Archive · 25 Sep 2025
Spanish Cold Case Solved: Woman in Pink Identified After 20 Years
Imagine a mystery from a long time ago, like a puzzle without all the pieces.
In Spain, a woman was found dead, dressed in pink, but no one knew who she was.
For years, detectives tried to figure it out.
Finally, a group called Interpol, like a detective agency for the world, helped.
They used fingerprints and found a match in a database in Turkey.
This helped them to identify the woman as Liudmila Zavada, who was from Russia.
They confirmed this by using DNA from her family.
It took a long time, but now we know who she was!
A woman, nicknamed "The Woman in Pink", has been identified after 20 years.
The victim was identified as Liudmila Zavada, a Russian national.
Zavada's body was found in Spain in 2005, close to Barcelona.
Identification was made via fingerprint matching in Turkey and DNA analysis.
This is the third success for Interpol's "Identify Me" campaign.
- Who
- Liudmila Zavada, a Russian woman.
- What
- The identification of a woman found dead in Spain in 2005.
- When
- Identified in 2024, body found in 2005.
- Where
- Viladecans, Spain.
- Why
- Through the Identify Me campaign and fingerprint matching.
- Victim's Name
- Liudmila Zavada
- Nationality
- Russian
- Date of Death
- 2005
- Location of Death
- Viladecans, Spain
- Cause of Death
- Suspicious circumstances (foul play suspected)
- Identification Method
- Fingerprint match in Turkey's database
- Interpol Campaign
- Identify Me