# Who was the woman found in Isdalen? · Isdal Woman > Three answers have been proposed. She was born around 1930 in south-east Germany, near Nuremberg, and moved west, toward France or Belgium, in… leads… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/isdal-woman/questions/QST0D7Z7GM81M27/who-was-the-woman-found-in-isdalen Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:57:45+00:00 --- **0** # Who was the woman found in Isdalen? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·3 answers·0·0 following **Most likely: she was born around 1930 in south-east Germany, near Nuremberg, and moved west, toward France or Belgium, in…** Ahead on the evidence, not yet confirmed. It needs two reviews to be accepted. ## Where it stands Three answers have been proposed. She was born around 1930 in south-east Germany, near Nuremberg, and moved west, toward France or Belgium, in… leads, with evidence 3 for, 1 against: partly supported by its tests. Two are still possible. Of the one narrower question under it, none is answered yet. ## Why it matters Everything else in the case depends on her identity: her aliases, her travel and the circumstances of her death can only be checked against a real life. The police hold a full DNA profile and a forensic estimate of when and where she was born⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7Z79SG35D0/tennene-avslrer-isdalskvinnen-eldre-enn-man-trodde)⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7Z77V06X35/the-isdalen-mystery). ## Answers 3 [**She was born around 1930 in south-east Germany, near Nuremberg, and moved west, toward France or Belgium, in…** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/isdal-woman/answers/ANS0D7Z7HBP7456/she-was-born-around-1930-in-south-east-germany-near) Partly supported by its tests Evidence: 3 for, 1 against Most likely [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/isdal-woman/answers/ANS0D7Z7KA667SV/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible [**She was Belgian, as she wrote on every hotel form.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/isdal-woman/answers/ANS0D7Z7JJR0RW9/she-was-belgian-as-she-wrote-on-every-hotel-form) Failed a test; not refuted outright Evidence: 2 against Disputed ## History 1. 2016[Hansen et al.: handwriting suggested schooling in France or a neighbouring country.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7Z77V06X35/the-isdalen-mystery)For: She was born around 1930 in south-east Germany, near Nuremberg, and moved west, toward France or Belgium, in… 1. 2017[BBC News: isotope assignments exclude more than they locate; several European regions share similar values.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7Z79HP4JZ3/major-breakthrough-in-norways-46-year-old-isdal-woman)Against: She was born around 1930 in south-east Germany, near Nuremberg, and moved west, toward France or Belgium, in… 1. 2017[BBC News: later-forming teeth indicate a move west, toward the French-German border.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7Z79HP4JZ3/major-breakthrough-in-norways-46-year-old-isdal-woman)For: She was born around 1930 in south-east Germany, near Nuremberg, and moved west, toward France or Belgium, in… 1. 2018[Skille et al. puts forward: she was born around 1930 in south-east Germany, near Nuremberg, and moved west, toward France or Belgium, in…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7Z79SG35D0/tennene-avslrer-isdalskvinnen-eldre-enn-man-trodde) 1. 2018[BBC World Service puts forward: she was Belgian, as she wrote on every hotel form.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7Z79227R4G/the-isdal-womans-many-identities) 1. 2018[Skille et al.: strontium and oxygen in early-forming teeth fit south-east Germany around Nuremberg at about age four.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7Z79SG35D0/tennene-avslrer-isdalskvinnen-eldre-enn-man-trodde)For: She was born around 1930 in south-east Germany, near Nuremberg, and moved west, toward France or Belgium, in… 1. 2018[BBC World Service: every alias gave Belgian nationality, but the addresses were false.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7Z79227R4G/the-isdal-womans-many-identities)Against: She was Belgian, as she wrote on every hotel form. 1. 2018[Skille et al.: isotopes put her childhood in Germany rather than Belgium.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7Z79SG35D0/tennene-avslrer-isdalskvinnen-eldre-enn-man-trodde)Against: She was Belgian, as she wrote on every hotel form. 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/isdal-woman/questions/QST0D7Z7GM81M27/who-was-the-woman-found-in-isdalen%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/isdal-woman/questions/QST0D7Z7GM81M27/who-was-the-woman-found-in-isdalen%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/isdal-woman/questions/QST0D7Z7GM81M27/who-was-the-woman-found-in-isdalen%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/isdal-woman/questions/QST0D7Z7GM81M27/who-was-the-woman-found-in-isdalen%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/isdal-woman/questions/QST0D7Z7GM81M27/who-was-the-woman-found-in-isdalen%23add-source) Where it fits Isdal Woman **Who was the woman found in Isdalen?** Key question · you're here [Why did she travel under at least eight false identities?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/isdal-woman/questions/QST0D7Z7H3W2HS8/why-did-she-travel-under-at-least-eight-false-identities)Open · 3 answers, inconclusive [ Ask a question under this one ]