Mantrailing Operation Unsuccessful: Search for Missing Person Anja Bareinz from Leipzig

Appeal for Information in the Missing Person Case of Anja Bareinz

After three years of consistently successful mantrailing operations, during which, among other achievements, a young man was prevented from committing suicide, our previously perfect success rate of 100 per cent has unfortunately been broken by the missing person case of Anja Valyiah Bareinz from Leipzig. Ms Bareinz, mother of a two-year-old daughter and resident of Grünau-Ost, has been missing since 29 November 2016. Below, Kurtz Detective Agency Leipzig explains the circumstances of her disappearance, as far as known, and the details of our mantrailing operation.

We are grateful for any information that might help locate the missing woman. Please contact either our detective agency directly (Tel.: +49 341 6970 4082, Email: kontakt@kurtz-detektei-leipzig.de), the responsible Leipzig-Southwest Police Directorate (Tel.: +49 341 94600), or the Criminal Investigation Department (Tel.: +49 341 2552 573).

Mantrailing as a Forensic Method for Locating Missing Persons

The client of our Leipzig detectives is the family of the missing person, who are currently taking care of her young daughter. According to information provided by our clients, the last known location of Anja Bareinz on the evening of 29 November 2016 was Bar 55, at the corner of Marktstraße and Lindenauer Markt in 04177 Leipzig. The young mother’s mobile phone has been switched off since approximately 9:45 p.m. that evening.

The family of the missing woman contacted Kurtz Detective Agency Leipzig and were advised by our specialist consultants about the usually very effective option of mantrailing. In this form of missing person search, highly specialised human-scent tracking dogs are deployed, which can follow the last trails of a sought person on the basis of scent carriers. The abilities of these dogs are remarkable; successful trails even weeks or months later, sometimes through extremely challenging environments such as flowing water, feature in the record of our mantrailing expert – accordingly, the success rate is high. The clients of our Leipzig detective agency agreed to the mantrailing operation, and thus our expert met on 5 December 2016 at the Leipzig-Southwest Police Station to discuss the case with the clients and the responsible police officers. Although police accompaniment during the trail was not planned, we were assured of their support in the event that the dogs indicated the need to enter houses or flats.

Difficulties in Securing the Scent Carriers

The first step in mantrailing is to secure an appropriate scent sample. Based on the scent molecules that every person “loses”, mantrailing dogs can pick up trails and retrace the path of the sought individual by following those molecules. Securing the scent sample in the case of Anja Bareinz proved problematic. Ideally – and in most cases easily obtainable – are objects that contain sweat or sebum, even in small amounts (for example, through contact with the fingers, where both substances are secreted via the relevant glands). Such scent carriers include, for instance, used pillows, blankets, towels and handkerchiefs, or worn socks, blouses, trousers and shoes. It is also important that the scent carriers have not been contaminated by other human – and, to a lesser extent, animal – scent sources, as this would result in the scent traces of several persons being present, which makes it difficult for the tracking dogs to follow the trail of the sought person exclusively.

Indications in Two Locations within the Immediate Vicinity

The actual trail, following the securing of the scent carriers, was intended to last almost six hours and was fully recorded using GPS devices. For the purposes of cross-checking and to relieve the dogs in case of fatigue, three mantrailing dogs were deployed alternately. Unfortunately, the operation did not yield a conclusive result – but neither did it provide any clear indication of a violent crime. The main issue in this mantrailing operation was probably the quality of the scent carriers. Regrettably, it could not be verified beyond doubt that the items genuinely belonged to the missing woman and that they had been used by her alone. In the interest of our clients – the missing Anja Bareinz, her young daughter, her partner and all others close to her – we hope for a swift clarification of this case. We are all extremely grateful for any tip-offs from the public.

Update of 1 March 2017

Unfortunately, two days ago a body was discovered which, according to yesterday’s statement by the public prosecutor’s office, is believed to be that of Anja Bareinz. Further information can be found here.

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