AN AUSTRIAN beauty influencer’s ex-boyfriend and two of his family members have been arrested after she mysteriously disappeared.
Stefanie Pieper was making her way home from a Christmas bash before she vanished.
She went radio silent with her pals and has not been seen since she got out of taxi with her friend.
Cops feared her ex-boyfriend could be at the centre of her chilling disappearance.
Peter M, the star’s former boyfriend, was arrested on Monday, after he allegedly torched his car in a casino parking lot in Sloveniaaccording to local cops.
They said in a statement: “He was found in the immediate vicinity of the burning vehicle and arrested by the Slovenian police. Extradition to Austria has been requested.”
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Officers investigating her disappearance allegedly received reports from neighbours, who heard “loud noises,” coming from the influencer’s apartment.
The 32-year-old made her exit from the taxi, on Sunday November 23, right outside her apartment in Graz, the second largest city in Austria.
Local cops said Stefanie never made it to a photoshoot she had scheduled earlier this week and she was last seen on Sunday morning at 7:00am.
After failing to show up for work, the worried photographer visited her apartment to check-up on her.
He was let in to Stefanie’s home by Peter M.
The Christmas party was held in a nightclub – her boyfriend had also been.
When questioned,it is understood that he could not explain why the red Volkswagen Golf had been set alight.
Peter, 31, works part-time as a security guard and is also described as an unsuccessful amateur poker player.
The unnamed photographer alerted the cops, when he felt uneasy about her whereabouts.
The cops later discovered her phone dumped in a nearby bush.
Authorities also found her pooch abandoned at her home and confirmed her phone had been turned off.
During the investigation, they uncovered shocking last messages that Stefanie sent to a pal.
She wrote: “There’s a creep in the stairwell.”
The popular influencer added the person she saw cut a “dark figure.”
Police have also confirmed that two other men, Peter’s family members are under investigation, and have been arrested.
Stefanie is still yet to be located.
Search efforts are continuing, with officers deploying sniffer dogs to Peter’s grandmother’s home to dig in the garden.
Stefanie is described as around 5ft 9in, with shoulder-length dark blonde hair and a slim build.
She also has a tattoo of her mother’s name, Csilla, on her left forearm
This comes as a fashion influencer vanished in Mexico shortly after posting a sinister final video.
Marian Izaguirre, was reportedly last seen in a red Kia Rio at around 6pm on Monday September 1 in the city of Uruapan, west of Mexico City.
The 23-year-old, who boasts just under 4 million followers on TikTok, made her final post the day before she disappeared.
Marian plastered on clown makeup and while lip-syncing to the song, “Why are you leaving?”
Fans were quick to express their concerns for the TikToker with one even penning, “We will find you.”
The social media star’s rise to fame has seen her launcha pop career under the alias Flor Izaguirre.