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Ten years after the unsolved killing of Kelly Morrisseau, Gatineau police are reviving some hope in their investigation after receiving multiple fresh tips on their hotline in recent days.
Police have received a number of calls since staging a news conference on Wednesday in the same Gatineau Park parking lot where Morrisseau’s body was found a decade ago, and that effort to “spark the memories of potential witnesses,” according to spokesman Sgt. Jean-Paul Le May, appears to have worked.
“We did get a certain number of calls, and some of the information we got is very interesting, and will lead to further investigative efforts,” Le May said Friday.
Police said the news conference appears to have “provoked more information” in the cold case after they unsealed several pieces of evidence that had been held back from the public over the course of the 10-year investigation.
Police revealed for the first time on Wednesday that autopsy results showed Morrisseau fought back “vigorously,” and that her killer was likely injured in the Dec. 10, 2006 attack that took her life and that of her unborn child. The 27-year-old mother of three was seven months pregnant.
Police had recovered DNA from the crime scene believed to belong to the suspect, and that evidence was used in part to clear Marc Leduc of the crime. Investigators’ hopes had been raised when Leduc was identified, and later found guilty, of first-degree murder in the deaths of Pamela Kosmack in 2008 and Leeanne Lawson in 2011. The two Ottawa women, like Morrisseau, occasionally worked in the sex trade.
“There was a lot of hope (following Leduc’s arrest), and there were certain similarities with the crimes committed,” said Le May. “Our investigation, not only with DNA, but our thorough investigation concerning Marc Leduc, did not connect with this crime scene.”
Sgt. Jean-Paul Le May talks at a news conference this week about the details of the events leading to the death of Kelly Morrisseau 10 years ago.
Investigators remain focused on their prime suspect, and on Wednesday recirculated a composite sketch of the man who was seen with Morrisseau on the day she was killed, along with a chronological and geographical summary of the case. She was last seen alive getting into the suspect’s car around 4 a.m. on Montfort Street in Vanier, where it is believed the suspect solicited Morrisseau for sex.
Police believe the suspect drove his Oldsmobile — a 1985 to 1990, white or light grey Cutlass Ciera or Calais model — from the crime scene between 4 and 5:40 a.m. that day.
Police acknowledged the car would have been 15 or 20 years old at the time of the crime, and in all likelihood has since been retired from the road.
Police chose not to age the original sketch of the suspect.
“We kept him as he was in 2006,” said Le May, adding “the description of suspect and car is still valid today.”
Police also revealed the car drove on an emergency lane between Promenade de la Gatineau and Boulevard Saint-Raymond, though that lane has since been converted to a pathway. Possibly injured and bleeding, the suspect drove to a strip mall about one km west, dumping unspecified evidence and Morrisseau’s personal items in a creek behind a Tim Hortons, and behind a multiplex theatre nearby at 115 Boulevard du Plateau.
At a news conference this week, police provided details about a suspect in the killing of Kelly Morrisseau 10 years ago.
“The suspect drove around in that sector, and likely stepped out of his vehicle (to discard evidence) more than once in the early hours of Dec. 10,” said Le May, who declined to elaborate on the nature of the items that were recovered, citing the same “strategic reasons” investigators used in their initial decision to hold back the evidence.
Le May said while police were pleased with the potential new leads, they wanted to temper expectations, and continued to encourage those who may have information to come forward, saying, “Even a small detail could help the investigation.
“We’re happy, but we’re not satisfied,” said Le May. “We’re happy to receive the (new) information, but we’re not satisfied until we make an arrest and put this person in court and reach a conviction.”
Police welcome any information on the Gatineau police hotline at 819-243-INFO (4636), the confidential Crime Stoppers line at 613-233-TIPS (8477), or by filling out an online form at www.police.gatineau.ca.
ahelmer@postmedia.com
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Police have received a number of calls since staging a news conference on Wednesday in the same Gatineau Park parking lot where Morrisseau’s body was found a decade ago, and that effort to “spark the memories of potential witnesses,” according to spokesman Sgt. Jean-Paul Le May, appears to have worked.
“We did get a certain number of calls, and some of the information we got is very interesting, and will lead to further investigative efforts,” Le May said Friday.
Police said the news conference appears to have “provoked more information” in the cold case after they unsealed several pieces of evidence that had been held back from the public over the course of the 10-year investigation.
Police revealed for the first time on Wednesday that autopsy results showed Morrisseau fought back “vigorously,” and that her killer was likely injured in the Dec. 10, 2006 attack that took her life and that of her unborn child. The 27-year-old mother of three was seven months pregnant.
Police had recovered DNA from the crime scene believed to belong to the suspect, and that evidence was used in part to clear Marc Leduc of the crime. Investigators’ hopes had been raised when Leduc was identified, and later found guilty, of first-degree murder in the deaths of Pamela Kosmack in 2008 and Leeanne Lawson in 2011. The two Ottawa women, like Morrisseau, occasionally worked in the sex trade.
“There was a lot of hope (following Leduc’s arrest), and there were certain similarities with the crimes committed,” said Le May. “Our investigation, not only with DNA, but our thorough investigation concerning Marc Leduc, did not connect with this crime scene.”
Sgt. Jean-Paul Le May talks at a news conference this week about the details of the events leading to the death of Kelly Morrisseau 10 years ago.
Investigators remain focused on their prime suspect, and on Wednesday recirculated a composite sketch of the man who was seen with Morrisseau on the day she was killed, along with a chronological and geographical summary of the case. She was last seen alive getting into the suspect’s car around 4 a.m. on Montfort Street in Vanier, where it is believed the suspect solicited Morrisseau for sex.
Police believe the suspect drove his Oldsmobile — a 1985 to 1990, white or light grey Cutlass Ciera or Calais model — from the crime scene between 4 and 5:40 a.m. that day.
Police acknowledged the car would have been 15 or 20 years old at the time of the crime, and in all likelihood has since been retired from the road.
Police chose not to age the original sketch of the suspect.
“We kept him as he was in 2006,” said Le May, adding “the description of suspect and car is still valid today.”
Police also revealed the car drove on an emergency lane between Promenade de la Gatineau and Boulevard Saint-Raymond, though that lane has since been converted to a pathway. Possibly injured and bleeding, the suspect drove to a strip mall about one km west, dumping unspecified evidence and Morrisseau’s personal items in a creek behind a Tim Hortons, and behind a multiplex theatre nearby at 115 Boulevard du Plateau.
At a news conference this week, police provided details about a suspect in the killing of Kelly Morrisseau 10 years ago.
“The suspect drove around in that sector, and likely stepped out of his vehicle (to discard evidence) more than once in the early hours of Dec. 10,” said Le May, who declined to elaborate on the nature of the items that were recovered, citing the same “strategic reasons” investigators used in their initial decision to hold back the evidence.
Le May said while police were pleased with the potential new leads, they wanted to temper expectations, and continued to encourage those who may have information to come forward, saying, “Even a small detail could help the investigation.
“We’re happy, but we’re not satisfied,” said Le May. “We’re happy to receive the (new) information, but we’re not satisfied until we make an arrest and put this person in court and reach a conviction.”
Police welcome any information on the Gatineau police hotline at 819-243-INFO (4636), the confidential Crime Stoppers line at 613-233-TIPS (8477), or by filling out an online form at www.police.gatineau.ca.
ahelmer@postmedia.com
Twitter.com/helmera
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