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Overall a decent true crime story, the point of view lies entirely with the victims family and investigation and keeps the focus on her. The interviews are relevant and the story flows easily through the episodes. A wild and kind of scary story.

It is a well known case in Germany, belonging to the so called Goehrde murders. There was a German TV which was much better than the docu covering the other murders as well. Netflix docus are too long in general, which is killing the suspense.

The show had me like - "Wooow!" and not for the reasons I'd expect from a show like this.

Without revealing much, the story is, of course, about true crime from 1989 and incompetence that made people look for answers for so long. You'd think people in power could pull things off, but this doc throws light on how that may not always be the case.

The storytelling/narration and the cinematography were good . I think overall show could have been SO MUCH better it were a 1.5 hr vid or a 2-ep series, because it felt kinda slow for 4 eps but I didn't mind it.

I think you might enjoy it more if you watch it in German. It's a slow-burn, but might be worth your time.

These Documentaries can easily be made in 1 or 2 parts. Netflix is making many 4 to 10 episode series, dragging the show unnecessarily. Speakers repeat same information in same shots as well as throughout the show.

Not only police were incompetent on this case, but also the second investigation team (group of criminal experts) was lackluster in proper investigation and searching the house. Everyone seemed blindly poked around the case. Even the victim's brother was busy for 27 years with his career and life, until he decided to check after retirement. At times he was making conflicting statements/information too!

Don't be fooled into thinking this is your run of the mill true crime story. It's so much more. Everyone should be loved as much as Birgit Meier.

I like to think that my family would have looked for me this hard. Honor to the family & loved ones of Birgit Meier.

Good documentary but stretched unnecessarily.

Netflix can make these with in 90 mins but they drag it for no reason. But, anyone who likes watching real crime documentary will like it.

Go see this documentary if you are a true crime series fan. It is very well documented and the story and subject are very interesting. I was glued to the screen to see the outcome. It is also very sad and frustrating because you can see that the police is not doing their job very well.

Other reviewers said that it is too long. I didn't find it too long.

Thank you Netflix once again for bringing another crime documentary.

And this documentary could have been told in two episodes. I think Netflix has a great selection of true crime docs. I must have watched every single one it has to offer. I would rate this one as one of the average ones. The storytelling is good, the production and all the other technical stuff is good. But it's way too long. I actually dozed off at the end of episode 2 and I never doze off when watching a true crime documentary.

The rating is because of the way the English version was made. This would be much easier to follow if they weren't talking in English over the original interviews. It's hard to follow even with subtitles. It's like two people constantly talking over each other. Some pets the English voice overs are not much louder than the original interview. It's a shame because I am really interested in the story.

This serious is very good but will say like several others have commented, this was too long. Could have told the story in 2 maybe 3 episodes. Other than that it was well done.

Why Netflix thinks dragging these shows to multiple episodes will make these boring stories better makes no sense. You have speakers saying the same thing many times in an episode and repeating it in other episodes yet again. What is told in 4 episodes could easily and more effetely in two episodes.

Granted I'm only two episodes in. I have to submit a review. Who taught these German police how to investigate a potential crime? And the laws in Germany that prevent further investigation on a person if they're dead? Really? I'm so proud of our LEOs, the way we conduct criminal investigations and the forensic scientist here in the U. S. Sorry, Germany. You make great beer and cars. Catching bad guys?? Not so sure.

What starts out as a missing persons case but then appears to be a murder turns out to be something even worse. That's all I can say without spoilers.

Most fun I've had watching a limited series (only four episodes) in a long time. You'll definitely be thinking about it afterward.

Straight-up documentary--no narrator, host or silly music. But what a story. Beautifully filmed too.

After having read some comments here on IMDB I have to say that from my point of view this documentary is not too long it is deep and intensive, with an excellent storytelling.

Impressive in every aspect, highly recommended!

Dig Deeper: The Disappearance of Birgit Meier

Stupidity Plus Laziness Equals Yet Another Unsolved Crime

This documentary has a better flow than most.

Do German police investigators receive any special schoolings? It would appear that they do not. German police investigating a crime wear no latex gloves. Why not?

Once again the police prove themselves to be both ignorant and arrogant. NO ONE just leaves, abandoning their beloved pets to starve to death. So much for two of the four police theories; of Birgit being a "drop out" or of her committing suicide. That leaves them, then, with death by accident and death "by crime".

Barely eleven minutes in and the police detectives are already considering whether or not to consult with a psychic.

We observe the police manhunt searching outside; literally beating about with old tree limbs.

Regarding the I. D. from the mailbox: Any adult knows that, without some sort of personal identification, one's ability to travel or get money from the bank is severely curtailed.

Netflix seems to think the longer, drawn out the show is, the better it is. Way too long!

I love a good story, but watching some of this stuff on the streaming channels is painful. I bet YouTube he as a documentary in this, and will be 30 or 60 min long.

This is nothing more than background noise.

More than a documentary excellent story telling for very dramatic case. I like usage of elevator scenes and music. It takes you more deeper inside of the story.

An amazing documentary. The plight of unconditional sibling love. A bond that doesn't end and cannot be broken.

And in the end, the possibility of solving 400 or more cases.

Thank you Netflix for Dabbing most foreign shows are with subtitles and I refuse to watch those. I want to watch a show not to constantly read. The documentary was good could have been shorter yet was interesting.

The story itself was interesting. The narration was a little annoying because they kept the original German audible at the same time as the English translation. But the real issue is that, as usual, Netflix dragged the story out way too long. Two episodes would've told the story in a much more compelling way. Four episodes made it more of a chore to get through than the riveting watch it should've been.