On 18 August 1964, Günter Trabant reported to his office that he had not seen his wife since 7 in the morning the day prior, 17 August, and that some of her clothes were missing.[1][2] At 6:50 in the evening the same day, Hildegard Trabant was shot trying to cross the border between East Berlin and West Berlin. Trabant had attempted to leave via a disused S-Bahn line and managed to overcome the inner wall, but was discovered by East German border guards as she was hiding behind some shrubs before reaching the other side. She ignored verbal challenges to come out from behind the shrubs and surrender.