CHILLING texts from the final moments before an Austrian influencer went missing have been revealed.
Stefanie Pieper, 31, described seeing a “creep in the stairwell” in a WhatsApp message sent before her disappearance.
In newly uncovered messages, Pieper described the “creep” as “a dark figure”.
She had spotted the person after taking her golden retriever, Marlow, for a walk.
The Austrian content creator was later found “stuffed in suitcase in woods” near Majsperk, Slovenia.
Pieper’s ex-partner, Patrick M, was arrested on November 28, and is alleged to have killed the influencer after an argument.
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The 31-year-old was last seen alive getting out of a taxi with her friend, on her way home from a Christmas bash.
The alarm was raised when she did not arrive at a planned photoshoot.
The photographer had gone to check on Pieper at her apartment when she did not show up.
When he could not find her there, the snapper called the police.
Ex Patrick M was found at the apartment after the attack, and initially told police: “I don’t know where Stefanie is. I only have the key to look after her dog.”
The nightclub security guard fled to his native Slovenia, but was later extradited to Austria.
He is alleged to have ambushed his ex when she got back from the Christmas party, killing her after a loud argument.
Witnesses said that they saw Pieper’s ex-partner at her apartment in Austria carrying a suspicious roll of fabric.
It is thought that Patrick M took her lifeless body across the border to Slovenia in his red Volkswagen Golf.
The car was later found burned out in a car park near the border.
The suspect’s brother and stepfather are also alleged to have been involved in the crime.