1 Sept. 18-19, 2005
Police confirm body of missing Ottawa teenager found
Last Updated Mon, 19 Sep 2005 21:03:52 EDT
CBC News
18岁的高中女生Jennifer Teague晚上打工结束后在hiking trail被害
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/09/19/Teague-body-found0919.html
Ottawa Police confirmed Monday that a body found near a hiking trail, just steps from a frequently used parking lot, is that of eighteen-year-old Jennifer Teague who disappeared on her way home from work Sept. 8.
An undated handout photo of missing Ottawa-area teenager Jennifer Teague (CP Photo)
The body was found Sunday about five kilometres from the west-end restaurant where Teague was last seen after working the late shift. The body was partly covered by tree branches.
Staff-Sgt. Monique Ackland said the cause of death was not immediately known nor could police reveal whether Teague had been sexually assaulted. Ackland said it'll take extensive forensic testing that could take weeks to obtain more information.
The identification was done through dental records.
Ackland said police are not ruling out the possibility that a serial killer is responsible, but they said it doesn't immediately appear that the Teague case is related to that of twenty-seven-year-old Ardeth Wood, an Ottawa woman who was murdered more than two years ago. Wood's body was discovered near a path in Ottawa's east end. Police have yet to find her killer.
Ackland said "At this point, I must stress that the two investigations do not appear to be related."
As many as 65 police officers continued to search the roadways and the swamp near where Jennifer Teague's body was found.
Ackland said the Teague family asked police to relay their wishes for privacy to the media.
Jennifer Teague was a student at Elizabeth Wyn Wood Alternative School in Ottawa. She is described as a student activist who led an award-winning environmental campaign in the Ottawa area.
Counsellors are being made available to help students at the school cope with the tragic loss.
Jennifer Teague disappeared shortly after heading home late at night from the Wendy's restaurant where she worked. A spokeswoman for Wendy's Canada said the company has a policy that forbids employees from leaving their place of work alone. But unlike some other fast food chains, it does not ensure employees are driven home in taxis or picked up by parents. The fast food chain is reviewing that policy.
2 August 6, 2003
Public urged to help solve student's killing
曾是carleton university 本科生,被害时为 university of waterloo哲学研究生 27岁的Ardeth Wood暑期在ottawa的一条bike ride白天失踪,最后被确认被害。现在两个大学都设有纪念其的fund/scholarship.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20040707/MURDER07/TPNational/Canada
OTTAWA -- The parents of Ardeth Wood made an emotional plea to the public yesterday to help solve the killing of their only daughter, 11 months to the day that the 27-year-old student disappeared on a bike ride along a popular cycling path in Ottawa.
Brenden and Catherine Wood appeared at a news conference at the city's police headquarters next to an enlarged black-and-white photograph of their daughter and under a composite drawing of the man police suspect in one of the nation's capital's most brazen unsolved slayings.
"My husband and I are here today to ask the person who knows or thinks they know who killed our daughter to contact the police," Catherine Wood said as her husband sat silently by her side.
"We think of Ardeth every day. We miss her and miss being able to talk to her," she said, her voice cracking with emotion. "Ardeth, our first-born and only daughter, was good, kind, beautiful, lovely and lovable.
"She was a dutiful daughter and a loving and supporting sister. Yet she was forced to face death alone," she said. "We believe that someone in Ottawa, a relative or friend, knows who committed this unconscionable crime. We urge you to contact the police so they prevent a similar fate befalling another innocent person."
Ms. Wood, a University of Waterloo PhD student and aspiring philosophy professor, was visiting her parents when she decided to take a bike ride on Aug. 6. Her body was found five days later in a creek near the cycling path.
Yesterday, police appealed to a mystery caller in the case to come forward and announced a $50,000 reward -- the largest the force has ever posted -- for any information leading to an arrest in the case, which has already generated nearly 4,000 tips from the public.
Investigators also released photographs of a pair of sunglasses found at the scene of the crime believed to belong to the killer.
Staff Sergeant Randy Whisker released few details about the mystery call to the department two days after Ms. Wood's disappearance but said it is considered integral to the case.
"It was a male caller. The call was received on Aug. 8. It was a Friday afternoon. It was prior to the body of Ardeth being discovered. It was a very specific call. It was short but it was specific in some details. We would like to speak to that person again."
When asked whether police believe the caller is the suspect, Staff Sgt. Whisker said: "That's not for me to say. I can't discuss with you the nature of the phone call."
Police describe the killer as a sexual predator who was cycling the path attempting to lure other women. After Ms. Wood's disappearance, police received reports of 24 sightings that had occurred between mid-June and Aug. 7, the day after she went missing.
The man is described as being in his early 20s to early 30s, 5 foot 10 to 6 feet tall, athletic, tanned with sandy blond to light brown hair and facial hair on his chin. He was also reported to have a tattoo resembling a thunderbird on his left shoulder.
"We're not at a dead end by any means," Staff Sgt. Whisker said. "Everybody should keep in mind that that person that we're looking for is most likely tracking this investigation and watching and listening to everything we have to say."
Police are appealing to friends or relatives -- anybody close to the suspect -- who may know something to come forward.
"It's not a matter of this person ever saying, 'Well, I'll never do this again so don't give me up or don't tell anybody,' " Staff Sgt. Whisker said. "This person's a sexual predator. He will do something again."
