Woman vanishes in Taiwan during 2019 trip; husband claims he dropped her at train station
Alice Ku, a private tutor from California, disappeared in 2019 during a trip to Taiwan. Her husband Harald Herchen told investigators he last saw her when he dropped her off at a train station. According to reporting on the case, Ku's siblings discovered she had been married to Herchen in secret and worked with civil attorney Andrew Watters to investigate her disappearance. The investigation documented the circumstances surrounding her vanishing and the family's search for answers.
Verified
- ✓Alice Ku disappeared in 2019. (Dateline NBC reporting)
- ✓Ku was a private tutor from California. (Dateline NBC reporting)
- ✓Ku had married Harald Herchen in secret. (Dateline NBC reporting)
- ✓Herchen claims he last saw Ku when he dropped her at a train station in Taiwan. (Dateline NBC reporting)
- ✓Ku's siblings worked with attorney Andrew Watters to investigate her disappearance. (Dateline NBC reporting)
- ✓Mainstream media coverage exists for this case. (2 mainstream articles confirmed)
Interpretation
- ~The family's discovery of Ku's secret marriage was significant to understanding her disappearance. (Dateline framing of investigative focus)
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- April 16, 2026 at 7:03 AM PDT
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