Showing posts with label Quebec. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quebec. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Murder of Chantal Saurial

On May 15, 1988, the remains of  16-year-old Chantal Saurial were found by a fisherman near Cannan and Averill, Vermont. Just a mile south of the Canadian Border from her home country. Chantal was a Jane Doe for 8 years. It wasn't listed how she had died, but it was a violent end

She had disappeared from Montreal, Quebec, Canada in May of 1987. She was staying at the Maison Notre Dame Detention Center. During a group outing, she slipped away from them and wasn't seen again. Her life was not easy as she was homeless was working as a prostitute and was into drugs and alcohol. Her friend who was also homeless at the same time said that Chantal was scared of living on the streets. She may have been moving drugs for a motorcycle gang in Montreal. 

SOURCES: 
Burlington Free Press April 13, 1997
Valley News April 13, 1997
Burlington Free Press August 10, 1997




Friday, February 16, 2024

Murder of Dianne Aubert and Attempted Murder of Mayline Grenier

In the early morning of February 16, 1982,  roommates 23-year-old Dianne Aubert and 42-year-old of Mayline Grenier, both trans women, were in their apartment in Québec City, Québec, Canada. Two men would make it into their apartment and stab the two. Dianne would be stabbed 121 times and Mayline would be stabbed 30 times. Both were stabbed in their backs. The attackers would use 5 knives on the two. They would then rob the place of valuables such as furs and jewelry. 

Around 1:21 a.m. police were called to the apartment due to the sound of moaning. Dianne was found naked on her bed and she had died. Maryline who was also on a bed (not stated if it was the same bed) was partially dressed and was still alive.

The killers were men around 25 years old and had long hair. Both were around 5'10" and 150 lbs. 

The motive for the crime is unknown. Both roommates were transgender and it's possible that it was a hate crime. It could have been a robbery gone wrong or maybe the robbery was a second thought. It's unknown. 

SOURCES:
Wikipedia
UPI Feb. 19, 1982
The Gazette Feb. 19, 1982

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

WANTED: Zahidul Islam


Zahidul Islam is wanted for the alleged sexual assault of a female patient at a major hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The event allegedly happened on October 3, 1996, while he was practicing medicine at the hospital. He had given the victim patient some medication that made her groggy and then forcibly raped her. At the time the victim was recovering from surgery when the assault happened. 

After state charges were filed a federal warrant was issued for his arrest in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in July of 1997. 

Zahidul Islam is a (white) Central Asian male born on October 1, 1955. He's 5'5" and 160 lbs. He has black hair, brown eyes, and a medium complexion. He may wear glasses Islam has ties to New York State and Montreal, Canada. He may be traveling with his wife, who is also a physician.

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Monday, July 10, 2023

Murder of Bruno Désilet

Photo of the crime scene

On July 10, 1963, Bruno Désilet was last seen walking along the roadside of rang du Petit Saint Esprit in Nicolet, Quebec, Canada. His wife would report him missing on the 18th. Two days later on July 20th, two fishermen would find his body near rivière Nicolet. It was found that he had been murdered.

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Thursday, February 23, 2023

Disappearance of Mary Louise Lejeune


On February 23, 1991, 28-year-old Mary Louise Lejeune was last seen in Montreal, Quebec. She left without telling her family. She has not been heard from since.
 
Mary is a White female and was 28-years-old at the time. She is 162 cm (5'4") and 52kg (115lbs). She has brown short hair and brown eyes. She was wearing brown leather boots, a grey wool coat with purple cuffs and collar, a black jogging sweater, and black jogging pants.


SOURCES:
Canadas Missing
Unsolved Canada
International Missing Persons

Sunday, October 17, 2021

Murder of Francis Laforest

 On October 17, 2000, Francis Laforest was leaving his home with his spouse on boulevard Terrebonne in Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada. A vehicle would approach them at a high speed and two occupants would rush at Francis and beat him to death. 

A few months before the murder someone had burned the bar he owned, The Bistro McTavish, in the old Terrebonne sector. 

SOURCES:

Quebec Cold Cases

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Murder of Geneviève Beaulieu

On May 19, 2006, around 5:30 p.m. 31-year-old Geneviève Beaulieu was found dead in her home in Saint-Christophe d’Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada. She had been shot to death. 

SOURCES:

Cold Cases


Saturday, April 3, 2021

Murder of Jean-Marc Lavergne

 

Photo of Area Jean-Marc was found.

On November 13, 1976, 25-year-old Jean-Marc Lavergne was last seen alive leaving the Bar l'Écluse in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada. His body would later be found on April 3, 1977, in the St. Maurice river under the Bernier creek Bridge in Saint-Jeane-des-Piles. It was found that his body had signs of violence and that he had been shot several times.

SOURCES:

Cold Cases

Saturday, April 18, 2020

Murder of Sylvie Laverdière

Picture of Sylvie Laverdière


On April 18, 1989, 24-year-old Sylvie Laverdière was found dead in her apartment where she lived alone in Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada. Her death was described as violent. Her purse was found 2.5 km from her residence, along Chemin Sainte-Thérèse, not far from Autoroute 640.

