Interpol reports that increased global migration and human trafficking have led to a rise in individuals being reported missing outside of their home countries, complicating efforts to identify deceased persons.
- Four women from Britain, Paraguay, Russia, and Germany have been identified through the initiative.
- Bodies were discovered across Spain, Belgium, and the Netherlands between 1992 and 2018.
- 42 women remain unidentified across six European countries.
Recent Identification Successes
The first woman identified through the initiative was 31-year-old British citizen Rita Roberts, who was murdered in Belgium in 1992. Her family identified her after seeing a photograph of her tattoo on the BBC.
Further identifications include Ainoha Izaga Ibieta Lima, a 33-year-old from Paraguay, whose body was found in a Spanish poultry shed in 2018.
In September, officials named Liudmila Zavada, a 31-year-old Russian national, whose body was discovered by a roadside in Spain in 2005. In October, a woman found on a Dutch beach in 2004 was identified as 35-year-old German citizen Eva Maria Pommer.
Interpol Identification Efforts and Remaining Cases
Police continue to seek the identities of 42 other women found dead in Spain, Italy, France, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands.
The majority of these individuals are believed to be murder victims between the ages of 15 and 30, with some deaths occurring decades ago.
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