Sandringham Estate Body Identified

LONDON -- The remains of a woman found on one of Queen Elizabeth's vast estates belong to a 17-year-old missing girl, British detectives investigating the murder said Sunday.

Forensic tests identified the decomposed body as that of Latvian Alisa Dmitrijeva, who was reported missing from her home in eastern England in August, Norfolk Police said.

The body was found by a dog walker on New Year's Day in woodland three miles (five kilometers) from the royal residence at Sandringham House.

Sandringham, in rural Norfolk, is a vast estate where Queen Elizabeth II and her family traditionally gather to celebrate the holiday season. The royal family is not implicated in the crime in any way.

Part of the nearly 31-square-mile (8,000-hectare) estate is open to the public, and the body was found at Anmer, a hamlet of several dozen people.

Detective Chief Inspector Jes Fry, who is probing the case, said police are trying to find out about any activity that took place on or near the site in August through September, and looking for people who may have worked in the area.

Comments

[al leonard]

07:22 AM on 01/10/2012

These comments are disgraceful and I'm sick of people defending their action with the whole 'I have free speech' line. Most Western countries do- so what?

[kathysmith2k7]

06:43 PM on 01/09/2012

umm sounds like the royal elites had a dumping...

[surfdocer2]

12:42 PM on 01/09/2012

We are not amuuused

[Terri Lynn Merritts]

12:39 PM on 01/09/2012

Some of you here seem very immature. This is a murder case. A young woman has lost her life and there is nothing comical or funny about it. You would not think it was a joke if you were the victim nor if it were someone you love. This is a tragedy. Grow up or please just don't comment disrespectfully if you can't do that. Have some respect for this young woman and her family.

[mrbradw1961]

02:50 PM on 01/09/2012

A murder case? And you know this how? The girl probably ran away from home and ended up overdosing on drugs.

[Kyle Sullivan]

07:34 PM on 01/09/2012

Read the article. The police who are actually doing the investigation said it's a murder, and your comment is disgusting.

[baldguy]

08:42 AM on 01/10/2012

And you know this how? If you read the first paragraph, Einstein, you'd see that it was being investigated as a murder. They don't do that unless there's clear evidence of wrong-doing. Maybe the murder weapon was next to the body. Think before you speak, it goes a long way.

[al leonard]

07:16 AM on 01/10/2012

If she was American, I can bet a million bucks that there would be no jokes here.

[Fletch55]

05:43 PM on 01/10/2012

Sure there would be just like the jokes about American girls who vanished in Aruba and a broad..jokes about how stupid they were to go abraod or to go on vaction with guys they met from the internet or went out drinking all night with...same as any others

[Travelertoo]

12:03 PM on 01/09/2012

Just another galley wench the Queen won't have to pay.

[bklynzmorena]

10:47 AM on 01/09/2012

Sounds like a great mystery for Scooby Doo and gang.

[aliceandthecat]

10:16 AM on 01/09/2012

I'm so sorry this young girl lost her life at so early an age. I hope that her family has been comforted.

[Harry Hurt]

10:11 AM on 01/09/2012

Sandringham? Yes, I remember Hyacinth "Bouque" mentioning it. You know, the Bucket woman.

[bikelady1]

11:46 AM on 01/09/2012

Oh Richard, was that you that did that poor girl in? Oh dear, her poor family.

[Johngy]

02:15 PM on 01/09/2012

Not to mention the Royal Daulton with the hand painted periwinkles

[M Eric Pritts]

09:48 AM on 01/09/2012

Traficing or an honor killing? It is so very sad But, whit I find disturing, as an aside, is they Press picking ip on this or that Particular abduction or murder csase, whe, TENS OF THOUSANDS of Murders occur, here, in the ststes, EVERY YEAR. The Number of Missing Persons, ten times that number. The number of Rapes and Molestations, higher still.
The more we try to be "accepting and Tolerant" the more our people will die. Innocent til proven guilty, right to trial by Jury- but, there is a cancer in our society, Death Penalty? Frontal Labotamy? Life of Forced Labor? Domething, Deviants are released and re-released into our midst daily!
Sorry, I fear for Humanity, as a whole. This is a tragedy, indeed, condolences to her family- but take note, Trtagedy Abounds, here, now- make your stand.

[wonderfulnews]

09:32 AM on 01/09/2012

Prayers for this girl's family. This is so sad.

[sk3navy]

09:19 AM on 01/09/2012

a 17 year old is not a woman. She is a young lady.

[Amndamay]

10:03 AM on 01/09/2012

Glad to see it's the really important stuff in the story that you latch onto. *smh*

[rjackson2a]

10:04 AM on 01/09/2012

If you have nothing of value to add

[sk3navy]

02:12 PM on 01/09/2012

Its called free speech.

[MarkInTexas]

09:16 AM on 01/09/2012

Sorry for the loss of life. It sure sounds like the beginning of a spy novel though!

[kybluez45]

09:05 AM on 01/09/2012

It's no shock to see how so many on the net can be so cold and ignorant...This is a poor child only 17 yrs old....My heart goes out to her family...She could have been murdered anywhere...For all you ignorant cold callous people on here how would you feel if it was your daughter?

[bowziie]

10:12 AM on 01/09/2012

HERE HERE!!!

[pamiejune]

11:50 AM on 01/09/2012

and "Hear, hear!!" My sister was murdered at 16 - thank God there was no Internet at that time so we were spared reading the thoughtless and callous remarks that always follow these kinds of stories...

[loyalinfidel]

08:45 AM on 01/09/2012

Since this poor, young girl is idendified as being a Latvian, it would not surprise me if it is later determined that her death - perhaps murder - is linked to human trafficking for the purposes of prostitution. This a very tragic indeed.

[WillieBlack]

01:34 PM on 01/09/2012

Her family live in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.

This has nothing to do with human trafficking.

[loyalinfidel]

08:04 AM on 01/10/2012

Whatever Chief Inspector Clouseau.

[LivelyLexie]

08:10 AM on 01/09/2012

She was only 17? That is just so sad. Poor girl.