NOW: The police opened the locked suitcase under Anna’s bed and found something that immediately shifted the entire direction of the investigation.
Late last night, forensic officers finally managed to break open the small black suitcase discovered under Anna’s bed — an item that had been overlooked during the first sweep of the cabin because it was wedged tightly against the wall and covered by a blanket.
Inside, detectives found no clothes, no personal belongings, nothing that suggested it belonged to Anna at all. Instead, the suitcase contained three objects, each more unsettling than the last:
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A folded map of the train route, with a single cabin circled in red ink — Anna’s cabin.
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A disposable phone, switched off, its SIM card removed. Forensics say the call log had been wiped, but the phone was still warm when discovered, indicating it had been used recently.
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A small velvet pouch holding what investigators described as “a highly unusual item”:
a silver key engraved with the date 02/11 — the night Anna died.
What drew immediate suspicion was that no fingerprints were found on the suitcase’s exterior, yet the items inside showed traces of multiple prints, none of which matched Anna’s.
Detectives now believe the suitcase may have been deliberately hidden in Anna’s room by someone else, possibly only hours before she was found. The presence of the map and the key suggests premeditation, while the burner phone raises questions about secret communication taking place aboard the train.
A senior investigator called the discovery “the first real sign of planning” and confirmed that the key appears to fit a lock somewhere on the train, though its exact match has not yet been identified.
Police are currently reviewing all cabin-access logs and interviewing passengers seated near Anna’s compartment, focusing on anyone who may have had reason — or opportunity — to enter her room unnoticed during the night.
The case has officially shifted from a mysterious death to a potentially orchestrated operation. The investigation continues to intensify.