SOLVED - The Abduction and Murder of Christine Jessop - Ep 092

Trace Evidence

Steven Pacheco

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.7 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2020

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

In October of 1984, nine year old Christine Jessop vanished from the streets of Queensville, Ontario, Canada. Months later, her remains were recovered more than fifty kilometers from her home. Police searched for her killer and eventually narrowed their suspects down to one man.

However, that man, was later cleared of any involvement through the use of DNA despite having been taken to court twice, and convicted once. In the years since, no suspect has ever been named but now, thanks to DNA and genealogy research, Christine's killer has finally been identified.

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0:00.0	In episode 92 of Trace Evidence, we documented the case of nine-year-old Christine Jessup.
0:15.4	In October of 1984, she disappeared from the streets of Queen'sville, Ontario, Canada.
0:21.7	Christine's remains were found months later on December 31, kicking an abduction investigation
0:26.6	into that of a murder.
0:28.8	After a massive search in Missing Persons campaign, police locked in on a local resident,
0:34.0	eventually charging him with the crime.
0:36.0	DNA evidence would later clear him of any involvement.
0:40.1	Now, some 36 years later, DNA has given authorities the name of Christine's killer.
0:45.8	It's a name that was never mentioned in the initial investigation, prompting many to
0:49.8	wonder how investigators could have missed the suspect, and whether or not their focus
0:54.0	on their first suspect clouded the investigation itself.
0:58.3	As it turns out, the killer was known to the family, had been involved in the searches
1:03.0	and even attended Christine's funeral.
1:05.9	Much of his life remains a mystery, one which investigators are determined to solve, perhaps
1:11.1	to answer the question of why, and determine whether or not there could be more victims
1:15.8	out there.
1:17.2	This is a Trace Evidence case update, the abduction and murder of Christine Jessup has been
1:23.0	solved.
1:29.3	Welcome to Trace Evidence.
1:33.3	I'm your host, Stephen Pacheco.
1:35.9	Today we examine the details surrounding the recent identification of Christine Jessup's
1:40.5	killer and the known information surrounding that investigation.
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