Case name: The woman in the dam
Case code: 2023-BEL03
- Date of death (estimated): Between 1994 and 1995
- Date of discovery9 May 1996
- Location: Belgium: In the lake at the foot of the dam of La Plate Taille in Froidchapelle.
- Sex: Female
- Estimated year of birth: 1961 - 1971
- Estimated age: Between 25 and 35 years old
- Height: 160 - 170 cm
- Skin tone: Undetermined
- Hair colour: Undetermined
- Eye colour: Undetermined
- Clothing: The woman was wearing presumably red jeans from ‘VOS Jeans’, white socks with a red and blue stripe and a black shoe with a wide heel from ‘CYPRES’ in size 37.5.
- Tattoos, birth marks, scars: Undetermined
- Jewellery: None
The case
Just a few kilometres from the border with France lies the municipality of Froidchapelle, a small village in a wooded area. Nearby is the largest dam in Belgium: the dam of La Plate Taille. On 9 May 1996, the body of a woman was found in the lake near the dam. The body may have been in the water for up to 1 or 2 years. To date, her identity is unknown.
Characteristics
The woman was between 25 and 35 years old and between 1.60 and 1.70 meters tall. Striking detail: her left leg was 2 cm shorter than her right leg.
She wore presumably red jeans from “VOS Jeans’, white socks with a red and a blue stripe and a black (left) shoe with a wide heel from ‘CYPRES’ in size 37.5.
Contact
If you have any information regarding the possible identity of this person, please contact the Belgian national police via the form below.
You can also contact them and view this case on their national police website.
If you have any information regarding the possible identity of this person, please contact the national police.
