Body of British woman found stuffed in suitcase in Greece as authorities probe her mysterious death

The body of a 38-year-old Scottish woman was found jammed inside a suitcase in a derelict building in Greece, and authorities are investigating the circumstances behind her mysterious death.The woman, who had been traveling and was staying in Athens with friends, has been identified as Elizabeth Jane Ross, according to Greece’s state broadcasting service ERT.Greek police were alerted to her location by a local homeless man on July 18 after he discovered the suitcase in an abandoned building in the foreign traveler hotspot of Kypseli, but she is believed to have died as many as eight days before she was found, according to The Guardian.She arrived in Athens on June 29 after visiting nearby Cyprus, and was traveling in the US before her friends last reported seeing her on July 15, the outlet reported.Although investigators found “no evidence” of a struggle or obvious signs of injury, authorities are treating her death “as a criminal act, given how the body was found,” Greek police spokeswoman Konstantina Dimoglidou told Skai TV.Authorities said Ross’ cause of death was not immediately certain, and that they’re awaiting results from the medical examiner to learn more.Fingerprints lifted from the scene were sent to Interpol after local databases turned up no matches, and The Guardian reports US authorities provided evidence based on the DNA local police released Wednesday.Dimoglidou said surveillance footage in the area was being used in an attempt to piece together her final hours.Speaking to BBC Radio Scotland, The Guardian reporter Helena Smith said it appears someone may have been trying to use her cell phone to throw police off the trail.“It would seem that someone had control over her mobile phone after she died and was sending messages to distract the authorities and close friends from trying to track her down,” Smith said.Greek police have been in regular communication with authorities in Scotland, a Police Scotland spokesperson said, confirmin...