Unsolved. Robert J. Hoshowsky
UNSOLVED
UNSOLVED
True Canadian Cold Cases
Robert J. Hoshowsky
DUNDURN PRESS
TORONTO
Copyright © Robert J. Hoshowsky, 2010
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Hoshowsky, Robert J.
Unsolved : true Canadian cold cases / by Robert J. Hoshowsky.
ISBN 978-1-55488-739-2
1. Cold cases (Criminal investigation)--Canada. 2. Murder--Canada.
I. Title.
HV6535.C3H68 2010 364.152’30971 C2009-907476-1
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Contents
Chapter 1: Richard “Dickie” Hovey and Eric Jones (1967)
Chapter 2: Catherine Edith Potter and Lee Rita Kirk (1971)
Chapter 3: Ingrid Bauer (1972)
Chapter 4: Wendy Tedford and Donna Stearne (1973)
Chapter 5: Chrystal Elizabeth Van Huuksloot (1977)
Chapter 6: Veronica Kaye (1980)
Chapter 7: Susan Tice and Erin Gilmour (1983)
Chapter 8: Sharin’ Morningstar Keenan (1983)
Chapter 9: Nicole Louise Morin (1985)
Chapter 10: Frank Roberts (1999)
Chapter 11: Domenic and Nancy Ianiero (2006)
Chapter 12: Seven Feet Under (2007 to Present)
Notes
WRITING IS A SOLITARY PURSUIT; research is not. A book like Unsolved: True Canadian Cold Cases is not possible without conducting numerous interviews, expanding upon the crimes themselves through additional details, and clarifying or correcting information which originally appeared in stories published in newspapers and magazines at the time of the murder or disappearance in question.
Works of true crime often require material from a variety of sources beyond archival stories, and documents from various police agencies. Unsolved is largely based on original interviews with individuals who were directly affected by the crimes, such as surviving family members and friends of victims. Without exception, all those I spoke to who have lost a family member to homicide, or whose relatives vanished without a trace and have never been found, have a great interest in seeing the cases solved, and the guilty parties brought to justice. I thank them all for their enthusiasm, courage, and willingness to share their feelings about crimes that, in some cases, took place forty years ago.
Attempting to solve cold crimes is a lengthy process involving police officers and professionals from many other areas. For Unsolved I interviewed detectives and other individuals directly involved in the process, past and present, including retired officers and auxiliary police who were part of the original investigation, lawyers, forensic artists, representatives from missing persons agencies, victims rights advocates, private investigators, and television producers. My gratitude goes out to everyone who was willing to participate in this project.
They are: Sonja Bata (founding chairman, Bata Shoe Museum), Brent Bauer, David Boothby, Jim Bunting, Norina D’Agostini (Toronto Police Museum), Jacqueline de Croÿ (Fondation Princesses De Croÿ), Trish Derby (former executive director, Child Find Ontario), Christopher M. Downer (investigator/professional speaker, the C.D. Group), Angela Ellis (media representative, the Doe Network), Tim Gore (detective, Homicide and Missing Persons Bureau — Cold Case Unit, York Regional Police), Edward Greenspan (Greenspan Partners), Ann Greenwalt (technical records specialist, Central Records, Idaho Department of Correction), Gary Grinton (detective sergeant, Toronto Police Service), Linda Harris, David Johnson (president, Innotech Rehabilitation Products Inc.), Teresa Jones (administrative support manager, Idaho Department of Correction), Cherilyn Lafferty, Brian J. Lawrie (founder, POINTTS), Mark Mendelson (Mark Mendelson Consulting Corporation), Irwin Patterson, Alexa Phillips [name changed by request], Reg Pitts (detective sergeant, Toronto Police Service Homicide Squad, Cold Case/Special Projects), Bruce Priestman (Metropolitan Toronto Police Pensioners Association), David Quigley (detective inspector, Ontario Provincial Police), Nikki Randall (sergeant, Caledon Ontario Provincial Police), Brian Raybould (staff inspector, Toronto Police Service Homicide Squad), Peter Thompson (master