Search
for killer continues
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Jennifer Cusworth |
Jean and Terry Cusworth
refuse to give up the search for their daughter’s killer, making yet another
pilgrimage to Kelowna this week to raise awareness.
As each year passes since
the murder of their daughter Jennifer, Jean and Terry Cusworth seem to be more
and more confident the killer will be found.
For each of the past four
years, the Cusworths have returned to Kelowna from their home in Burns Lake to
speak to the community where Jennifer died and where the killer may still be
living.
Last year was the 10th
anniversary of Cusworth’s murder and her family and friends held a special
celebration of life on Swamp Road where her body was found.
Cusworth was at a very
late night party at 1791 Richter St. on Oct. 19, 1993.
Estimates put as many as
300 people through the house that night.
Of the 180 men there, all
but seven have volunteered their DNA for testing and been cleared.
That party was the last
place police are certain Jennifer was seen alive.
She left her purse at the
party and began to walk home at some point.
A cab driver told police
he saw a woman that night and asked if she wanted a ride but she refused.
Police say it was likely
Jennifer but can’t say for certain.
It’s conceivable she
would have refused the ride because a friend had had an altercation with a cab
driver the previous week and she may have been afraid.
Her body was found the
following day in a ditch on Swamp Road.
Cpl. Dean Filipchuk, who
leads the investigation, has described cold cases as like a big jigsaw puzzle
with pieces scattered among hundreds of people.
Police have collected a
bunch of the little pieces but don’t yet have a complete picture. Any piece
someone might have may make all the difference.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police.
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The address of the residence is 911 Borden. This was a rooming house
with several entrances, some private.
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