{"id":23425,"date":"2026-07-31T18:52:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T13:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=23425"},"modified":"2026-07-31T18:52:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T13:52:52","slug":"greek-police-looking-for-american-friends-of-dead-woman-found-in-suitcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=23425","title":{"rendered":"Greek police looking for &#8216;American friends&#8217; of dead woman found in suitcase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Greek police investigating the death of a Scottish woman whose body was found in a suitcase in Athens are trying to trace &#8220;American friends&#8221; she had planned to meet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Elisabeth-Jane Ross was found in an abandoned building in the Kypseli district of the city on 18 July, reportedly by a homeless man.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 38-year-old, known to her family as Lisa, is thought to have travelled to Greece from Edinburgh in late June, and went missing on 15 July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Her mobile phone was transmitting a signal and sending some messages a few days after her death.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"The inside of a neglected warehouse. 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