Kris Kremers Lisanne Froon Night Photos «Proven ⇒»

The "Night Photos" are a Rorschach test. If you believe in tragic accidents, you see two terrified hikers trying to signal for help. If you believe in foul play, you see a killer’s documentation.

April 1, 2014. It’s a date that haunts the true crime and unsolved mystery communities more than a decade later. On that day, two young Dutch women—Kris Kremers (21) and Lisanne Froon (22)—vanished while hiking the El Pianista trail in the dense, misty cloud forests of Boquete, Panama. Kris Kremers Lisanne Froon Night Photos

They reached the Mirador (lookout point) around noon. They took cheerful photos. Then, they continued beyond the lookout into the "Serpent Trail"—a dangerous, unmarked path heading down into the continental divide. By 4:00 PM, Kris attempted to call the Dutch emergency number 112. No signal. Lisanne tried. Over the next 24 hours, they tried 50+ times. The "Night Photos" are a Rorschach test

For ten weeks, the world speculated. Then, in June 2014, a backpack belonging to the women was found on the riverbank of the Culebra River. Inside were two pairs of sunglasses, €80 in cash, two bras, a water bottle, a camera (a Canon SX270 HS), and two cell phones (a Samsung Galaxy S3 and an iPhone 4). April 1, 2014

On April 3, Kris’s Samsung phone got a single, fleeting signal. An emergency text was drafted but never sent. After April 5, all calls stopped. The phones were turned on sporadically—searching for signal, often at odd hours (1 AM, 6 AM).

Whether that person was Kris, Lisanne, or someone else—that question is the sound of 90 minutes of hell frozen in digital amber. If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon, please contact the Panamanian National Police or Interpol.