a Dumpster Mirco found. Following this discovery are agents in that area began an extensive research area. There were sometimes up to 1000 officers deployed to the area near the Dutch border to comb.

http://www.hartvannederland.nl/nederland/limburg/2010/zoekactie-mirco-opgevoerd/

The Local
(Germany's news in English)

12 September 2010

Hunt for missing boy stepped up as trousers and bike found

A week-long hunt for a 10-year-old boy has been intensified after his trousers were found in a field, heightening fears he may have been the victim of a crime.
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....Mirco’s trousers were found by a woman who initially took them home before realising they were connected with the missing boy and handing them over to police. They are being examined for DNA traces in an attempt to find any connection to a perpetrator.

http://www.thelocal.de/society/20100912-29761.html

Blik op Nieuws

14 September 2010

Police distributed posters in German disappearance case

A GOOGLE TRANSLATION

Venlo - The investigation into the disappearance of the German boy Mirco Schlitters Tuesday is also the assistance of the Dutch public attention. This was done by all police stations in the region of Limburg-Noord posters to hang

The poster gives information about the disappearance of a witness appeal. Police Limburg-North will also ensure that the posters distributed in neighboring regions of South-Limburg, Gelderland and South-Central Ontario.

The detection program, called Tuesday addressed the missing Mirco. Police Limburg-Noord will all the tips and information coming in this case from the region and the rest of the country collect and forward to the German police.

The 10-year-old Mirco from Grefrath is missing since Friday, September 3. His bike and pants were found, but the boy is still lacking any trace.

http://www.blikopnieuws.nl/bericht/118628/Politie_verspreidt_posters_in_Duitse_vermissingszaak.html

Peelenmaas Online

15 September 2010

Thirty tips on missing Mirco

A GOOGLE TRANSLATION

Police Limburg-North has a total of approximately thirty inside tips received about the disappearance of 10-year-old Mirco Schlitters from Germany. Approximately ten tips came in after the broadcast of Investigation asked Tuesday.

The first intake of the tips is done by the Dutch police to see if immediate action is required. Then the information passed to the German police. The tips are mainly from the region of North Limburg. A single tip comes from elsewhere in the country. In investigating the disappearance of Mirco Schlitters the police were also assisted by the Dutch public attention. This is done by all police stations in the region to hang posters. The poster gives information about the disappearance of a witness appeal. Police Limburg-North will also ensure that the posters distributed in neighboring regions of South-Limburg, Gelderland and South-Central Ontario. Through the site of the North-Limburg police themselves, people may download and print the poster.
Police Limburg-North last weekend was an official request from the German police to the Dutch public involvement in the detection of Mirco Schlitters. In an earlier stage, the Police Limburg-North on its own initiative, information exchanged with the German colleagues.

http://www.peelenmaasonline.nl/index2.php?pid=12&sub=6&taalkeuze=1&news_id=6748

Blik op Nieuws

15 September 2010

Mirco Schlitters polo found

A GOOGLE TRANSLATION

Venlo - Police Limburg-North has a total of about 30 inside tips received about the disappearance of 10-year-old Mirco Schlitters from Germany. This, the police said Wednesday.

About 10 tips came in response to the broadcast of Investigation asked Tuesday. The first intake of the tips is done by the Dutch police to see if immediate action is required. Then the information passed to the German police. The tips that the police came in Limburg-Noord Limburg region are mainly from the North. A single tip comes from elsewhere in the country.

Besides the pants now appears the polo shirt of the missing Mirco Schlitters Grefrath found out to be.

The shirt was found Tuesday night near the place where the pants of the 10-year-old boy was found. Research has shown that the garment is actually the boy. Mirco disappeared nearly two weeks ago in Grefrath, just across the border near Venlo. Looking at the boy organized a German police search involving some 1,000 officers were deployed.

http://www.blikopnieuws.nl/bericht/118652/Poloshirt_Mirco_Schlitter_gevonden.html

I can´t find any more news online, but according to our news on TV this morning, the police have "Profilers" on the case, and are saying they are pretty sure that the person/s who took Mirko live iin the near vicinity and that he/she may possibly be completely integrated in society. They are looking for any tips, even information that someone knows the abductor, and has noticed a change in this person since that night. He may be acting strangely, or may have been seen that night, or not have been where he should have been that night.

