INTERPOL’s Role in International Crime Prevention

Our full name is the International Criminal Police Organization and we are an inter-governmental organization. We have 196 member countries, and we help police in all of them to work together to make the world a safer place.

To do this, we enable them to share and access data on crimes and criminals, and we offer a range of technical and operational support.

INTERPOL Heads of NCBs convene to shape global policing future

8 April 2026

INTERPOL-UNODC global summit ends with call to action against fraud surge

17 March 2026

INTERPOL report warns of increasingly sophisticated global financial fraud threat

16 March 2026

45,000 malicious IP addresses taken down in international cyber operation

13 March 2026

Hope for Justice first in aid sector to implement INTERPOL safeguarding channel

12 March 2026

World marks International Day of Remembrance for Fallen Officers

7 March 2026

65 victims identified, 60 arrests in year-long child sexual abuse operation in the Americas

5 March 2026

Kenya launches INTERPOL policing course to enhance cross-border cooperation

5 March 2026

INTERPOL Notices highlight growing threat of dual-use substances in South America

27 February 2026

New INTERPOL-Brazil agreement steps up the fight against organized crime in South America

24 February 2026

Major operation in Africa targeting online scams nets 651 arrests, recovers USD 4.3 million

18 February 2026

INTERPOL and UNODC advance global coordination on fraud ahead of Vienna summIT

12 February 2026

Help us identify these unknown women whose bodies were found in Europe in recent decades.

Identify Me is a public appeal to identify women whose bodies were found in six European countries, many of whom are believed to have been murdered.

Most are cold cases; women who died 10, 20, 30 or even 40 years ago. They were found in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, or Spain.

Despite extensive police investigations, these women were never identified, and evidence suggests that some of them could have come from other countries. Who they are, where they are from and why they were in these countries is unknown.

INTERPOL has issued a Black Notice for each victim; while these alerts are for police only, we have released public extracts from these. We have shared some details of each case, including facial reconstruction images, in the hope that someone might recognize them and to help determine the circumstances surrounding their death.

If you remember a friend, family member or colleague who suddenly disappeared, please take a look and contact us via the form on each case page should you have any information.

Successful identifications

Rita Roberts, a British woman, was identified 31 years after she was murdered in Belgium as a result of this campaign in 2023. A family member recognized her tattoo from news coverage.

Ainoha Izaga Ibieta Lima, from Paraguay, aged 33, whose remains were found in Spain, was identified from her fingerprints in 2025.

Liudmila Zavada, a 31-year-old Russian citizen who died in Spain, was identified through a fingerprint match with a national database in Türkiye. Her identity subsequently confirmed by Russian authorities using kinship DNA analysis.

Eva Maria Pommer, a 35-year-old German citizen, was identified following a tip-off to police in the Netherlands.  Subsequent DNA testing confirmed her identity, 21 years after her death.

Countries where the bodies were found

Do you remember where your friend, family member or colleague was when you last saw them?  Were they travelling anywhere?

See all these cases listed by the country where the bodies of the women were found.

Source: https://www.interpol.int/en/What-you-can-do/Identify-Me