Police confirm body of missing Ottawa teenager found
Last Updated Mon, 19 Sep 2005 21:03:52 EDT
CBC News
18岁的高中女生Jennifer Teague晚上打工结束后在hiking trail被害
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/09/19/Teague-body-found0919.html
Ottawa Police confirmed Monday that a body found near a hiking trail, just steps from a frequently used parking lot, is that of eighteen-year-old Jennifer Teague who disappeared on her way home from work Sept. 8.
An undated handout photo of missing Ottawa-area teenager Jennifer Teague (CP Photo)
The body was found Sunday about five kilometres from the west-end restaurant where Teague was last seen after working the late shift. The body was partly covered by tree branches.
Staff-Sgt. Monique Ackland said the cause of death was not immediately known nor could police reveal whether Teague had been sexually assaulted. Ackland said it'll take extensive forensic testing that could take weeks to obtain more information.
The identification was done through dental records.
Ackland said police are not ruling out the possibility that a serial killer is responsible, but they said it doesn't immediately appear that the Teague case is related to that of twenty-seven-year-old Ardeth Wood, an Ottawa woman who was murdered more than two years ago. Wood's body was discovered near a path in Ottawa's east end. Police have yet to find her killer.
Ackland said "At this point, I must stress that the two investigations do not appear to be related."
As many as 65 police officers continued to search the roadways and the swamp near where Jennifer Teague's body was found.
Ackland said the Teague family asked police to relay their wishes for privacy to the media.
Jennifer Teague was a student at Elizabeth Wyn Wood Alternative School in Ottawa. She is described as a student activist who led an award-winning environmental campaign in the Ottawa area.
Counsellors are being made available to help students at the school cope with the tragic loss.
Jennifer Teague disappeared shortly after heading home late at night from the Wendy's restaurant where she worked. A spokeswoman for Wendy's Canada said the company has a policy that forbids employees from leaving their place of work alone. But unlike some other fast food chains, it does not ensure employees are driven home in taxis or picked up by parents. The fast food chain is reviewing that policy.
2 August 6, 2003
Public urged to help solve student's killing
曾是carleton university 本科生,被害时为 university of waterloo哲学研究生 27岁的Ardeth Wood暑期在ottawa的一条bike ride白天失踪,最后被确认被害。现在两个大学都设有纪念其的fund/scholarship.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20040707/MURDER07/TPNational/Canada
OTTAWA -- The parents of Ardeth Wood made an emotional plea to the public yesterday to help solve the killing of their only daughter, 11 months to the day that the 27-year-old student disappeared on a bike ride along a popular cycling path in Ottawa.
Brenden and Catherine Wood appeared at a news conference at the city's police headquarters next to an enlarged black-and-white photograph of their daughter and under a composite drawing of the man police suspect in one of the nation's capital's most brazen unsolved slayings.
"My husband and I are here today to ask the person who knows or thinks they know who killed our daughter to contact the police," Catherine Wood said as her husband sat silently by her side.
"We think of Ardeth every day. We miss her and miss being able to talk to her," she said, her voice cracking with emotion. "Ardeth, our first-born and only daughter, was good, kind, beautiful, lovely and lovable.
"She was a dutiful daughter and a loving and supporting sister. Yet she was forced to face death alone," she said. "We believe that someone in Ottawa, a relative or friend, knows who committed this unconscionable crime. We urge you to contact the police so they prevent a similar fate befalling another innocent person."
Ms. Wood, a University of Waterloo PhD student and aspiring philosophy professor, was visiting her parents when she decided to take a bike ride on Aug. 6. Her body was found five days later in a creek near the cycling path.
Yesterday, police appealed to a mystery caller in the case to come forward and announced a $50,000 reward -- the largest the force has ever posted -- for any information leading to an arrest in the case, which has already generated nearly 4,000 tips from the public.
Investigators also released photographs of a pair of sunglasses found at the scene of the crime believed to belong to the killer.
Staff Sergeant Randy Whisker released few details about the mystery call to the department two days after Ms. Wood's disappearance but said it is considered integral to the case.
"It was a male caller. The call was received on Aug. 8. It was a Friday afternoon. It was prior to the body of Ardeth being discovered. It was a very specific call. It was short but it was specific in some details. We would like to speak to that person again."
When asked whether police believe the caller is the suspect, Staff Sgt. Whisker said: "That's not for me to say. I can't discuss with you the nature of the phone call."
Police describe the killer as a sexual predator who was cycling the path attempting to lure other women. After Ms. Wood's disappearance, police received reports of 24 sightings that had occurred between mid-June and Aug. 7, the day after she went missing.
The man is described as being in his early 20s to early 30s, 5 foot 10 to 6 feet tall, athletic, tanned with sandy blond to light brown hair and facial hair on his chin. He was also reported to have a tattoo resembling a thunderbird on his left shoulder.
"We're not at a dead end by any means," Staff Sgt. Whisker said. "Everybody should keep in mind that that person that we're looking for is most likely tracking this investigation and watching and listening to everything we have to say."
Police are appealing to friends or relatives -- anybody close to the suspect -- who may know something to come forward.
"It's not a matter of this person ever saying, 'Well, I'll never do this again so don't give me up or don't tell anybody,' " Staff Sgt. Whisker said. "This person's a sexual predator. He will do something again."
