Overview

• A taxi driver found the body on July 3, 2005 in Viladecans, Barcelona province, after an apparent violent death, and investigators determined it had been moved about 12 hours before discovery.
• Turkish authorities flagged a fingerprint hit to records for a Russian woman, which Spain’s forensic anthropology unit validated after reviewing the prints sent via Interpol.
• A subsequent comparison of the victim’s genetic profile with a sister in Russia ratified the identification through coordination with Russian authorities.
• Police say the victim, identified as Liudmila Zavada, was 31 years old at the time of her death.
• This marks Spain’s second success under Interpol’s Identify Me initiative and the third identification linked to the campaign, which continues with dozens of cases still open.