Fighter jets were flown over the areas the last two nights, using infra red camras to see if anything could be detected. Unfortunately nothing has come up so far ; Mirko´s mobile phone has still not been found, and it was switched off the net after 11pm that same night he disappeared ! Only his t shirt and trousers have been found- both in the same place .

HELP FIND MY CHILD

Global search for missing children

http://www.helpfindmychild.net/mirco-schlitter

I have just noticed his Birth date... it´s his Birthday tomorrow !

RTL TV

17th September

http://www.rtl.de/medien/information/rtlaktuell/ebe0-0-51ca-10/mirco-10-opfer-von-kinderfaengern.html

Google translation
Victims of a children's scavenger?

The eight-foot high sign is on the site, discovered on the bicycle was Mirco for more information on witnesses erhalten.Das eight feet high sign stands on the site, discovered on the Mirco bike was to get more witnesses instructions.
Investigators sure offenders from the region
While fighter jets, the region around Grefrath departing on thermal imaging cameras to get evidence for Mirco (10) disappear in the Lower Rhine is about fear. How 'rp-online', reports in recent days, several children were approached by strangers.

In one case, they should have even tried to lure a child into the car. Suspicious: As in the case, Mirco, is in the sought for a dark car as a vehicle hijacking, even in the cases Emmerich is talk of dark car. Mirco been victims of child scavengers?

Almost two weeks is the small Mirco already gone, still waiting for the investigators in the search for the child from Grefrath for the big breakthrough. The Bundeswehr has now even involved with Tornado aircraft in the search for the missing boy. The tornadoes of the Air Force fly over the search area and take pictures with special thermal imaging cameras. The recordings will provide clues to the missing persons. Of the ten-year boy missing for almost two weeks each track.

After police experts have analyzed the deed, they assume that the hijackers lived in the region of ten year olds in the Lower Rhine. "That's the nice, unassuming neighbor next door. He lives among them. We firmly believe that he is from the region," said police spokesman Willy Theveßen. Therefore, any abnormal behavior for the investigators is extremely important, "Who has come later than usual home? Who has cleaned his car at night? Who drove secret paths?"

Mirco's parents are so brave
Parish priest in conversation
Million Facebook users to help in the search for Mirco
Police welcomes Views
Dozens of men examined
So-called Profiler, officially 'case, analysts' called, have analyzed the sequence of events and conclusions drawn on the perpetrators. Besides Mirco training pants and polo shirt he was reportedly now the cell phone found. Meanwhile, dozens had been examined men who have ever noticed relevant.

Investigators hope to continue on a track to a car that on the day of the disappearance of Mirco, Friday the 3rd September, after 2200 clock on the highway to have been traveling between 39 and Grefrath Wachtendonk. The parking lot, were discovered on the clothing of the boy lies on a junction of the road.

The spokesman warned against too high hopes that Mirco could be found alive, "With every day that passes, the hope is of course lower." Mirco was on 3 September gone, his bike was first found, then his pants. The investigators assume a kidnapping from inside a car.

RTL TV

17th September 2010

http://www.rtl.de/medien/information/rtlaktuell/ebe0-6ddd6-51ca-19/so-tapfer-sind-mircos-eltern.html

google translation:

Mirco's parents are so brave

Mirco (10) since 3 is Grefrath Vermisst.Mirco September (10) since 3 is Grefrath September misses.
Hopes and fears with family
He fears and suffers with the family of missing Mirco: Rev. Norbert Selent from Grefrath is currently an important support. Where is the ten-year? Is he still alive? If so, what he has to go through? These are the issues at stake every time Salento speaks to the desperate family.

It is the search for witnesses who may have seen anything yet. Officials have set up a billboard on the highway between 39 and Wachtendonk Grefrath, because that is said to have confessed under police investigation on the day of Mirco's disappearance a suspicious car.

Also hopes the Soko Mirco currently on laboratory results that confirm that further found clothes actually come from the boy. "We hope that we know when we know they are demonstrably of Mirco, may also find foreign DNA, which then leads us to the perpetrators," says Willy Theveßen by the police in Mönchengladbach.

The search, the waiting, hoping - for a family Mirco state that is almost unbearable. Strength they find in their community. Pastor Norbert Selent Mirco since he knows his birth: "That is really grueling, not knowing what is now state of things. How are Mirco? He still alive?" If he lives, he lives in what circumstances, how is the situation where is he? " One can see that even the parish priest is suffering greatly from the situation. But he must be strong to Mirco's family to donate force.

