Most of the victims died violently, according to police, while others were starved or abused. Their remains were discovered across three European countries - Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands - between October 1976 and August 2019. The bodies may have been dumped to confuse the police.
Police in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands are asking for the public's help to identify 22 women and girls who they believe have been murdered."Most of the 22 victims died violently, and some were also abused or starved before they died," said Carina van Leeuwen and Martin de Wit in a statement by the Netherlands police, which initiated the public appeal.
This tattoo was found on a woman's left forearm. Her body was discovered in the Groot Schijn River in Antwerp, Belgium, in June 1992. Pic: Interpol Anja Allendorf, of the German police, said:"In similar investigations, establishing the victim's identity ultimately has led to the arrest of a suspect." The international police group has for the first time made public some details of so-called black notices which are used to seek information and intelligence on unidentified bodies and to determine the circumstances surrounding the death.
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