The Death Valley Germans

The Death Valley Germans refers to a missing persons case where four German tourists went missing while driving through Death Valley in California. The four who vanished in the vast wilderness on July 22, 1996 were Dresden residents Cornelia Meyer, 27; her 4-year-old son, Max; her boyfriend, architect Egbert Rimkus, 34, and his 10-year-old son, Georg Weber. The mystery was solved in November 11th, 2009 when two hikers discovered their remains several miles south of the spot where an abandoned minivan the tourists had rented was found months after they were reported missing.