INTERPOL Black Notice: Operation Identify Me - Police search for the names of 22 women murdered

[dotr]

 

[Carovb5]

New women/cases added!

25 new cases, 46 in total. France, Spain & Italy join the operation.

Wie zijn deze dode vrouwen? Interpol doet na doorbraak in België ultieme poging om 25 raadsels op te lossen
Wie zijn deze dode vrouwen? Interpol doet na doorbraak in België ultieme poging om 25 raadsels op te lossen

Identify Me

Help us identify these unknown women whose bodies were found in Europe in recent decades.

www.interpol.int

 

[dotr]

11 hours ago

Interpol asks public to help crack murdered women cold cases

Interpol has launched another campaign to help identify a number of deceased women

www.bbc.com

''Interpol has launched a campaign to identify a number of dead women
A pair of red shoes, two beaded necklaces and a British 10p coin are among the few clues that could help to identify a teenage girl found murdered in western France more than 40 years ago.
Her death is one of 46 cold cases European police are seeking to solve as part of the second phase of a campaign aimed at finding the names of unidentified murdered women.''

BBC coverage of last year’s appeal helped to identify a British woman some 30 years after her murder.
“We want to identify the deceased women, bring answers to families, and deliver justice to the victims,” Jürgen Stock, secretary-general of Interpol, which is co-ordinating the effort, said in a statement on Tuesday.
“Whether it is a memory, a tip, or a shared story, the smallest detail could help uncover the truth.”
The second phase of the Operation Identify Me campaign includes cases in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France, Italy and Spain.''

 

[dotr]

Oct 7, 2024 rbbm
https://interpol.int/IM - '' Belgium: Veerle Baetens and Axelle Red France: Marie-José Pérec and Sarah Biasini Germany: Regina Halmich and Katrin Müller-HohensteinItaly: Carolina Kostner and Alice BellandiNetherlands: Carice van Houten and Stien den Hollander Spain: Luisa Martin and Mabel Lozano The initiative builds on the success of the Identify Me appeal launched in May 2023 to identify 22 deceased women, with some 1,800 tips received from the public. It has now been expanded to include additional cold cases from Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands, as well as cases from new participating countries France, Italy, and Spain.''

 

[CattarinaPoe]

Hi All, I'm brand new here. This article is something that has actually brought me here. Will people work specifically out of this thread to look into these cases or do they go individually? How does this work and how does someone new like me help?

 

[Carovb5]

Hi All, I'm brand new here. This article is something that has actually brought me here. Will people work specifically out of this thread to look into these cases or do they go individually? How does this work and how does someone new like me help?

If the case has an own thread already, there will be some older info there & the discussion will be on that thread.

If the case does not have a thread of its own you can make one if you like.

Helping can by searching for clues in the clothing/items found (sometimes it gives an idea which nationality someone might have) or comparing the woman with missing woman you find.

I would suggest posting in the individual threads so it’s clear which case you’re working on & what others already found out.

Good luck and WELCOME!

 

[dotr]

Hi All, I'm brand new here. This article is something that has actually brought me here. Will people work specifically out of this thread to look into these cases or do they go individually? How does this work and how does someone new like me help?

Welcome to Ws @CattarinaPoe!
Two, for now of the UID (unidentified) persons referenced in the article already has a thread here, (have not yet looked for the others), maybe start there, or find a familiar locale

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UNSOLVED Post in thread '1585UFBEL Liege, Belgium Jane doe (July 2010)'

Oct 8, 2024

''The woman with the walking stick: On Wednesday 28 July 2010, the body of an unknown elderly woman was found in the Meuse near the "Quai Godefroid Khurt" in Liège. The woman was between 60 and 80 years old, 1m53 tall and of normal build. She had gray hair and blue eyes. A dark brown wooden cane was also found.
The woman wore a silver and gold watch with a white background of the brand 'Rodania', a gold wedding ring, a gold ring with a green stone surrounded by small white stones, a silver ring with a braided motif and a silver bracelet. She also carried a silver pendant on a green...

