Interpol has launched a campaign aimed at identifying the remains of women found across several European countries.
A Few Clues Available
This initiative is crucial for solving 46 cases where victims remain unidentified, and there are no leads about their killers.
This marks the second appeal of the “Identify Me” campaign, which calls for public assistance in these cold cases.
Among the few clues available are a pair of red shoes, two beaded necklaces, and a British coin linked to a teenage girl discovered dead in western France over 40 years ago.
Her case is one of the 46 unresolved cases that European authorities are working to solve as part of this new phase of the campaign. Last year, a similar effort successfully identified a British woman nearly three decades after her murder, showcasing the potential impact of public involvement.
No Detail to Small
Jürgen Stock, Interpol’s Secretary-General, emphasized the goal of bringing closure to the families of the deceased.
He stated, “We want to identify deceased women, bring answers to families, and deliver justice to victims.”
Any detail, no matter how small, could lead to uncovering the truth. The second phase of the “Identify Me” campaign includes cases from the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, and Spain.
The details of each case have been published on Interpol's website, complete with photographs and possible identifying features.
Many of the victims are believed to have been between the ages of 15 and 30. For instance, the body of the teenage girl in red shoes was found in 1982, buried under leaves near a village called Le Cellier.
Investigators believe that she may have had ties to Britain, based on the coin found with her. The case has remained unsolved for decades, underscoring the tragic reality of unidentified victims.
