Karolina Wróbel disappears after leaving home for a shop in Czechowice-Dziedzice

Karolina Wróbel, a 24-year-old mother of two from Czechowice-Dziedzice, a town in the southern Polish region of Silesia, was last seen on the evening of 3 January 2025. She left her home at around 9 pm to go to a nearby shop and did not return.

Her disappearance was reported to the police two days later. Reports at the time said she had left without her phone and documents, which made the case especially puzzling for her family and investigators. Her two young sons were later placed in the care of a foster family.

The case drew wide attention across Poland. Police, divers and volunteers searched the area, including ponds close to her home, and investigators questioned people from her circle. One man was detained during the investigation, but the search continued for her as a missing person.

The disappearance became one of the best-known missing-person cases in Poland in 2025, and every new discovery in the area prompted questions about whether it was linked to her.