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Inquest finds German backpacker Simone Strobel killed by homicide - but can’t say who attacker was

Latest inquest rejects previously found ‘very strong suspicion’ that a member of Strobel’s traveling party was involved in her death near a Lismore campground

The Guardian - AU · Nov 6, 2025

German backpacker's killer driven by 'sexual' motive

A new motive has been offered in the decades-old case of a German backpacker found killed in regional Australia but the victim's family still lacks answers.

AAP · Nov 6, 2025

Australian coroner calls for more investigations into German backpacker's death 20 years ago

An Australian coroner has recommended police further investigate the death of German backpacker Simone Strobel

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2025

Australian prosecutors drop murder charge over German backpacker's death in 2005

Australian prosecutors have dropped a murder charge against German immigrant Tobias Moran over the death of his German backpacker girlfriend Simone Strobel in 2005

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023

Tobias Moran granted bail over alleged murder of German backpacker Simone Strobel

The man charged with the alleged murder of German backpacker Simone Strobel is free to return to Western Australia as a magistrate says there doesn't appear to be any evidence connecting him to her death.

ABC News · Aug 4, 2022

Police allege Tobias Moran allegedly suffocated Simone Strobel, court hears

The man charged with killing German backpacker Simone Strobel in 2005 is accused of suffocating her, a Sydney court hears. His lawyer says the case against him is "non-existent".

ABC News · Aug 3, 2022

Tobias Moran charged, two arrest warrants issued in relation to murder of backpacker Simone Strobel

Tobias Moran, 42, has been charged with murdering the 25-year-old German backpacker, and NSW Police is working with German authorities in regards to arrest warrants for two persons of interest.

ABC News · Jul 27, 2022

Sydney news: Road workers strike against NSW government over wages

MORNING BRIEFING: Road workers, construction crew and other transport staff across NSW have walked off the job for 24 hours in protest of what they say is an effective pay cut.

ABC News · Jul 27, 2022