"The parents are tense, but taken. With great inner strength, they are also prepared for the worst," said the priest. Mirco family is great and all help each other: "Last night, some in our church service. I know, the one going from the family circle again their activity at work and so on, while the parents themselves, of course, still at home and are still not be able to go big in the public, "said Selent further.

Mirco (19) - Child victims of a trap?
Fighter jets help search
Million Facebook users to help in the search for Mirco
Police welcomes Views
Reward offered for information
Once again, a hundred of the police in which about 50 square kilometer area around Grefrath has searched for evidence. Mirco's parents are informed always: "The family is looked after by our sacrifice protectors as there is a very close exchange. We make sure that they will constantly update the latest progress of the investigation and not from third parties know what is current "said police spokesman Willy Theveßen.

The Cologne Than police has driven a search operation on Monday after the missing boy. Earlier, a witness had reported, which claimed to have seen the boy on the A1 at Lövenich in a dark blue VW van. The car will be in Dortmund been on the road, according to the police. "We have the route completely worn and also had a helicopter in action," said police spokesperson. Unfortunately, the search was fruitless.

The prosecution has Krefeld suspended for crucial information a reward of 5,000 €. Private donors who do not want to be called, have increased this amount to 15,000 €.

On Wednesday Mirco's disappearance is unsolved issue at 'Aktenzeichen XY'. It is envisaged a live link for criminal Moenchengladbach. These questions will come up, "to which answers are urgently sought.

Examiner

19 September 2010

Mirco Schlitter news: Search continues as missing German boy's pants, bike found

http://www.examiner.com/crime-in-national/mirco-schlitter-news-search-continues-as-missing-german-boy-s-pants-bike-found

Newsdash (Blog)

18 September 2010

Mirko case: even fighter jets create no new evidence

A GOOGLE TRANSLATION

Grefrath - Two weeks from Mirko Schlitter Grefrath (NRW) is now missing. Today is the 11th Birthday of the missing student. But unfortunately there are still hot and not particularly new track.

Even the use of two fighter jets of the German Bundeswehr, which on Friday (September 17, 2010), a 130 sq km search area around Grefrath an extreme low level flight with infrared cameras in the missing lad, brought no success.

With the help of the tornadoes were also small differences in temperature or, for example soil that was dug up, are made visible.

Although such anomalies were identified, but after review by the forces in these places were no new tracks will be found.

But the 80-member Special Commission "Mirco"will not give up and look further.

At the localities of the bicycle and the clothes of Mirko asked the police display case with information for the population on the case of Mirko Schlitter.

The reward for valuable information is now proud € 15,000.

Mirko Schlitter was modified on Friday evening (03 September 2010a bus stop in Odet (NRW) has been seen on). From there he went against 21:30 clock on the way home. Then he should never arrive but.

http://newsdash.de/1412/fall-mirko-auch-kampfjets-bringen-keine-neuen-hinweise

News Dash (Blog)

21 September 2010

Mirko Schlitter: disappearances appeared rubbish back!

A GOOGLE TRANSLATION

Mönchengladbach / Grefrath - New hope in case Schlitter Mirko: The garbage, which the T-shirts and pants of the 10-year-old had disappeared from the locality, has now turned up again.

How rp-online reported that police searched a hundred on the one yard in Grefraht a waste container in which the waste is to be the parking lot from where the clothes last week by Mirko has found police.

This is a valuable discovery for the investigators to possible indications of the whereabouts of Mirko Schlitter to find. But the officials standing by a giant task, it must be 17 cubic meters of garbage are searched meticulously.

The student was on Friday evening (03 September 2010) at a bus stop in Oedt been seen last. From there he wanted to drive his green bicycle home with his, but he never arrived there.

Through a tragic misunderstanding of the observed family Schlitter the disappearance of the boy until Saturday morning.

Soon, the investigators found the dirt bike, with Mirko was traveling, but according to police, it must have parked there the perpetrators, because the search dogs at the site could accommodate any weather.

At the car park at the Hinsbeker Street (between Grefrath and Hinsbeck) found a mother black jogging trousers by Mirko at which locality also appears a little later Mirko's T-shirt on. Just from this locality to include the newly found garbage come.

