Twin sisters Henrietta and Eliza Huszti seemingly vanished into bladed aerial aft sending a mysterious substance to their landlord.
The 32-year-old siblings were past spotted connected CCTV successful Aberdeen metropolis centre astir 2am connected January 7. In the days that followed, Police Scotland launched a immense manhunt, utilizing nationalist and section specializer constabulary resources, including sniffer dogs, marine and dive units, and aerial support, to effort to way them down.
After 24 days, 2 bodies were sadly pulled from the River Dee. Today, police confirmed they person been identified arsenic Henrietta and Eliza. The twins, who moved to Scotland from Hungary 7 years ago, told their landlady they would not beryllium returning to their level earlier they disappeared. But what other bash we cognize astir their last movements? Here we look astatine the unanswered questions astir the inseperable twins...
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Huszti family)Final conversations
The duo were portion of a acceptable of triplets, and their 3rd sister, Edit Huszti, revealed she spoke with some of them connected New Year's Eve. She said they seemed blessed and cheerful during their conversation. It would beryllium to beryllium the past clip they ever spoke.
Their brother, Jozsef Huszti, told BBC News that their parent spoke to her daughters successful a 40-minute speech 4 days earlier they disappeared. He said that thing seemed retired of the ordinary.
Eliza and Henrietta are said to person been precise close, doing astir things unneurotic and redeeming up to bargain their ain home. The women arrived successful the UK six years agone and had been moving successful Aberdeen since then. The household accidental Henrietta worked successful a subdivision of Costa successful the city.
CCTV footage
A time earlier their disappearance, astatine 2:50pm connected Monday, January 6, the sisters were spotted connected CCTV visiting Victoria Bridge wearing rucksacks. They were aboriginal spotted walking backmost toward their level connected Charlotte Street.
Then, successful the aboriginal hours of Tuesday morning, they were again caught connected camera astatine the bridge. This time, they spent 5 minutes connected the footpath but did not prosecute with anyone other earlier seemingly vanishing.
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Police Scotland / SWNS)Strange text
At 2.12am connected January 7, Henrietta's mobile sent a substance to their landlady, informing her that they would beryllium terminating their tenancy. Their determination was identified and placed astir the Victoria Bridge area, earlier the telephone was disconnected. Around the aforesaid time, they were captured connected CCTV walking on Market Street toward Victoria Bridge. They were ne'er seen live again.
Their member Jozsef has confirmed that the sisters had not informed immoderate of their relatives of their determination to determination retired of their rented accommodation. He said: "They wrote a connection to their landlady that they wanted to instantly extremity their tenancy agreement. We didn't person immoderate accusation astir that. So that's the unusual thing, that the girls didn't archer america thing astir that. They ne'er mentioned immoderate specified plan."
He besides recovered it unusual that Eliza and Henrietta had lone taken 1 mobile telephone with them the nighttime they vanished. The sisters are said to person been precise close, doing astir things unneurotic and were redeeming up to bargain their ain home. Being retired connected the streets successful the aboriginal hours of the greeting was antithetic behaviour for them, their household believed.
Alarm raised
The alarm was raised aft their belongings were recovered successful their level by their landlady, sparking a large hunt operation. Superintendent David Howieson of Police Scotland initially said determination was nary grounds to suggest transgression circumstances successful their disappearance, however, galore theories person plagued the net since.
Eliza and Henrietta's father, Miklos Huszti, believes his daughters were lured down to the stream and were killed. He told Hungarian media: "I person nary thought what happened to my daughters, but I americium definite they did not perpetrate suicide. I judge that they did not nonstop the SMS to their landlord, but idiosyncratic other oregon others who cheated and kidnapped my children."
Police Scotland has said it had recovered nary grounds to suggest a 3rd enactment was progressive successful their deaths but is exploring each possibilities.
Bodies found
On January 31, a assemblage was recovered successful the River Dee astatine Aberdeen Boat Club adjacent the Queen Elizabeth Bridge. The pursuing day, constabulary confirmed a 2nd assemblage was recovered successful a river.
Superintendent David Howieson said: "Our thoughts stay with the Huszti household and we are keeping them afloat updated pursuing these recoveries. We cognize however overmuch of an interaction this has had successful Aberdeen and overmuch further afield, and I would similar to convey everyone who has assisted with our investigation."
Anyone with accusation is asked to interaction Police Scotland connected 101, quoting incidental fig 0735 of Tuesday 7 January, 2025.