My name is Tristan Redmond and I don't believe in ghosts.

Well, that is until I discovered that a faceless woman

was haunting my teenage bedroom.

And that my wife's great-grandmother was murdered next door,

killed by two gunshots to the face.

In a new podcast from Wandering Pineapple Street Studios, I go where no son-in-law should,

into the depths of history to ask,

did someone in my wife's family get away with murder?

Binge all episodes of Ghost Story and free on Wondery Plus. You are listening to The Evidence Locker.

Our cases have been researched using open source and archive materials. It deals with true crimes and real people.

Some parts are graphic in nature and listener discretion is advised. Each episode is

produced with the utmost respect to the victims, their families, and loved ones.

Warning, this episode has referenced to an incident of animal cruelty that may not be suitable for all

listeners.

It was a cold day on Friday the 30th of December 2011

when Heiner Scholl and his grown son, Matias,

were out walking in the pine forest outside of Ludwig's Felda.

Werner Singer, a family friend, the town veterinarian, was with them too, but this was no leisurely stroll.

The three men were looking for Heiner's wife of almost 50 years, Brigitte.

The previous day, as was her usual routine, 67-year-old Brigitte took her cocker spaniel Ursus for a walk.

Heiner, former mayor of Ludwig Zvelda, was in Berlin meeting a friend for lunch.

When he returned home and his wife wasn't there he was immediately concerned.

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