Operation BUTE

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16/06/2018

Katrice was born with an eye condition and would have needed two corrective (strabismus) operations. PLEASE RESPECT HER FAMILY’S WISHES - All contact MUST be via

16/06/2018

13/06/2018

The excavation of a section of the riverbank in Paderborn, Germany, uncovered some bone fragments which were sent for testing in order to determine their origin. The RMP are satisfied that the excavation uncovered no evidence which would shed light on Katrice's disappearance and have now ruled this area out of their investigation. All other lines of enquiry are still being pursued and we urge anyone who may have information to contact Op BUTE. Please Share.

09/05/2018

The Royal Military Police are conducting a major forensic search in in the search for what happened to WE NEED YOUR HELP; Were you in the area in 1981; Did you own a green saloon car or know someone that did; Do you recognise the man in the photofit? Please contact the enquiry team with any information.

The Royal Military Police will be conducting a forensic search in Germany and need your help. Please Share.

02/05/2018

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MILITARY cops searching for a British toddler who disappeared 37 years ago have begun digging up a riverbank in Germany. Katrice Lee, 2, vanished from a NAAFI shopping centre in 1981 near a base in…

30/04/2018

The Royal Military Police are conducting a forensic search in Germany and need your help.

30/04/2018

The Royal Military Police are conducting a forensic search in Germany and need your help. Please Share.

The Royal Military Police will be conducting a forensic search in Germany and need your help. Please Share.

06/03/2018

Op BUTE needs your help to identify this man. An eyewitness saw him carrying a small child into a green saloon vehicle at the time disappeared. Do you recognise him or anyone similar who was in the area #1981

28/11/2017

Operation BUTE is the re-investigation into the disappearance of Katrice Lee.
36 years ago today, Katrice disappeared on her 2nd birthday whilst out shopping with her Mum and Aunty, in the NAAFI shopping complex, Schloss Neuhaus, Paderborn. This page was created to ensure that we reach as many people as possible.
We are seeking assistance in the following areas:
· Do you know what happened to Katrice?
· Where you shopping in the NAAFI on the 28th November 1981?
· Did you work at the NAAFI in November 1981.
If you can help us, then please call or email the Op BUTE team as detailed below.
We are trying to maximise our appeal, so please share this page in other groups that you feel will assist in bring us closer to finding out what happened to Katrice.