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Thread 'Belgium. Fem 30-55 yrs, 154 cm, plastic or horn ring, Attenhovendreef in Holsbeek, found in rainwater well of adjacent chalet, 6 Aug. 1991'

May 12, 2023

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...

www.websleuths.com

Identify Me: BEL01 - The woman in the well

Operation Identify Me: Seeking the names of unidentified victims of murder

www.interpol.int

Case name: The woman in the well
Case code: 2023-BEL01

• Date of death (estimated): Between August 1989 and August 1991
• Date of discovery: 6 August 1991
• Location: Belgium: Attenhovendreef in Holsbeek, in rainwater well belonging to the adjacent chalet
• Sex: Female
• Estimated...

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• Replies: 4
• Forum: The Unidentified

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International Case Index

An index of crime outside the US * Media and WS discussion thread links only * No Discussion

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[Otterly]

Of the new Does, this one seems very identifiable because of the ring she was found wearing:

"Jewellery:

• Gold wedding ring engraved with laurel leaves on the outside and “Jean et Nelly 25/06/1960” on the inside - worn by the victim on the left ring finger"

Edit: It occurred to me that authorities may have had difficulty identifying this doe through her ring because Jean and Nelly are very common French names. I wouldn't be surprised if there were multiple couples with those names who were married on that date.

FR04 – The woman with the “Jean & Nelly” ring

Found below a coastal road near Villefranche-sur-Mer, France.

www.interpol.int

 

[Otterly]

This UID was naturally called "The Globetrotter" by Interpol based on the interesting items found in her bag:

"The following items were discovered in a bag hanging near the woman’s body:

• Map of Vancouver, Canada, on which the Victoria Conference Centre had been circled, with the words: “Conference 2427 Sept”. The FOSS4G (Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial) Conference was held there on 24-27 September 2007.
• Map of Copenhagen Airport.
• Copy of “Scientific American” magazine with a request for a subscription related to a postal address in Payson, Arizona, United States.
• Article on the use of lasers in dermatology, with an address in Cambridge, UK, written on the back
• Pages from a magazine with a photograph of the Danish Royal Family
• A Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) luggage label"

IT04 – The globetrotter

Found in a park in Via di Cavagliano, Prato, Italy.

www.interpol.int

 

[bettyboop]

@MadMcGoo , @victoriarobinson642 , have you seen this thread? Lots of unknowns here. Would any of these be possibles of interest to you? JMO MOO .

 

[Carovb5]

This UID was naturally called "The Globetrotter" by Interpol based on the interesting items found in her bag:

"The following items were discovered in a bag hanging near the woman’s body:

• Map of Vancouver, Canada, on which the Victoria Conference Centre had been circled, with the words: “Conference 2427 Sept”. The FOSS4G (Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial) Conference was held there on 24-27 September 2007.
• Map of Copenhagen Airport.
• Copy of “Scientific American” magazine with a request for a subscription related to a postal address in Payson, Arizona, United States.
• Article on the use of lasers in dermatology, with an address in Cambridge, UK, written on the back
• Pages from a magazine with a photograph of the Danish Royal Family
• A Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) luggage label"

IT04 – The globetrotter

Found in a park in Via di Cavagliano, Prato, Italy.

www.interpol.int

Her thread here on WS: Italy - Prato, WhtFem, hanged, maps of Vancouver & Copenhagen, 13 Nov 2007

 

[dotr]

Breakthrough in longstanding Dutch missing person case

Angelique Hendrix identified through international DNA match

www.interpol.int

11 octobre 2024 rbbm
Angelique Hendrix identified through international DNA match
LYON, France – The remains of Dutch national Angelique Hendrix, who disappeared in 1990, have been identified after an international DNA match was made via INTERPOL.''

Angelique Hendrix was identified through international DNA match 34 years after she disappeared

 

[ZaZara]

’Dame met de Duitse sleutels’ uit Wassenaar op Duitse televisie

Wassenaar - At least five million Germans will be shown an artificial intelligence-generated picture of the mysterious dead woman from Wassenaar on Wednesday night.

The ‘woman with the German keys’ was found in a dune area near the beach by a hiker in the summer of 2004. She was lying face down in the sand. The cause of death has never been officially established but since she was found, police have not ruled out a crime.

The AI photo is shown in German investigation programme Aktenzeichen XY Ungelöst, which attracts an average of about five million viewers per broadcast. The photo was created especially for this purpose. Although a good picture was taken of the woman at the time she was found, it is not customary with our eastern neighbours to show such images. Therefore, the woman's face was made more presentable with AI. ‘The image has been manually enhanced. The starting point is that she should remain recognisable and so her facial features have remained unchanged as much as possible,’ the police informed. A post-mortem drawing of the victim had already been made earlier. ‘But the hope is that this new picture will lead to more possible identifications.’

