092 - The Abduction and Murder of Christine Jessop

Trace Evidence

Steven Pacheco

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.7 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2019

⏱️ 71 minutes

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On October 3rd, 1984, nine year old Christine Jessop vanished from the streets of Queensville, Ontario. For months searchers looked everywhere, but no trace could be found. Sadly, on New Years Eve, they made the horrifying discovery of her remains.

While police zeroed in on a suspect, a lot of questions were being ignored. When that suspect was officially charged, police told the public they had caught the killer. After years of legal wrangling, DNA evidence finally exonerated their suspect.

A decade after Christine’s murder, the first real investigation began. However, so much time had passed and so much information had been ignored, it was almost too insurmountable to overcome.

Now, thirty-five years later, Christine’s killer still walks free while a smile of his DNA is in the hands of police. Will the killer ever be caught or will Christine’s family perpetually wonder who took the beautiful nine year old from them?

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0:20.0	The following episode examines a case involving a child under the age of 10.
0:24.8	Some details may be disturbing to listeners.
0:27.8	Listener discretion is advised.
0:37.9	Nine-year-old Christine Jessup was bright, bubbly, and full of life.
0:42.3	She enjoyed spending time with her pet dog, running around outside, climbing trees,
0:47.2	playing baseball, and riding her prized bike.
0:50.8	On the afternoon of October 3, 1984, all of that was stolen from her.
0:56.6	After arriving home from school, Christine headed to a local store to buy some gum,
1:01.6	one of her favorite things.
1:03.3	She never returned home and the last people to see her were those passing by the store,
1:08.4	making note of a sweet little girl carrying a plastic recorder.
1:12.9	Groups of police and local volunteers came together for an extensive search,
1:17.4	but nothing could be found.
1:19.4	While Christine remained missing, authorities began closing in on a potential suspect,
1:24.7	a somewhat quiet and withdrawn 23-year-old neighbor.
1:28.4	When Christine's remains were recovered nearly three months after her disappearance,
1:33.2	that neighbor became the prime suspect.
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