BE09 - The woman with the cane

Found in the River Meuse along Quai Godefroid Kurth in Liège, Belgium.

Case name: The woman with the cane
Case code: 2024-BE09

Police sketch of the woman’s face
Police sketch of the woman’s face
Brown wooden cane (walking stick)
Blue-grey trousers
Grey jacket with black squares
Sandals in cream-coloured leather
Gold ring with a large green stone surrounded by small white stones
Silver braided ring
Stainless steel flat link bracelet
Rodania-brand watch with a white face and elasticated stainless steel and gold-coloured metal strap
Silver pendant with a green cord
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Date of death (estimated): July 2010
Date of discovery: 28 July 2010
Location: Belgium: Liege
Sex: Female
Estimated year of birth: 1930-1950
Estimated age: 60 to 80 years old
Height: 153 cm
Skin tone: White
Hair colour: Greying
Eye colour: Blue

Clothing:
•    Easy Comfort-brand short, shiny grey jacket with black squares (Burberry style), size 42
•    Apple green L&L-brand T-shirt, size XXS
•    White Triangle d’Or-brand top with spaghetti straps, size M
•    Blue-grey Lucky News Famous-brand trousers, size M
•    White Marie Jo-brand bra with brown flower pattern, size 90A
•    Pink C&A pants (underwear), size 44-46
•    Ara-brand sandals in cream-coloured leather, size 5 G

Tattoos, birthmarks, scars:
10 cm scar on the lower right stomach region and a scar from arthroscopic surgery on the left knee.

Jewellery:
•    Rodania-brand watch with a white face and elasticated stainless steel and gold-coloured metal strap
•    Thick gold wedding ring
•    Gold ring with a large green stone surrounded by small white stones
•    Silver braided ring
•    Stainless steel flat link bracelet
•    Silver pendant with a green cord

The case

On Wednesday 28 July 2010, the woman’s body was discovered in the Meuse River by the Quai Godefroid Kurth in Liege.

Characteristics

She only had five teeth in her upper jaw. She wore a silver metallic pendant resembling an Asian man on a green cord. She had a dark brown wooden cane with a rubber tip.


According to isotopic results, the woman had lived the first years of her life outside the Benelux countries. She may have lived in France (Brittany/Massif Central/Vosges), Germany (Black Forest/southeast Germany), Switzerland, Austria, the Italian Alps or in northeastern Spain.

 

Identify Me: BE09 - The woman with the cane

If you have any information regarding the possible identity of this person, please contact the national police.