Since that day, hundreds of police officers search the area around Grefrath. However, the use of Main trailers (search dogs), helicopters and even fighter jets brought no new information on the missing boy.

Meanwhile, in addition to the clues, the search for possible perpetrators be extended. Police raided several homes and vehicles, but without success.

Especially hard for the family Schlitter: Last Friday was the 11th Birthday of Mirko.

http://newsdash.de/1492/mirko-schlitter-verschwundener-mull-wieder-aufgetaucht

RTL

22nd September 2010

Mirco case: Garbage Mountain is studied

17 cubic meters of waste will be investigated
In search of new tracks in the case of the missing Mirco (11) Police checked the morning from the garbage that they last weeks in parking lots, bus stops and garbage dumps in wild Grefrath has collected in the. Before the containers collected in a waste incineration plant will be driven to, investigators take it on the grounds of the building yard just under the microscope.

http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=de&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rtl.de%2Fmedien%2Finformation%2Frtlaktuell%2Fartikel%2Febe0-6fd95-380c-19%2Ffall-mirco-muellberg-wird-untersucht.html

N24

22nd September 2010

Waste re-emerged

He seemed to the investigators lost track, now he is back: The garbage from the parking lot, on which lay the clothes of the missing Mirco. Meanwhile, further DNA traces were saved.

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.n24.de%2Fnews%2Fnewsitem_6338612.html

RTL TV

25th September 2010

Search for Mirco - Police flashed hundreds of motorists

http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=de&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rtl.de%2Fmedien%2Finformation%2Frtlaktuell%2Ff003-0-51ca-16%2Ffall-mirco-polizei-blitzt-autofahrer.html

RTL TV

26th September 2010

Mirco parents appeal: "Give us back our child '

New targeted search action plan
For three weeks Mirco is Grefrath disappeared from. Now the parents turn to the public. . In a heartfelt appeal mother begs on TV: "Give us our child back or say where can we find Mirco.

http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=de&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rtl.de%2Fmedien%2Finformation%2Frtlaktuell%2Ff003-0-51ca-13%2Fgib-uns-bitte-unser-kind-zurueck.html%3Ftc_r%3Drtlde_cms_rtlaktuell%26tc_m%3Drtlde_aufmacher_default%26tc_te%3D%2522Gib%2Buns%2Bbitte%2Bunser%2BKind%2Bzur%25C3%25BCck%21%2522%26tc_ta%3Drtlde%26tc_i%3D264075%26tc_rl%3D%252Fcms%252Finformation%252Frtlaktuell.html%26tc_c%3D44c7e8f3465d5f2b0d84b24371d3e31c128549


Here is the direct link; the video in the translated version doesn´t seem to work; anybody interested in watching it :

http://www.rtl.de/medien/information/rtlaktuell/f003-0-51ca-13/gib-uns-bitte-unser-kind-zurueck.html?tc_r=rtlde_cms_rtlaktuell&tc_m=rtlde_aufmacher_default&tc_te=%22Gib+uns+bitte+unser+Kind+zur%C3%BCck!%22&tc_ta=rtlde&tc_i=264075&tc_rl=%2Fcms%2Finformation%2Frtlaktuell.html&tc_c=44c7e8f3465d5f2b0d84b24371d3e31c128549

The Local

26th September 2010

Parents make plea for missing boy as police follow new clue



Three weeks after an 11-year-old boy disappeared on his way home police say they have a new lead and have renewed their efforts to find him, while his parents appealed to whoever might have him to come forward.

Police officers have been sent to a new area north of Grefrath, North Rhine-Westphalia, where Mirco went missing. Up to 1,000 officers spent two weeks combing the countryside around the small town after he disappeared on September 3.

His bike was found, and later his shirt and trousers, leading detectives to fear he may have been the victim of a crime, and that the perpetrator comes from the area.

“Please give us back our child, or tell us where we can find Mirco,” said his mother Sandra on Saturday in a televised appeal with her husband Reinhard, broadcast on WDR television.

“I know that something bad has happened to Mirco, a mother feels that… I worry about whether he is cold, hungry or is in pain, or calling for me. If the worst has happened, we have to be able to say goodbye and somehow live on.”

(continues)

http://www.thelocal.de/national/20100926-30083.html