US EditionRita Roberts: 'Woman with the flower tattoo' identified 31 years after her body was found in Belgium
- Rita Roberts, a woman previously known as the "woman with the flower tattoo," has been identified 31 years after her body was found in Belgium. She had traveled from Cardiff to Antwerp in February 1992 and her body was discovered in a river four months later, after she had been violently killed.
- Roberts was one of 22 murdered women included in Operation Identify Me, a campaign launched by Interpol. The campaign marks the first time Interpol has gone public with a list of black notices seeking information about unidentified bodies.
- Since the launch of Operation Identify Me, police have received approximately 1,250 tips regarding the 22 women's cases. Belgian authorities are now appealing for any information about Roberts or the circumstances surrounding her death.
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'Flower tattoo' British woman identified 31 years after murder: Interpol
LYON, France -- A woman found murdered 31 years ago in a river in Belgium has been identified over three decades later thanks to her flower tattoo and an international appeal, Interpol said on Tuesday.The Lyon-based global police organisation said she was Rita Roberts from Cardiff in Wales and British.Roberts, found lying against a grate in the river Het Groot Schijn in Antwerp on June 3, 1992, had a tattoo of a black flower with green leaves an…
'Flower tattoo' British woman identified 31 years after murder: Interpol
A woman found murdered 31 years ago in a river in Belgium has been identified over three decades later thanks to her flower tattoo and an international appeal, Interpol said on Tuesday. The Lyon-based global police organisation said she was Rita Roberts from Cardiff in Wales and British. Roberts, found lying against a grate in the river Het Groot Schijn in Antwerp on June 3, 1992, had a tattoo of a black flower with green leaves and the inscript…
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