The disappearance of German architect Egbert Rimkus, his girlfriend Cornelia Meyer, his son Georg Weber aged 10, and Meyers son Max, age 4, has gone unsolved for almost two decades. On vacation in the American west, their family members in Dresden expected them to return on 29 July 1996. When they didnt arrive, their families reported them missing and in August, Interpol verified the listing. The family was staying in Las Vegas when they rented a car to head on a road trip. They were last seen at the Furnace Creek Visitors Centre purchasing an informational booklet. They headed south towards the Panamint Mountains, stopping to sign a logbook at a camp along the way. Scorching temperatures reached over 50 degrees Celsius that day as the van headed towards Anvil Canyon. They never returned. Their rental van was found buried in the sand in October with three flat tires. No passports, wallets, keys or airline tickets were found. There were no footsteps in the sand. However, investigators did find the van full of camping supplies for four. Jump forward almost 13 years when hikers discover bones in the desert that belong to an adult male and adult female. Investigators believe them to be the bones of Egbert and Cornelia. The boys bodies have never been found. Why were they driving into the desert unprepared? Why would they leave their vehicle? Was someone else involved? All of these questions remain until further searches produce something else.
