Inga Gehricke: The Girl Who Vanished in the German Woods

Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore

PAVE Studios

True Crime

4.4 • 945 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2026

⏱️ 77 minutes

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On May 2nd, 2015, five-year-old Inga Gehricke disappeared from a family barbecue in the remote German countryside. More than 1,000 people searched the forest. Helicopters scanned 8,600 acres. Search dogs tracked for days. They didn’t find a single trace. Nearly a decade later, investigators still have no physical evidence. So what happened to Inga? Was she abducted by a stranger? Targeted by a known predator? Or taken by someone she trusted? In this episode of Clues, we break down the seven key clues in one of Germany’s most haunting unsolved disappearances, and the investigative missteps that may have cost precious time. Listener discretion advised. This episode discusses child abduction, child sexual abuse material, and serious mental illness. Head over to our Clues YouTube channel to WATCH this episode: https://www.youtube.com/@CluesPod If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Clues to never miss a case! For Ad-free listening and early access to episodes, subscribe to Crime House+ on Apple Podcasts. Clues is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios. 🎧 Need More to Binge? Listen to other Crime House Originals including Crime House 24/7, Crimes Of…, Serial Killers & Murderous Minds, Murder True Crime Stories and more wherever you get your podcasts! Follow us on Social YouTube: @CluesPod | @crimehousestudios Instagram: @cluespodcast | @Crimehouse TikTok: @Crimehouse Facebook: @crimehousestudios X: @crimehousemedia Clues is hosted by Morgan Absher & Kaelyn Moore Instagram: @morgsyabsher | @itskaelynmoore TikTok: @twohottakes | @heartstartspounding Episode Sponsors: Named #1 by Wirecutter, you can save on the gifts moms love by visiting https://www.AuraFrames.com. For a limited time, listeners can get $25 off their best-selling Carver Mat frame with code CLUES. Right now, Merit Beauty is offering our listeners their Signature Makeup Bag with your first order at https://www.MeritBeauty.com A year from today isn’t that far away. Get started now at https://www.HelloAlma.com/clues To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Some crimes are so shocking.
0:02.9	They don't just make headlines.
0:04.5	They forever change our society.
0:06.6	I'm Katie Ring, host of America's most infamous crimes.
0:09.8	Each week, I take on one of the most notorious criminal cases.
0:13.3	Each case unfolds across multiple episodes,
0:15.8	release every Tuesday through Thursday,
0:17.7	from the first sign that something was wrong,
0:20.0	to the moment the truth
0:20.9	came out or didn't. Listen to and follow America's most infamous crimes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,
0:27.1	Amazon Music, or wherever you listen to your podcasts.
0:36.4	This is crimehouse.
0:39.8	A five-year-old girl disappears from a family barbecue in the German countryside.
0:44.4	Her parents think that she's lost in the woods,
0:46.8	but police and search crews look for days and don't find a single trace of her.
0:52.3	Many believe that's because Inga Gerica was not lost at all.
0:55.9	She was actually taken.
1:09.9	Hi friends.
1:10.7	Welcome back to Clues, where we sneak past the crime scene tape to explore the key evidence behind some of the most gripping true crime cases.
1:17.0	I'm Kaylin Moore, and I'll be the one digging deeper into the timelines, the backstories, and the court files released on these cases.
1:22.5	And I'm your internet detective, Morgan Abscher. I'm the one who's diving into anything I can find online to talk about
1:27.9	the less known details and pull out those threads that just aren't adding up. Don't forget to share
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