Case name: The woman with the paisley jeans
Case code: 2024-DE09
Date of death (estimated): 8 October 1988 to 25 January 1989
Date of discovery: 8 February 1989
Location: Germany: abandoned quarry between the districts of Oberwetz and Griedelbach (Lahn-Dill-Kreis) next to road 3055.
Sex: Female
Estimated year of birth: 1957-1967
Estimated age: 22 to 32 years old
Height: 162 cm
Skin tone: Dark
Hair colour: Black (curly hair, 11 cm long)
Eye colour: Unknown
Clothing:
- Grey tracksuit bottoms cuffed at the ankles, with white stripes around the cuffs, a vertical red stripe down the side of each leg and a red triangle on the left pocket (possibly a brand logo).
- Blue ankle-length jeans with a paisley pattern, featuring floral swirls in yellow, red, and light blue - known as “Persian palm fronds”. The jeans had a 10 cm side slit up from the ankle. The jeans were worn underneath the tracksuit bottoms.
- Dark blue hooded sweatshirt (hoodie) with a pouch pocket. The hood was on her head when she was found.
Tattoos, birthmarks, scars:
Appendectomy scar with an atypical incision (parallel to the longitudinal axis of the body, 5 cm long and 0.5 cm wide).
Jewellery: None
The case:
On 8 February 1989, a walker discovered a woman’s body in an abandoned quarry in a woodland between the districts of Oberwetz and Griedelbach (Lahn-Dill-Kreis), near road 3055. The body was lying on the ground and was partly covered with rubbish, branches and earth and had been there for approximately two weeks to two months.
The possible cause of death is asphyxiation as a result of intoxication.
Characteristics:
It is believed that the woman was of Asian origin, probably Thai.
She was 162 cm tall, with muscular legs. EU shoe size 33-34.
She had black curly hair, 11 cm long.
The woman had given birth at least once.
The enamel on her incisor teeth was noticeably worn away.
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