In a significant breakthrough for cold case investigations, the identity of a woman whose body was discovered on a Dutch beach in 2004 has finally been revealed. Eva Maria Pommer, a 35-year-old German citizen, has been named as the fourth individual identified through Interpol’s Operation Identify Me, an international initiative aimed at solving long-standing mysteries involving unidentified bodies. The identification came after a crucial tip-off to Dutch police, following a public appeal aired on German television. Despite the breakthrough, the cause of Pommer’s death remains unexplained, and investigations are ongoing. Known as ‘the woman with the German keys,’ Pommer’s body was found in sand dunes near Wassenaar in July 2004, with no obvious signs of injury or struggle. She was wearing distinctive clothing, including brown plaid leggings and red patent shoes, and carried a key linked to the German city of Bottrop. However, police were unable to trace the key to a specific address, leaving her identity a mystery for two decades. Operation Identify Me, launched in 2023, has utilized Interpol’s ‘black notices’ and global fingerprint sharing to shed light on unsolved cases across six European countries. The campaign has already identified three other women, including Rita Roberts, a British citizen murdered in Belgium in 1992, and Ainoha Izaga Ibieta Lima, a Paraguayan woman found dead in Spain in 2018. Interpol highlights the challenges posed by global migration and human trafficking, which complicate the identification of bodies found outside their countries of origin. The latest identification marks a milestone in international collaboration, offering closure to families and renewed hope for solving other cold cases.