One of the last confirmed conversations the ‘Wembley Point Woman’ had could help point the way towards her identity.
20 years ago yesterday (29 October), a woman fell to her death from the 21st storey of Wembley Point in London, but she could not be identified, and to this day, her identity remains a mystery.
There have been numerous appeals for information about her, but investigations haven’t turned up definitive proof as to who the mysterious Wembley Woman is.
However, charity Locate International claims it has found ‘a significant new piece of information’ in the form of a man who said he spoke with the Wembley Point Woman in the weeks prior to her death.
An artist’s impression of what the Wembley Point Woman looked like. (Locate International)
It’s one of the final known conversations she had, though other witnesses were able to shed some light on part of her final day of life.
As for how this final known conversation could help reveal the mystery behind her identity, it’s all to do with what she said.
The man who said he spoke with her in the weeks before her death said she was ‘distressed over her boyfriend’s health’, and the presence of a boyfriend means there could be someone out there who knows exactly who she is.
If he’s out there, then someone knows her name, and perhaps they’d be able to identify her as the woman who fell to her death on 29 October, 2004.
She had been wearing a cowrie shell ring, a symbol of fertility in some cultures. (Point International)
There are people who say they spotted her on the day, with witnesses saying that she looked very distressed when she was in a lift in the building with people who worked at Wembley Point.
One witness said he told the woman ‘cheer up, love, it might never happen’ before he got out of the lift, and others said that she got out on the 21st floor where a staff canteen was.
While there, she was seen smoking a cigarette and reading a newspaper , before she opened the window and inexplicably jumped out.
Due to her movements within the building, investigators believe she may have worked at Wembley Point, since she appeared to know the layout.
Before she died at Wembley Point, the woman spoke to someone about a boyfriend, who could be the key to learning her identity after 20 years. (Locate International)
In addition to hoping this boyfriend could be identified, Locate International are also hoping to be connected with others who might know her identity, or have more information about the Wembley Point Woman.
They’d like to speak with anyone who worked at Wembley Point in 2004, particularly if they were working as security, cleaning, or as a contractor.
In addition, they would like to speak with businesses which had ‘strong ties to the West African community near Seven Sisters’, and with people who went to the Chestnuts Arts & Community Centre or similar places during the early 2000s.
If you have any information about the Wembley Point Woman, you can contact Locate International via their website.
