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The Women Without Names: Inside INTERPOL’s Identify Me Cases

23 min · 6 de may de 2026
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Across Europe, dozens of women were found murdered or dead under suspicious circumstances — and for decades, no one knew their names. In 2023, INTERPOL launched Identify Me, the first public release of Black Notice extracts, asking the world to help identify 22 women whose bodies were discovered in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany. The initiative has since expanded to 46 cases across six countries. In this episode, Rachel and Krystal examine how these women were found, why their identities remained unknown for so long, and how a global appeal — amplified by media outlets like the BBC — has already led to long‑awaited breakthroughs.

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