Thanks to INTERPOL's Identify Me program, on 12 May 2026 the Hessian State Criminal Police Office in Germany arrested a suspect in a long-running cold case following the identification of a teenage murder victim""Diana S'-- whose body was discovered in the River Main on 31 July 2001, nearly 25 years ago.
EUROPOL has program to help victims as well
The case was part of Identify Me, an international campaign coordinated by INTERPOL with six European countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain), aiming to identify 47 women whose bodies were found across Europe over recent decades and to advance investigations.
This case marks the sixth successful identification linked to Identify Me.
"Diana S' (16) wanted to live too, just like the rest of us. Her father is one of the suspects.