Interpol, Germany and other European countries have been trying to solve unsolved femicides for decades. They are looking for the names of 46 dead women – and confronting the population.
The most important thing in a nutshell
Interpol begins the campaign “Know Me”, to identify the bodies of unknown women in Europe.
The action aims to provide information 46 bodies collect those who died under suspicious or unclear circumstances.
Interpol has facial reconstructions and images of him Published jewelery and clothingto receive information from the public.
Their bodies were found decades ago, but their identities are still unclear: The international police organization Interpol wants to launch a campaign to get a little closer to solving the long-running murders of women in Europe.
A “Know Me” campaign was launched.
Together with the police of Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, France and Spain, they are looking for clues about 46 women’s bodies in the “Identify Me” campaign, as the organization based in Lyon announced the French. Most of these women were murdered or died under suspicious or unclear circumstances.
On the campaign website, Interpol published facial reconstructions as well as images of jewelry and clothing found on the women. Interpol’s Secretary General Jürgen Stock said: “Even the smallest piece of information can be crucial to clearing these unsolved cases.” Publicity could be key to finding a name and history and ensuring overdue justice.
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Interpol launched the campaign last year with 22 cases from Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. Around 1,800 tips were received from the public. A woman has been identified 31 years after her death.
Nine unexplained deaths from Germany
There are nine unexplained deaths of women from Germany. The bodies were found between 1986 and 2002. With the expansion of the campaign, three women have now been added: One was found in a military training area near Hanover in 1994, one was found in Frankfurt im Main in 2001 and another in the Lahn area -Dill in Hesse in 1989.
The cases from Germany also include a dead woman found in Cologne in 2001, a woman found on the A6 near Heilbronn (Baden-Württemberg) in 1986, a dead woman found in Altena-Bergfeld (North Rhine-Westphalia) in 1997, and his dead wife found in Bremen in the Weser in 2002 and dead people wrapped in a carpet and corpses found in 1998 in the Spandauer Forest near Berlin and in 1997 near a forest near Todtnau (Baden-Württemberg).