European police to reopen cold cases to identify 46 women’s remains
Al Jazeera
Campaign that began in 2023 in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands expanded to include France, Italy and Spain.
Interpol and police in six European countries are reopening investigations into the cases of 46 women who were murdered or died under suspicious circumstances in an effort to identify their remains, the international police agency has said.
“We want to … bring answers to families and deliver justice to the victims,” Interpol Secretary-General Jurgen Stock said in a statement on Tuesday.
The initiative builds on Interpol’s 2023 “Identify Me” appeal to identify 22 deceased women, which drew some 1,800 tips from the public and led to the identification of a woman found murdered 31 years ago in Belgium as Rita Roberts, who was British.
The new effort has been expanded to include cold cases from France, Italy and Spain alongside Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, which were part of the initial project.
“Even the smallest piece of information can be vital in helping solve these cold cases,” Stock said.
