Case name: The girl with the 10-pence coin
Case code: 2024-FR07
Date of death (estimated): June to September 1982
Date of discovery: 25 November 1982
Location: France: Le Cellier, Loire-Atlantique
Sex: Female
Estimated year of birth: 1962-1966
Estimated age: 16 to 23 years old
Height: 165 cm
Skin tone: White
Hair colour: Brown – 10 cm in length
Eye colour: Unknown
Clothing:
- Blue jeans, Loys-brand, size 38
- Dark leather belt
- White, pinstriped blouse with ruffles
- Red Bata-brand shoes, European shoe size 38, made from woven plastic, with low heels
Tattoos, birthmarks, scars: Unknown
Jewellery:
- Gold-coloured metal chain with brown wooden bowling-pin-shaped pendant (as worn by conscripts who have completed their military service)
- Black leather choker necklace with five beads
- Four gold-coloured metal bracelets
- A metal keyring in the shape of Napoleon, found on one of the loops of the victim's jeans
The case:
The victim was discovered on 25 November 1982 by a hunter on a piece wasteland next to departmental road D723 (formerly - main road RN23), in the town of Le Cellier. The body, which was fully clothed with red shoes, was in a state of skeletonization.
Her death was estimated to have occurred between June and September 1982.
Characteristics:
The victim was estimated to be around 16 years old. Her teeth were described as “perfect” and she had the particularity of not having had any dental treatment.
Several items were found with the girl’s body:
- A 10-pence coin (UK currency)
- 1 Taxiphone telephone token
- 1 box of small matches without a lid
- 1 metal keyring in the shape of Napoleon
If you have any information regarding the possible identity of this person, please contact the national police.