The Disappearance of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon

In 2014, two Dutch students on a trip to Panama went missing under highly unusual circumstances, only to have some of their remains appear weeks later, scattered miles from their last known location. While their disappearance was certainly anomalous in itself, it also fits with a pattern of missing persons cases around the world that may be linked to other anomalous phenomena.

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Illustration by V.R. Laurence (https://vrlaurence.com).
Researched and Co-written by Clark Murphy.
Music by Josh Chamberland.
Animation by Brendan Barr.
Sound design by Will Mountain and Josh Chamberland.

Special thanks to Scarlet R. of koudekaas.blogspot.com, Chris & Matt of ImperfectPlan.com, and all investigators & translators who spread and organized knowledge of this case.

Main Sources:

Atencio, Mariana. “How this journalist found herself in the middle of a Panamanian true crime story.” MSNBC. November 3, 2022.

BBC. “Panama hunts for missing Dutchwomen Kremers and Froon.” May 26, 2014.

Bratu, Becky. “Dutch Police Hint at Criminal Activity in Women's Disappearance.” NBC News. April 22, 2014.

Bratu, Becky. “Dutch Women Who Went Missing in Panama Confirmed Dead.” NBC News. June 25, 2014.

Chris. “Unsolved: Kris Kremers And Lisanne Froon In Panama (FULL STORY).” ImperfectPlan.com. November 11, 2016.

Chris. “Kris Kremers Bleached Bones – Deeper Insights.” ImperfectPlan.com. July 2, 2020.

Chris and Matt. “A Deep Analysis of The Night Photos.” ImperfectPlan.com. November 4, 2020.

Chris. “New Case Data: Timestamps Of Missing Daytime Photos.” ImperfectPlan.com. Feb 24, 2021.

Chris. “Exclusive Photos Revealed: Kris Kremers Denim Shorts.” ImperfectPlan.com. February 28, 2021.

Coriat, Adelita. “Medical examiner studies a piece of skin from missing Dutch girl.” La Estrella de Panamá/The Star of Panama. October 20, 2014.

Coriat, Adelita. “Serious doubts concerning the evidence of Dutch girls' case.” La Estrella de Panamá/The Star of Panama. October 21, 2014.

Holcombe, Madeline. “Rescuers were combing the woods when they heard the missing 3-year-old boy call out for his mom.” CNN. January 25, 2019.

Inside Edition Staff. “Did a Bear Really Take Care of a Missing North Carolina Boy?” Inside Edition. February 12, 2019.

Kremers & Froon Family. “About Kris.” FindLisanneKris.com.

Kremers & Froon Family. “About Lisanne.” FindLisanneKris.com.

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Kremers & Froon Family. “First results DNA research confirm DNA from Lisanne Froon.” FindLisanneKris.com. June 23, 2014.

Kremers’ parents. “New search for answers and cause dissapearence (sic) Kris Kremers.” Answersforkris.com. July 25, 2014.

National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs). https://namus.nij.ojp.gov.

NL Times. “Dutch men questioned in missing Panama tourists case.” April 15, 2014.

NL Times. “Family to Panama in hunt for missing women.” June 16, 2014.

NL Times. “Missing in Panama: New photos emerge.” June 19, 2014.

NL Times. “Remains found in Panama; testing to verify missing women's DNA.” June 20, 2014.

NL Times. “Lisanne Froon funeral on Friday; remains found in Panama.” October 29, 2014.

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S., Daniel Rodríguez. “Encuentran osamenta en área de Culubre, Bocas del Toro.” “They find bones in the Culubre area, Bocas del Toro,” translated by Google Translate. La Estrella de Panamá/The Star of Panama. May 16, 2014.

Wren, Andrea. “Alex Humphrey: British tourist missing in Panama.” The Guardian. October 2, 2009.

R., Scarlet. “The disappearance of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon in Panama, Boquete 2014 - an ongoing mystery.” koudekaas.blogspot.com. December 4, 2019. https://koudekaas.blogspot.com.

R., Scarlet. “Part 2 of The disappearance of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon in Panama - the swimming photo and new leads.” koudekaas.blogspot.com. December 3, 2019.

R., Scarlet. “Detailed Case Timeline + My personal beliefs about what may have happened.” koudekaas.blogspot.com. December 4, 2019.

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