The Black Forest Murders
| The Black Forest Murders | |
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| Also known as | Spuren |
| Genre | Crime drama, murder mystery |
| Created by | Robert Hummel, Martina Mouchot |
| Based on | SOKO Erle: Der Mordfall Carolin G. by Walter Roth |
| Written by | Robert Hummel, Martina Mouchot |
| Directed by | Stefan Krohmer |
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| Music by | Stefan Will |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Original language | German |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
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| Producers | Nils Dünker, Leon Schömig |
| Running time | 44–48 minutes |
| Production company | Südwestrundfunk (SWR) |
| Original release | |
| Network | SWR Fernsehen |
| Release | 6 February – 27 February 2025 |
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The Black Forest Murders or Spuren (English: Traces) is a German television murder mystery, crime drama miniseries, which is set in the titular region of Baden-Württemberg. It was co-created by Robert Hummel and Martina Mouchot based on the non-fiction book, SOKO Erle (2016) by Walter Roth. Roth, a police media liaison officer, details a real-life murder investigation, which has been fictionalised for the miniseries. All four episodes are directed by Stefan Krohmer and were broadcast via Südwestrundfunk's Fernsehen network from 6 February 2025. The miniseries stars Nina Kunzendorf as police chief inspector, Barbara and Tilman Strauß as police investigator, Thomas, who work in the fictitious village of Buchingen, in Baden-Württemberg.