MUS-2026-279
Archive card
MUS-2026-279
Missing person
- Incident
- 2016
- Indexed
- Oct 15, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- See coverage below
- Location
- Vals CH
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Tracy Splinter, a German-South African writer and spoken-word author, disappeared in August 2016 while staying in Vals, Graubunden, Switzerland. She stayed at the Alpina and Schnider hotels and attempted to check in at the 7132 Thermal Baths hotel but could not pay. On August 29, 2016, her suitcase and belongings, including clothes, laptop, camera, documents, and walking sticks, were found at a bus stop. She has not been seen or heard from since. As of June 2025 her whereabouts were still not known.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- Aug 2016
Stayed at the Alpina and Schnider hotels in Vals. Attempted to check in at 7132 Thermal Baths hotel but could not pay.
- Aug 29, 2016
Suitcase and belongings found at a bus stop.
- Jul 2017
Parents hired a private investigator after a year with no news.
Key people
The people in the file.
German-South African writer and spoken-word author. Disappeared in Vals, Switzerland, in August 2016.
No investigating agency is named in the sources found.
Investigating agency
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