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A disturbing discovery inside an abandoned building has investigators searching for answers

Headline from The Oregonian, on the newest of 2 developments

Scottish woman Elisabeth-Jane Ross was found dead in a suitcase in Athens. Greek police are reviewing evidence to determine how she died.

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  1. Body of Scottish woman found inside suitcase in Greece

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    A disturbing discovery inside an abandoned building has investigators searching for answers

    Headline from The Oregonian ·

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  1. The Guardian

    Body found in suitcase in Athens 11 days ago that of 38-year-old British woman (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Greek authorities identify remains after reported discovery in a derelict building by homeless man A body found in a suitcase in an abandoned building in central Athens has been identified as a 38-year-old British woman, with Greek authorities saying she had been dead for several weeks.

  2. BBC News

    Body of Scottish woman found inside suitcase in Greece (opens BBC News)

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    BBC News's feed description

    Police Scotland confirmed they are liaising with authorities after the woman was reportedly discovered by a homeless man in Athens earlier this month.

  3. BBC News

    Greek police probe 'foul play' in death of woman found in suitcase (opens BBC News)

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    BBC News's feed description

    Elisabeth-Jane Ross's body was found in an abandoned building in the Kypseli district in Athens on 18 July.

  4. The Oregonian

    A disturbing discovery inside an abandoned building has investigators searching for answers (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    Scottish woman Elisabeth-Jane Ross was found dead in a suitcase in Athens. Greek police are reviewing evidence to determine how she died.

  5. New York Post

    Police ID body of woman found stuffed in suitcase in Greece, probe mysterious death (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The woman, who had been traveling and was staying with Athens with friends, has been identified as Elizabeth Jane Ross, according to Greece's state broadcasting service ERT.

  6. The Guardian

    ‘Who could have done this?’ Mystery over Briton found dead in a suitcase in Athens (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Greek police throw entire homicide division at trying to explain fate of 38-year-old Elisabeth-Jane Ross Two worlds separated by sheets of corrugated iron: one, a tree-lined road, bordered by a park and the home of Greece’s oldest sports club; the other a wasteland of derelict buildings and graffiti…

  7. BBC News

    Greek police fast-tracking tests to find out how British woman found in suitcase died (opens BBC News)

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    BBC News's feed description

    Authorities are yet unable to say whether the death of Elisabeth-Jane Ross is considered murder, but toxicology tests are being fast-tracked.

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