France France, Le Cellier, 'The girl w. the 10-pence coin', #2024-FR07, 16-23, white, brown hair, 165cm tall, perfect teeth, bowling pin pendant, 25/11/82.

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Can you help identify ‘cold case’ of woman in France with UK coin?

The teenage girl is one of 46 unsolved 'suspicious death' cases highlighted in a new appeal by Interpol

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'A teenager who was found dead in France with a British 10p coin in her pocket is among one of 46 unsolved murder cases highlighted by a new Interpol ‘Identify Me’ campaign.'

‘The girl with the 10-pence coin’​

Found on the woman: A leather choker with five beads, a British 10-pence piece, a keychain in the shape of Napoleon, and a gold-coloured chain with a brown wooden bowling pin-shaped pendant (as worn by conscripts who have completed their military service) INTERPOL
In a case that Interpol called “mystifying”, a teenager was found dead outside the French village of Le Cellier (Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire), in 1982.
She was found with a British 10-pence piece in her pocket.
Further details on the woman include:

• Discovered November 25, 1982, by a hunter
• Estimated to be aged 16-23
• Found next to departmental road D723 (formerly the RN23)
• White, with brown hair
• 165cm tall

She was also found with a ‘Taxiphone’ telephone token, a small box of matches without a lid, and a metal keyring in the shape of Napoleon attached to her jeans (see image above).
She was found fully clothed, and had “perfect” teeth, but her body was “in a state of skeletonization [sic]”, it added. She was also wearing size 38 blue jeans (Loys brand), with a dark leather belt, a white pinstripe blouse with ruffles, and red shoes (Bata brand) in size 38, with a small heel.
Her jewellery comprised a gold-coloured metal chain with a brown wooden bowling-pin-shaped pendant (as worn by conscripts who have completed their military service), a black leather choker necklace with five beads, and four gold-coloured metal bracelets.'