FR02 - The woman with the Richmond dental crown

Found in a rainwater butt near the secondary road 44, going to the Col du Donon, France

Case name: The woman with the Richmond dental crown

Case code: 2024 - FR02

Facial reconstruction which indicates what the woman may have looked like

Pink tank top and red bra

Harcostar-brand rainwater butt – similar to the one used to conceal the body

The case

On 7 January 2005, the mutilated body of a woman was discovered by the side of secondary road 44, going to the Col du Donon, in the village of Saint-Quirin.

The body had been concealed in a Harcostar-brand barrel-shaped rainwater butt, wrapped in black rubbish bags and tied with cords. The same container had previously been seen floating in the Red Saar River in mid-October 2004.

The case was added to the Identify Me campaign in 2024.

The identification

In 2026 French authorities announced that the ‘The woman with the Richmond dental crown’ had been identified as Hakima Boukerouis. Her identity had remained unknown for two decades.

Following the relaunch of the cold case, French authorities were able to establish her identity through familial DNA searching.

The Gendarmerie Criminal Investigation Section based in Metz, France, which is leading the investigation, also confirmed the arrest of a suspect in connection with her death. This marks the first arrest linked to a case featured in the Identify Me campaign.

As investigations and judicial proceedings are ongoing, only limited details can be shared at this time.