Alice Ku
Definition
Alice Ku was a 36-year-old tutor and resident of Mountain View, California, who mysteriously disappeared during a hiking trip in Taiwan's Taroko National Park (known as 'The Gorge') in March 2019.
Her case gained renewed attention through a Dateline NBC episode titled 'The Gorge,' highlighting digital evidence, family suspicions, and a wrongful death lawsuit against her husband, Harald Herchen.
Ku's story serves as a cautionary tale about travel safety, marital secrets, and the challenges of investigating crimes across international borders.
Examples
After watching the Dateline episode on Alice Ku, I double-checked my hiking app—turns out, gorges have a way of swallowing signals whole.
Alice Ku's vanishing act in Taroko Gorge proves that some trips are better left to postcards than passports.
While Alice Ku's family seeks justice, her story reminds us: next time you hike abroad, maybe skip the spouse and pack a sat phone.
Dateline fans everywhere are glued to Alice Ku's case, wondering if the gorge will cough up more clues anytime soon.