IT03 – The woman in the cardboard box

Found in a cardboard box in Genoa, Italy.

Case name: The woman in the cardboard box

Case code: 2024-IT03

Police sketch of the woman’s face
Various items of jewellery found on the woman
Earrings found on the woman
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Date of death (estimated): Unknown

Date of discovery: 14 June 2001

Location: Italy - Genoa

Sex: Female

Estimated year of birth: 1961-1971

Estimated age: 30 to 40 years old

Height: Unknown

Skin tone: Unknown

Hair colour: Brown

Eye colour: Dark

Clothing: Light-coloured nightdress

Tattoos, birthmarks, scars: None

Jewellery: Three rings, necklace with pendant, watch, three stud earrings in each earlobe

The case

The woman’s body was found inside a cardboard box in Via dei Fregoso, Genoa.

Characteristics

The woman may have originated from South America.

The victim had three piercings in each earlobe.

She had ingested capsules containing cocaine. Her death was caused by the rupture of one of the capsules.

 

Identify Me: IT03 - The woman in the cardboard box

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