Amsterdam, two unidentified men on board of the Christina J
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Om March 4th, 1997 the bodies of two deceased men were found in the ship hold of the “Christina J” The ship transported cocoa beans and was in Port Cocoa (near Amerika port) in Amsterdam. On the outside of the ship, there was another name: ‘Kingstown” and it came from Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire).
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Description
Description of the men:
- black skin
- age one of them: 20-30
- age other man: 40-50
DNA-Research learned that the men are not related. Both wore chains and amulets, including Cowrie shells, papa-moni (see photo’s) A package with banknotes of the Bank of West Africa was sew in the underwear of one of the man. The banknotes are current used in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Nifer, Senegal and Togo.
DNA profiles are available for comparative research with relatives.
Questions
If you have any information on the whereabouts of this missing person, please contact the cold case team of the Amsterdam police at 0800-6070. From outside The Netherlands, please dial: +31793459876.
