Jennifer Fairgate — The Woman in Room 2805 Podcast Ep. # 24

About This Episode

In this episode of Truth in the Shadows: Crime, Mystery, and Politics, we look into the mystery of Jennifer Fairgate, the unidentified woman found dead inside Room 2805 of the Oslo Plaza Hotel in 1995.

This page contains the sources and reference material used to research the episode. I believe it's important that when we talk about real cases, you have the opportunity to look beyond what I tell you and see where the information came from for yourself.

Some sources may contain additional details that weren't included in the episode, while others were used to verify specific parts of Jennifer's story.

Want to hear the full story? Listen to the episode, then come back and dig through the sources for yourself.

Podcast References

Jennifer Fairgate — The Woman in Room 2805

• VG (Verdens Gang). “Mystery at the Oslo Plaza.” 2017. VG’s extensive reinvestigation of the Jennifer Fergate/Fairgate case, including original police records, hotel records, crime-scene evidence, witness interviews, the false Belgian identity, clothing, firearm evidence, and the timeline surrounding Room 2805.Read “Mystery at the Oslo Plaza”

  
  

• VG (Verdens Gang). “Mysteriet på Oslo Plaza.” 2017–2018. Norwegian-language investigation and subsequent case updates, including the reopening of Jennifer’s grave, new dental analysis, revised age estimate, isotope testing, and geographic leads pointing toward Germany. View VG's investigation and updates

  
  

• Norwegian Police / Kripos. Original Jennifer Fergate investigation materials. 1995.Police reports, crime-scene documentation, fingerprint comparisons, autopsy findings, firearm examination, and other investigative records. Portions of these records were reproduced and examined as part of VG’s later investigation.

  
  

• Interpol. International fingerprint inquiry. Jennifer’s fingerprints were circulated internationally but did not produce an identification. This is documented in the police material reviewed by VG.

  
  

• Belgian Police / Belgian Authorities. Investigation into the identity and information supplied by “Jennifer Fergate.” 1995. Belgian authorities investigated the Verlaine address and the identities of Jennifer and Lois Fergate. The information supplied at the hotel could not be verified.

Additional Case Material

• Netflix. Unsolved Mysteries, Volume 2, “Death in Oslo.” 2020. Episode examining Jennifer Fairgate’s unidentified death, the investigation, questions surrounding the scene, and theories about her identity.

• Oslo Plaza Hotel Records. May 31–June 3, 1995. Registration information, key-card records, room-service records, payment messages, and employee accounts used to reconstruct Jennifer’s stay. These records are discussed and reproduced extensively in VG’s investigation.