Switzerland- Geneva, WhtFem, 30-50, jumped under a train, carries photograph of a man on a horse. April 1989.

[cheemsg]

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Date of Discovery: April 19, 1989
Location of Discovery: Geneva Switzerland
Estimated Date of Death: Hours prior
State of Remains: Unknown
Cause of Death: Suicide by jumping under a train

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 30 - 50 years old
Race: Caucasian
Sex: Female
Height: 125-160 cm (4'1"-5'3")
Weight: Medium build
Hair Color: Mid-lenght straight brown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Three scars: from navel to pubic line (possible c-section), appendectomy scar, scar on left wrist (likely from previous suicide attempt)

Identifiers​

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Blue jeans jacket bearing tag "1987 - Fishing Club", blue "Serge Laville" jeans with multicolored rear pockets, sports jacket with green hood and purple and green sleeves, bearing the inscription "Enjoy Snow Games", white undershirt, black and white wool pullover with cross pattern, white sports socks and mocassin type shoes.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: A British Airways bag containing different personal care items and a Timaxel 50 mg tab was found near the body. A photograph of a man riding a horse was found in one of her pockets. The investigation established that it was taken in July-August 1988 in Saintes-Marie-de-la-Mer, Camargue, France

Circumstances of Discovery​

The victim committed suicide by jumping under a train in the Bourdigny railway station in Geneva, Switzerland on April 19, 1989.

 

[annemc2]

From Wikipedia:
Metapramine (brand names Prodastene, Timaxel) is a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) developed by Rhone Poulenc[1] that was introduced for the treatment of depression in France in 1984.[2][3] In addition to its efficacy against affective disorders, it also has analgesic properties,[4][5] and may be useful in the treatment of pain.

There was obviously an attempt at treatment. So sad.

 

[SDMABEL]

Is it possible to view the photograph of the chap on the horse on a larger scale ? It's really small - just wanting to see if it looks like someone who can ride or someone on a trekking style holiday .

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Is it possible to view the photograph of the chap on the horse on a larger scale ? It's really small - just wanting to see if it looks like someone who can ride or someone on a trekking style holiday .

If you're using a Smartphone, you could zoom in on the photo. Place two fingers on the photo and then slowly move them apart to enlarge the photo.

 

[Susikatze]

Is it possible to view the photograph of the chap on the horse on a larger scale ? It's really small - just wanting to see if it looks like someone who can ride or someone on a trekking style holiday .

Looks amateur trekking to me but he is riding a Camargue horse with the distinctive riding gear they have, no idea if that requires a different technique.

 

[Hausos]

The man riding the horse looks MENA, maybe North African? But ofc the picture could just be oversaturated or something. I know some Spanish, southern French, or southern Italian people can look like that as well.\

The population of "Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer" is quite small. I wonder if she has some relation/link to this small commune? Maybe someone there knew her? Maybe she checked in somewhere in Camargue?

The issue is horse riding is extremely common there and one of the main tourist attractions. Plenty of horseback riding services if you google. The person in the picture could have been a tourist as well.

 

[Susikatze]

The man riding the horse looks MENA, maybe North African? But ofc the picture could just be oversaturated or something. I know some Spanish, southern French, or southern Italian people can look like that as well.\

The population of "Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer" is quite small. I wonder if she has some relation/link to this small commune? Maybe someone there knew her? Maybe she checked in somewhere in Camargue?

The issue is horse riding is extremely common there and one of the main tourist attractions. Plenty of horseback riding services if you google. The person in the picture could have been a tourist as well.

Hard to tell but he looks European, French or Spanish, just tanned. Not particularily MENA. Actually my German father looks similar, too. Impossible to tell from the photo.

 

[dotr]

450UFCHE

Photograph found in victim's pocket