Mord unter Palmen

S1 · E1 · 21 nov. 2025

Episode 1 Aflevering 1

Simone S. realized her backpacking dream in Australia in the 90s. Without modern cell phones, travel becomes dangerous. She meets Janet N. and the two women become friends and travel together. Janet later becomes an important witness when Simone disappears into the Australian wilderness. What happened to the young woman from Regensburg? And who are the bodies that are found in the search for her?

S1 · E2 · 21 nov. 2025

Episode 2 Aflevering 2

The scientist Susan I. takes part in a scientific conference on Crete. The renowned cell biologist is married to the chairman of the Max Planck Institute in Dresden. When she doesn't show up for her lecture, concerns arise for the 59-year-old. In this island idyll you don't initially think of a violent crime. One suspects an accident that could have happened to the scientist during her morning jog.

S1 · E3 · 21 nov. 2025

Episode 3 Aflevering 3

In 1997, a German couple wanted to take a ferry from Stuttgart to Finland. But none of them would have expected that this dream trip would end in a nightmare. Together with a friend they drive via Hamburg to Copenhagen and on to Stockholm. Their journey ends abruptly on the ferry to Turku: the next morning, Swedish scouts find two motionless bodies and a lot of blood.

S1 · E4 · 21 nov. 2025

Episode 4 Aflevering 4

In the summer of 2014, a cruel crime shook the Turkish beach paradise of Alanya: the couple Peter (65) and Kerstin (50) Horvath were found dead in their holiday apartment. After friends didn't hear from them for days, they alerted the police - and a cruel suspicion was confirmed. Court reporter Semra Pelek reconstructs the events and accompanies the investigation. What is the motive behind this violent murder?

S1 · E5 · 28 nov. 2025

Episode 5 Aflevering 5

Anja and Sabine cycle from Stuttgart to the Turkish coast - a holiday full of sport and adventure. In Turkey they meet the tour guide Erdogan, who accompanies them to the Köprülü Canyon National Park. But after a final message to the family, all three disappear without a trace. Anja's brother travels to Türkiye, alerts the authorities and desperately searches for the missing people. When the bodies are found, it is clear: the three were brutally murdered. What happened on the trip?

S1 · E6 · 28 nov. 2025

Episode 6 Aflevering 6

When Steffen cannot reach his friend Bernard, he looks for him at his residence in Paraguay and finds both him and his daughter Loreena murdered. The house: devastated. Who executed the amateur scientist and instrument maker Bernard and his daughter so badly? Disappointed by the police work, friends Steffen and Volker make the case public and contact the German media, but soon come under suspicion themselves. What happened to Bernard and Loreena?

S1 · E7 · 28 nov. 2025

Episode 7 Aflevering 7

Norway – safe, peaceful, a dream of many emigrants. In 2011, a German couple with two children moved to Forsand; the idyll seemed perfect. But in 2014 the wife disappeared without a trace. Her husband reports her missing and claims he has nothing to do with it - but his facade is crumbling. Deleted search queries, clues at the Lysefjord and new contradictions raise questions. When her body is found in the fjord, the image of the whole family falls apart.

S1 · E8 · 28 nov. 2025

Episode 8 Aflevering 8

Like so many Germans, Hans-Peter M. and his family are fulfilling their dream of emigrating to Thailand, Pattaya. After his marriage broke up, he was reported missing by his 24-year-old partner. Hans-Peter wanted to meet with a potential business partner for a real estate deal worth millions, but the agent did not return home. What can the surveillance cameras tell us about his whereabouts?

S1 · E9 · 5 dec. 2025

Episode 9 Aflevering 9

In the picturesque mountain village of Èze on the Côte d'Azur, the emigrant Drost N. is found dead in his villa - apparently hanged. But the crime scene seems too perfect, the knot is too loose, and a suicide note is missing. Friends and relatives rule out suicide, and the autopsy raises further doubts. When an ex-partner shows up with a questionable farewell letter and financial problems in the area become apparent, a web of lies, addictions and possible motives comes to light.

S1 · E10 · 5 dec. 2025

Episode 10 Aflevering 10

On the small island of Ko Si Chang, Thailand, an insider tip for many travelers, a couple discovers a motionless body hidden under palm leaves. The woman's corpse was badly mauled: torn clothing and a battered face. Who is the young woman and why did she have to die? Miriam B. was actually traveling to Asia on business; Thailand was just supposed to be a short trip to finish off. But she finds death in the Buddha Temple complex.

S1 · E11 · 5 dec. 2025

Episode 11 Aflevering 11

Fulfill your life's dreams again when you're older? That's what the Hamburg couple Silke and Peter thought too. They set off in their VW bus and have already traveled to all European countries together. They are particularly fond of Eastern Europe. The destination of their next trip is Ukraine, the first stop is Warsaw and also the sudden end of their trip. Both are found brutally executed on the edge of an allotment. What happened to the couple?

S1 · E12 · 5 dec. 2025

Episode 12 Aflevering 12

Istanbul – a vibrant metropolis where modernity meets tradition. When Rita traveled there in March 2017, she was only planning business appointments and a new start in Germany. But suddenly she stops contacting her family. Investigators reconstruct Rita's final journey: surveillance cameras, GPS data and contradictory statements from a man from her past raise questions. Turkish media takes up the case - and a tip leads the police to a shocking discovery.

S1 · E13 · 12 dec. 2025

Episode 13 Aflevering 13

S1 · E14 · 12 dec. 2025

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S1 · E15 · 12 dec. 2025

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S1 · E16 · 19 dec. 2025

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S1 · E17 · 19 dec. 2025

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S1 · E18 · 19 dec. 2025

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S1 · E19 · 19 dec. 2025

Episode 19 Aflevering 19

S1 · E20 · 19 dec. 2025

Tödliches Inkasso à la Oranje Aflevering 20

In einem idyllischen Küstenort in den Niederlanden wird ein deutscher Unternehmer tot in seinem Haus gefunden – gefesselt, blutüberströmt, erstochen. Hinweise führen zu Finanzproblemen, dubiosen Besuchern und einem Mietwagen mit deutschem Kennzeichen. Die Spur reicht bis in die USA: Ehemalige Soldaten sollen im Auftrag eines Schweizer Geschäftsmanns Geld eintreiben – angeblich gewaltlos. Warum eskaliert der Einsatz?