Isdal Woman
Discovery of Isdal Woman
From the beginning Bergen Police was suspicious about the circumstance of that death - the front of the body was severely burned, partially charred, while there was no sign of any campfire nearby. At the same time there were several items near the body that had signs of being affected by fire. Among those items were:
- an empty bottle of St. Hallvard liqueur,
- two plastic water bottles (like used by hikers),
- a plastic passport container without passport in it,
- rubber boots,
- a woolen jumper,
- a scarf,
- nylon stockings,
- an umbrella,
- a purse,
- a matchbox,
- a watch,
- two earrings and a ring.
- small pieces of burned paper,
- fur hat with traces of petrol was underneath body.
All of the clothing had marks and labels removed, which created even more questions to who the woman, soon to be called Isdal Woman, was and what was she doing in that spot.
Due to fire damage to tissue face of a woman was unrecognizable, but police was able to collect fingerprints. The police technicians noted also that some of the items (like jewelry or the watch) were found near the body, but woman was not wearing them at the time of death.
An autopsy concluded that Isdal Woman died of a combination of carbon monoxide poisoning and, to some extent, phenobarbital overdose. Soot was found in her lungs, which indicates that she was still alive when fire started, and there were bruises on her neck, possibly from a fall or a blow. Analysis of her blood and stomach showed that she had consumed between 50 and 70 Fenemal brand sleeping pills, next to her body 12 further pills were found. However some of the pills were found in her throat, which could suggest that they were put in her mouth while she was unconscious. The autopsy also noted the unique gold-filling dental work that woman had done, which was very unusual for Norway and most of the Western countries.
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