At the time of her death, she was the manager at Centre de conditionnement Mathers (Nautilus), in Rosemere. She worked mainly during the evenings and typically left work close to 11 p.m.
SOURCES:

Sûreté du Québec

Saturday, February 29, 2020

Murder of France McKenzie

Picture of France McKenzie



On the night of Feb. 29, 1972 France McKenzie was possibly last seen leaving Cégep de Sainte-Foy to head home. She was reported missing on March 1st. A few days later her body was found by road maintenance employees while clearing snow. She was found at Petit rang Saint-André in Saint-Thomas, in the Sainte-Hyacinthe area in Quebec, Canada. 
SOURCES:
Sûreté du Québec

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Murder of Gérald Lapierre

Picture of Gérald Lapierre

On Jan. 16 1980 the body of 50 something-year-old man Gérald Lapierre was found by a police officer patrolling on montée Saint-Victor, in Saint-Janvier, Quebec, Canada. He was fully dressed and had been shot and killed. He was last seen by a waitress in a bar. He was known to go to various licensed establishments in Montréal.

SOURCES:
Gouvernement du Québec

Saturday, January 11, 2020

Resources For Canada and Canada's Territories Cold Cases, Missing Persons, and Unidentified

This page is dedicated to Canada's Provinces and Territories. Click Here to see other Countries. If you have any links to add post a comment below and I'll add it on here. This isn't a complete list.

General 
Canada's Missing
Royal Canadian Mounted Police 

Canada's Provinces 

Alberta
Calgary Crime Stoppers
Edmonton Police Services

British Columbia

Saskatchewan
Regina Police
Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers (Missing)
Saskatchewan Association of Chief of Police



Quebec 


Monday, November 18, 2019

Disappearance of Yohanna Cyr


18-month-old Yohanna Cyr's was left with her mother's boyfriend while her mother was out of town for a few days in their home in the Saint Laurent area of Monreal, Quebec, Canada. When she returned Yohanna was not there. Her boyfriend claimed that Yohanna went to Washington with his mother. So Yohanna went to Washington in search of her child, but she was not found. When she returned to Canada she alerted police of Yohanna's disappearance. Her missing date is listed as August 15, 1978.

The boyfriend claimed that she had drowned in the bathtub while the mother was gone. He had buried before she returned home. He was questioned but released due to lack of evidence. A neighbor said they saw her boyfriend take a bread box to the wooded area near the apartments. Nothing was found though. Her mother believes that her daughter possibly didn't die, but was sold.

Yohanna is a biracial female black/white and was 18-months-old at the time. She has brown hair and brown eyes. She had a scar on her right hand between her index and middle finger in the shape of a Y.c

SOURCES:
Canada's Missing
Doe Network
Montreal Gazette 

Thursday, September 12, 2019

Murder of Teresa Martin

Picture of Teresa Martin



The night of September 12, 1969, 14-year-old Teresa Martin was hanging out with friends. her and two friends were heading back home from the Galeries D’Anjou cinema by bus. Her and her friends separated at the intersection of Boulevard Saint-Michel and Boulevard Henri-Bourassa in Montreal, Quebec her and her friends separated. She left them to take a transfer.

Around 3 a.m. her body was found though in the sitting position in the parking lot of the Vieux Cyprès tavern located on Boulevard Henri-Bourassa. Her cause of death is unstated, but the suspect or suspects carefully placed her body there.

SOURCES:
Government du Quebec 


Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Murder of Micheline Lefebvre


Around June 25, 1975, 19-year-old Micheline Lefebvre was last seen alive by her family members. Her body was found during excavation work in a sand quarry on route 133 in the municipality of Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu

SOURCES:
Gouvernement du Québec

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Murder of Chantale Rochon



17-year-old Chantale Rochon was known to hitchhike. She had moved into her apartment on rue des Mésanges in Blainville, Québec, Canada in Feb of 1988. On June 11, 1988, she was last seen alive, her mother reported her missing on the 15th. On June 22nd her body was found around 500 ft. from rue de la Mairie in a wooded area.


SOURCES:
Gouvernement du Québec

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Disappearance of Chantal De Montgaillard


Around 3:45 p.m. on June 4, 1972 4-year-old Chantal De Montgaillard was left in the car with her brother for a few moments in the parking lot of école Paul-Chagnon in  Longueuil (Saint-Hubert), Quebec, Canada. The children were unsupervised in the car. When the children's father returned to the car she was nowhere in sight. A search was done, but she was not found.


SOURCES:

Gouvernement du Québec

Sunday, May 26, 2019

Disappearance of Éric Gagnon


On the morning of May 26, 1996, around 1:30 a.m. Éric Gagnon was driving a friend to the Le Bellevue Bar in the Trois-Pistoles, Quebec, Canada. It's believed he went home afterward but was never seen again.

His friends and family said that he was eager for an upcoming meeting that was scheduled a few days after his disappearance. It was believed he would not have voluntarily missed the meeting.

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Monday, May 20, 2019

Murder of Brigitte Parker


21-year-old Brigitte Parker was found dead in Sainte-Anne-Des-Plaines, Quebec on May 20, 1971. She was last seen leaving her Montreal home on Fleurt St. 

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Monday, May 13, 2019

Disappearance of Marcel Pelissier



On May 13, 1980, Marcel Pélissier told his wife that he was going to Saint-Jovite in the Laurentians before he left their Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada. He had their Doberman with him. After not hearing from him for some time his wife reported him missing on July 29th. Marcel was known to have been involved with narcotics.

SOURCES:
Gouvernement du Québec

Disappearance of Columbus G. McLeod

In 1908, 62/63-year-old Columbus G. McLeod was a DeSoto County sheriff. On November 30th he carried out game law enforcement duties in Lee C...