The woman with the German keys
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Who is the deceased woman who was found in the dune area near Wassenaar, the Netherlands on 4 July 2004? The woman may have come from Germany, she wore clothes that were mainly sold in Germany and Switzerland. She was also in possession of a key that was, once, delivered to an address in Bottrop, Germany. The woman had several scars and wore a notable cat watch. She probably spent the last years of her life, the period from 1999 to 2004, in Germany or the Netherlands. The police does an appeal on anyone who has ideas about the identity of this woman to contact the police immediately.
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Description
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Sunday, July 4, 2004 was a rainy day. People may still remember the day because that day the final of the European Football Championship was played between Greece and Portugal. That afternoon a hiker walks through the dunes at the Wassenaarse Slag, on the coast near Wassenaar. At the foot of a dune, near post 93, he sees the body of a woman. How she died remains a mystery to this day. However, she probably died that same day. No traces of violence were found on her body, but foul play cannot be ruled out. Despite intensive police investigation, it is still unclear who the woman is. The woman was probably between 30 and 50 years old, so she was probably born between 1954 and 1974. She had a light skin color and dark blond hair. Her eyes were blue. She had a very average height at 1.68 metres.
Scars
Fortunately, there are many specific characteristics that could provide clues to the woman's identity. She had a number of characteristic scars. There was a scar about an inch long in the middle of her forehead. Under her chin was a scar from a wound that had once been stitched. That scar was not clearly visible when you looked at the woman in the face. There was also a scar on the right side at the bottom of her stomach. This scar is the result of an appendectomy. There was a clearly visible white-colored horizontal scar of about five centimeters on her right thigh. And on her lower right leg was a scar about four centimeters long.
Clothes and cat watch
The clothes and accessories the woman wore that day may say something about her life. For example, she wore a watch with a picture of a cat on it. At the time, you could get this watch for free with Royal Canin pet food. Maybe she just used it as a practical watch but possibly she was a cat lover or had cats herself. Her sunglasses had purple lenses and were from the Apollo brand. The clothes she wore on that drizzly Sunday are striking. Her patent leather shoes from the Ara brand don't seem very suitable for a walk on the beach. And although you couldn't tell at first glance, she was wearing several layers of clothing on top of each other. Under her white fleece vest from the Kitaro brand and her black t-shirt from the Lisa Campione Linea Donna brand, she wore a colorful blouse from the Scene brand. And under her dark gray trousers from the HIS label brand she wore a kind of pajama trousers from the Calida brand. She wore a gray hairband in her dark hair, possibly she wore such a hairband more often.
Directions to Germany
Thanks to isotope research, it has become clear that the unknown woman probably has spent the last five years of her life in the Netherlands or Germany. This seems to match the clothing the victim was wearing. Many of the brands are mainly sold in Germany. The keys that the woman carried are Wilka and Winkhaus, both German brands. It has been established that one of the keys was delivered to a location in Bottrop. It is unknown what the keys were for. They look like keys that could lock a front door or a shed. Whether the woman originally comes from Germany or the Netherlands is highly questionable. The results of the isotope research indicate that she probably grew up in an Eastern European country.
Questions
Information
Tips about the identity of the woman are very welcome via the tip form on this website or via the INTERPOL website, by email at coldcase@politie.nl or by phone via +31 (0) 79 345 9800.
Data
Wassenaar - Duinen
- Length:
- 168 cm
- Weight:
- 60 kg
- Hair color:
- Dark blonde
- Eye color:
- Blue
- Gender:
- Female