Woman in Spanish cold case identified after 20 years
Published: 9/25/2025

Interpol identifies woman in Spanish cold case after 20 years, naming her as 31-year-old Russian citizen Liudmila Zavada, the third identification under the Operation Identify Me initiative. Launched in 2023, the campaign aims to find names of women who died in suspicious circumstances in Europe. The case, involving a woman in pink found in northeastern Spain, received global attention with the release of "black notices" by Interpol and a DNA match revealing her identity.