15 Disappearances, Cold Cases, And Other Unsolved Mysteries People Revealed They Won't Ever Forget

While the manner in which she died leaves many unanswered questions, the Isdal Woman herself is shrouded in mystery. Three days after police discovered her body, they found a set of suitcases at the train station with glasses that had her fingerprints on them. The suitcases contained some strange items, like wigs, money from various countries, a notepad with a code written on it, a tube of eczema cream, and makeup — the latter of the two having all their identifying labels removed. 

Detectives traced a bag they found in the suitcases from the shoes to a shop 130 miles away. An employee described the woman he sold the shoes to, specifying she was well-dressed and had the strange odor of garlic. They later learned that she stayed at a nearby hotel under the name Fenella Lorch. However, nobody by that name had stayed anywhere in Bergen, where she was found. As it turns out, the woman had gone by at least eight different names, having identification for each. They realized that the code found in her suitcase indicated where and for how long she was staying in different places. Given the details of the case and its proximity to the Cold War, it’s no surprise many people theorize the Isdal Woman was a spy of some sort. However, that, and many details of the case, are still unknown to this day.

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