The special cold case team is focusing on the Germans as there is a strong suspicion that the woman is from there. Keys originating from Germany were found near her body. Her clothes and glasses also came from there. However, no match has ever been found with a missing person from this country.

This case from Wassenaar was also part of the International Identify Me campaign. This was a Dutch initiative in which Interpol, together with police in Germany, France, Italy, Spain and our country, enlisted the help of the public to put a face to victims. All of these were cases of potentially murdered women. While the campaign generated tips, in this case it did not yet lead to a solution. Hence this new attempt.


BBM

Since May 2023 when Operation Identify Me started, only one woman on the list has been identified.

 

[ZaZara]

The broadcast of Aktenzeichen XY Ungelöst on Wednesday is available on the website until January 29, 2025.

News about the incoming tips from the public:

Aktenzeichen XY: Vermeintlicher Ex-Partner meldet sich

Bottrop. The trail of an unexplained death leads to Bottrop. Several people have come forward in the programme, possibly including an ex-partner.

The body of an unknown woman was found in the dunes near the Dutch town of Wassenaar in the summer of 2004. Investigations in the past have not clarified the identity or cause of death of the woman, who according to the police was probably between 30 and 50 years old at the time of her death. Now the case has been taken up in the popular live programme ‘Aktenzeichen XY... ungelöst’. As a result, several tips have been received.

First, the case of the woman, which will now hopefully be solved as part of the transnational initiative ‘Identify Me - Campaign to identify unknown female victims of homicide’, was presented again to the live audience. Dutch policewoman Marieke Fleskens summarised the most important details of the case after a short film:

An isotope analysis suggests that the deceased may have come from Eastern Europe, but had lived in Germany or the Netherlands for the last five years before her death. She was probably born between 1960 and 1970. She had a normal build, but an athletic figure. She had scars on her face, knee and lower leg and had probably undergone an appendectomy. Her body was found around 200 kilometres away on 4 June 2004. The cause of death could never be determined. According to the Dutch investigator, there were no indications of foul play, but a criminal offence could not be ruled out either.

The woman had recently been wearing distinctive shoes and a patterned jacket. She also had three keys with her. One of them had led the investigators to Bottrop, as it was issued in Bottrop. However, it remains unclear what the key with the code ‘H348200’ is for. It could belong to a flat, an office or for some other purpose. It also remains unclear which locksmith issued it.

During the live programme, viewers were asked for further tips. And a large number of them were indeed received. About halfway through the programme, Fleskens reported live that a dentist, for example, had come forward. After the presentation of all cases, a total of around 200 tips had been provided after one and a half hours. ‘By far the most tips’ related to the case of the dead woman in the dunes, as Fabian Puchelt from LKA Bayern told the presenter of the programme, Rudi Cerne.

‘We are particularly interested in one tip because the alleged former partner of the dead woman has come forward. That is very interesting for us.’ According to presenter Rudi Cerne, information can still be passed on to the BKA Wiesbaden on 0611 55 111 55.

BBM

 

[JennieM]

All cases listed by the year found​

All cases listed by the year found

All the Identify Me cases, sorted by the date when the bodies of the women were found.

www.interpol.int

 

[JennieM]

Do you recognize any of these items?​

Do you recognize any of these items?

Tattoos and items of clothing or jewellery found on the women.

www.interpol.int

 

[JennieM]

Countries in which the bodies were found​

On the following interactive map, you can also have a look at the specific locations where the women were found: [map at link]

Countries in which the bodies were found

www.interpol.int

 

[ZaZara]

NL11 - The woman with the Belgian connection


De LImburger: wie is toch de onbekende dode vrouw, in 2013 gevonden op de oever van de Pietersplas?

DNA from the 2013 ‘ Pietersplas corpse’ in Maastricht was recently compared with that of three missing women, but failed to produce a match. Interpol's international Identify Me campaign has generated tips and names, but has not yet led to the tracing of identities.
Among the seven tips received by police and justice since October last year were four names of women who have been missing for more than a decade. In three cases DNA has already been compared, in a fourth missing persons case that investigation is still ongoing, a justice spokeswoman informed.

