The photos were taken between 1:00 AM and 4:00 AM. They were shot deep in the jungle during a dark night. Most of the pictures show almost nothing. However, a few images stand out:
Kris, 21, and Lisanne, 22, went to Panama to volunteer with children. On April 1, 2014, they walked up the Pianista trail. They took their dog and a backpack.
Weeks later, a local woman found a backpack lying on a riverbank. The backpack contained the women's phones, $83 in cash, a bra, and Lisanne’s Canon Powershot SX270 HS camera.
To understand the weight of the night photos, one must understand the timeline leading up to them. Kris Kremers, 21, and Lisanne Froon, 22, arrived in Panama for a combination of a vacation and volunteer work. On the morning of April 1, 2014, they set out to hike the scenic El Pianista trail, a path that ascends to a continental divide.
Trapped in total darkness, they may have used the flash to illuminate their surroundings, check for predators, or navigate a treacherous rocky area. Kris Kremers Lisanne Froon Night Photos
The vast majority of the photos depict near-total darkness, capturing abstract blurs of vegetation, rocks, and raindrops reflecting the flash. However, a few distinct images provide critical clues to their environment and condition:
On April 1, 2014, Dutch students Kris Kremers (21) and Lisanne Froon (22) set off for a brief hike on the El Pianista trail
The photos were taken roughly every few seconds to minutes over a multi-hour span. Critics argue a starving, dehydrated, and panicked person would not use a camera with such mechanical rhythm.
True crime investigators argue that the clean backpack, the time gap (April 3-7 silence), and the nature of the photos point to a third party. The photos were taken between 1:00 AM and 4:00 AM
This gap is crucial. Why didn't they use the camera during the day? Battery saving? Psychological distress? Or was the camera inaccessible until day eight?
The women set out to hike the popular El Pianista trail near Boquete. They are lightly packed, wearing shorts and tank tops, expecting a short day trip.
Ten years later, the official Panamanian investigation concluded the women died from a "fall and subsequent exposure." The Kremers and Froon families accepted this, closing the door on the pain. But the internet never accepted it.
Perhaps the most famous and harrowing image of the collection shows a close-up of the back of Kris Kremers’ head. Her distinctive strawberry-blond hair appears clean and dry. There has been fierce debate over whether she is sitting up, lying down, or if the photo was taken post-mortem. No blood or obvious trauma is visible, but the framing is intimately close and highly unusual. However, a few images stand out: Kris, 21,
Other views suggest the photos were meant to document their location or injuries as their condition deteriorated.
Kris Kremers (21) and Lisanne Froon (22) arrived in the small mountain town of Boquete, Panama, for a planned six-week vacation combining volunteer work and tourism. On the morning of April 1, 2014, they set out to hike the El Pianista trail, a popular but challenging path through the cloud forest.
The vast majority of the photos point upward toward the sky or directly into blank stone walls. Branches, vines, and steep rock formations are illuminated momentarily by the flash, suggesting the girls were trapped at the bottom of a steep ravine or a canyon. The Missing Link: Photo #509
The night photos found on Lisanne Froon 's Canon Powershot camera are central to the mystery of the 2014 disappearance of Dutch tourists and Lisanne Froon