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INTERPOL Black Notice: Operation Identify Me - Police search for the names of 22 women murdered
Operation Identify Me is a public appeal to identify 22 women, believed to have been murdered in Belgium, Germany and The Netherlands, but whose identity was never found. Most are cold cases; women who died 10, 20, 30 or even 40 years ago. Despite extensive police investigations, these women...
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Identify Me: BEL02 - The woman with the flower tattoo
Operation Identify Me: Seeking the names of unidentified victims of murder
Case name: The woman with the flower tattoo
Case code: 2023-BEL02
- Date of death (estimated): Cannot be determined.
- Date of discovery: 3 June 1992
- Location: Belgium: The woman was lying against a grate in the river ‘Groot Schijn', near the Ten Eekhovelei in Antwerp.
- Sex: Female
- Estimated year of birth: Between 1942 and 1972
- Estimated age: Between 20 and 50 years old
- Height: 169-170 cm
- Skin tone: Light-skinned
- Hair colour: Dark
- Eye colour: Cannot be determined
- Clothing: She wore a t-shirt (dark blue, purple and light green) with the inscription ‘SPLINTER’ and ‘1990’. She wore dark blue Adidas training trousers with three green stripes and dark brown walking shoes, size 40, brand ‘DAG’.
- Tattoos, birth marks, scars: Tattoo on her left forearm showing a black flower with green leaves and ‘R'NICK’ written underneath.
- Jewellery: None
The case
River Groot Schijn runs through the Antwerp city district of Deurne. This river flows from the Provinciaal Groendomein Rivierenhof towards the water pumping station Groot Schijn, near the exit ‘Deurne’ on the A1 motorway.It is a busy area with residences and shops nearby. The Antwerp Sportpaleis is also close by. On 3 June 1992, the body of a woman was found against a grate in the water of the river ‘Groot Schijn’ near the Ten Eekhovelei. The woman had been killed by violence. To date, her identity is unknown.
Characteristics
At the time, she was between 20 and 50 years old. She was around 1m70 in height and had a stout build. She was light-skinned and had mid-length dark hair. Her teeth were in good condition. On her left forearm, she had a tattoo of a black flower with green leaves and ‘R'NICK’ written underneath.She wore a t-shirt (dark blue, purple and light green) with the inscription ‘SPLINTER’ and ‘1990’, dark blue Adidas training trousers with three green stripes and dark walking shoes, size 40, brand ‘DAG’.
Contact
If you have any information regarding the possible identity of this person, please contact the Belgian national police via the form below.
You can also contact them and view this case on their national police website.