The woman found on an overgrown bank on the Meuse River in 2013 is one of 46 unknown dead women on the international Identify Me list.

The 46 women on the current list have been found in six European countries, 11 of them in the Netherlands. Two Dutch cases have been added, of which the unknown woman near the Pietersplas is one. The four tips with specific information come from the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, but not from relatives of missing persons. From which sources the tips do come, the justice department did not say.

The body of the woman found in January 2013 on the bank of what is also known as gravel pit Oost-Maarland was severely degraded as it had been in the water for a long time. Skin colour, hair colour and hairstyle are unknown. She wore no clothes. However, some details are known about her appearance. She was around 1.70 metres tall, under 40, had remarkably small feet (size 34 or 35) and teeth with many amalgam fillings. A facial reconstruction was made based on her skull.

In this case, jewellery is the main item that can lead to identification. Although not precious, these are striking pieces. Besides a silver tongue piercing, she wore on her right index finger a striking silver ring with a pendant on it of a fish with a pink stone in it, by a French brand. Also a necklace with the letters SL and two small arrows engraved on the back and a Japanese Q&Q watch with stones around the dial. An unusual model of between 30 and 50 euros, which was sold mainly in Eastern Europe. Three recent tips relate to shops where the jewellery might have been bought.

There is a remarkable link to Belgium: her DNA matched a blood sample in a Belgian criminal investigation. Justice would not comment on this other than that it did not lead to identification. It is an indication that she resided in Belgium before her death. It is likely that the body was floated to the Netherlands by the current.

BBM


This woman is one of the two cases in which Dutch LE was given permission by the courts to use private dna databases for genetic geneaology in cold case investigations, something the law does not allow.

Legal Breakthrough: Dutch Court approves use of private DNA databases

 

[victoriarobinson642]

NL11 - The woman with the Belgian connection


De LImburger: wie is toch de onbekende dode vrouw, in 2013 gevonden op de oever van de Pietersplas?

DNA from the 2013 ‘ Pietersplas corpse’ in Maastricht was recently compared with that of three missing women, but failed to produce a match. Interpol's international Identify Me campaign has generated tips and names, but has not yet led to the tracing of identities.
Among the seven tips received by police and justice since October last year were four names of women who have been missing for more than a decade. In three cases DNA has already been compared, in a fourth missing persons case that investigation is still ongoing, a justice spokeswoman informed.

The woman found on an overgrown bank on the Meuse River in 2013 is one of 46 unknown dead women on the international Identify Me list.

The 46 women on the current list have been found in six European countries, 11 of them in the Netherlands. Two Dutch cases have been added, of which the unknown woman near the Pietersplas is one. The four tips with specific information come from the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, but not from relatives of missing persons. From which sources the tips do come, the justice department did not say.

The body of the woman found in January 2013 on the bank of what is also known as gravel pit Oost-Maarland was severely degraded as it had been in the water for a long time. Skin colour, hair colour and hairstyle are unknown. She wore no clothes. However, some details are known about her appearance. She was around 1.70 metres tall, under 40, had remarkably small feet (size 34 or 35) and teeth with many amalgam fillings. A facial reconstruction was made based on her skull.

In this case, jewellery is the main item that can lead to identification. Although not precious, these are striking pieces. Besides a silver tongue piercing, she wore on her right index finger a striking silver ring with a pendant on it of a fish with a pink stone in it, by a French brand. Also a necklace with the letters SL and two small arrows engraved on the back and a Japanese Q&Q watch with stones around the dial. An unusual model of between 30 and 50 euros, which was sold mainly in Eastern Europe. Three recent tips relate to shops where the jewellery might have been bought.

There is a remarkable link to Belgium: her DNA matched a blood sample in a Belgian criminal investigation. Justice would not comment on this other than that it did not lead to identification. It is an indication that she resided in Belgium before her death. It is likely that the body was floated to the Netherlands by the current.

BBM


This woman is one of the two cases in which Dutch LE was given permission by the courts to use private dna databases for genetic geneaology in cold case investigations, something the law does not allow.

Legal Breakthrough: Dutch Court approves use of private DNA databases

How bizarre that it didn’t lead to an identification.

 

[Susikatze]

How bizarre that it didn’t lead to an identification.

Could have used an alias, the blood could have been found in a drug context or something but without the person, could be just MtDNA being taken that is fairly unreliable - loads of possibilities