Interpol's Identify Me Campaign IDs Spain's Woman in Pink After 20 Years

A woman found dead in Spain in 2005, nicknamed "The Woman in Pink" due to her pink floral top, trousers, and shoes, has been identified as Liudmila Zavada, a Russian national. Her body was discovered near Barcelona and evidence suggested it had been moved prior to discovery, indicating foul play. Despite extensive investigations, her identity remained unknown until Interpol's "Identify Me" campaign, launched in 2023 to solve cold cases involving unidentified women across Europe, took on the case. A breakthrough came when Turkish police matched her fingerprints in a biometric database, and DNA tests confirmed her identity through a close relative. This identification marks the third success of the campaign, which has helped restore names to women who died under suspicious circumstances and continues to work on 44 unsolved cases. Interpol emphasized that such identifications bring hope to families and provide new leads for investigators.