Episode 404: Unsolved in Tasmania: Victoria Cafasso and Nancy Grunwaldt
Nancy Grunwaldt was a German tourist visiting Tasmania, Australia in March 1993 when she, and her red rental bike, seemingly vanished into thin air. After an inquest into her disappearance, it was presumed she was killed either due to foul play or as the result of a tragic accident, but she has never been found and her case remains unsolved. Two years later, in October 1995, Italian tourist Victoria Cafasso was her cousin in Tasmania when she was found stabbed to death on a beach in Beaumaris. Despite happening in broad daylight, her murder remains unsolved to this day. It is not likely that these cases are connected, but both remain unsolved and there are $500,000 rewards for information leading to convictions in both cases.
No tip is too small. Anyone with any information about Victoria Cafasso or Nancy Grunwaldt can contact Tasmania Police on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers Tasmania at crimestopperstas.com.au or on 1800 333 000. This can also be done anonymously.
Sources for this episode:
https://www.smh.com.au/national/who-killed-victoria-cafasso-20151008-gk41h0.html
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-11/tas-victoria-cafasso-beach-murder-new-searches-car/102718020
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/missing-person-nancy-grunwaldt-new-tasmania-search/102125646
https://australianmissingpersonsregister.com/ampr/Grunwaldt.htm
