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Zakia Mansour was a woman found murdered in 1994. She was found to have drowned in a water hole.

She was identified in June 2020.

Case[]

Zakia was found along a farm road in Gifhorn, Germany. She was brutally beaten and dragged 40-50 meters to a water hole, where she was placed in head first and drowned. She had suffered traumatic injuries to her face that made facial reconstruction very difficult. Forensic investigators believed that the woman was from Asia, in part because she had Asian food in her stomach.

Recent developments[]

In 2019, movement came into the case of the woman found dead at the waterhole. A woman, the man's mother, was reported missing by a couple. The latter stated that his mother flew to Germany in early December 1994 and did not contact him a short time later. With the help of the Hanover Medical School, German authorities subsequently conducted a DNA test: the woman was identified as Zakia Mansour in June 2020.

Subsequent investigations revealed that Zakia probably arrived in Germany from Tunisia by plane on December 13, 1994. It is unclear why she travelled to Germany, though it is speculated she may have been looking for a job in the country. After her arrival, she called her family in Tunisia at least twice. Among other things, she stated that she had met a woman on the plane to Germany. This woman has not been identified due to the absence of a passenger list on the flight Zakia took.

On the first night after her arrival, Zakia spent the night with a Tunisian compatriot, who also paid for her plane ticket to Germany. Zakia left the next day, though the man was unsurprised that Zakia failed to contact him again. The following night, Zakia slept at the home of another man, but her movements following this night are unknown.

A witness stated that Zakia attended at a discotheque, 'Nanu', located in Salzgitter, before her death. The investigators continue to appeal for further statements from potential witnesses or photos from guests who also visited 'Nanu' at that time.

Furthermore, Zakia had an acquaintance bring a package to her son in Tunisia, which contained toys for the six-year-old. When his mother did not contact him, Zakia's son assumed that his mother had forgotten him and did not want to have anything to do with him.

Her case could be related to Ganya Thielke, a woman who disappeared from Germany in 1994 days after Zakia was discovered.

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