Identification follows discovery in woods
The body was discovered in a wooded area in Saarburg on October 21, but authorities could not initially establish the woman's identity with certainty. The examination at the Institute of Legal Medicine in Mainz confirmed that she was Küster, a resident of Kell am See in Rhineland-Palatinate.
Police officially ended the public search on October 28, the same day her identity was confirmed, according to SOL.DE.
Last known sighting was on August 11
According to police, Küster left Saarburg district hospital at around 2 p.m. on August 11, 2026. Her last known sighting was at about 2:32 p.m. in a drugstore on Am Leukbach street in Saarburg. Her whereabouts after that were unknown.
Küster was among 59 people reported missing in the Trier region, covering Eifel, Trier and Hunsrück, as of October 10, 2026, according to Volksfreund.
Police ask media to remove personal information
Trier police said they had deleted the public search notice and the original press release. They also asked media outlets to remove published personal information about Küster, particularly photographs.
The police statement named Kerstin Klein at the Trier police press office as the contact for media inquiries.
