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In 1992, Corinne Goofsipsen was 6 years old. She had spiky blonde hair which earned her the nickname punky.

Corinne was 3 feet 10 inches tall and weighed just under 40 pounds.

On September 6th, she went outside to play with her friend Lindsay. That's what kids did in the 90s.

Her yard had a fence around it, though I'm not sure why.

Because on that same day, Corinne went missing. She'd been taken and no one knew who the culprit was or why they had chosen Corinne.

Police knew time was important in a kidnapping case. The longer it took to find the perpetrator, the less likely they were to find the child unharmed.

Two days later, Corinne's body was found, discarded like garbage in a parking lot.

Fear and anger and despair filled the community.

And the police were under so much pressure to find the killer.

Investigators think it's possible that Corinne had been taken by her uncle.

But could it have been someone else?

From A&E, this is Cold Case Files the Podcast.

I'm Brooke and here's the esteemed Bill Curtis with the classic case snatched.

It was a quiet morning. There wasn't much happening in the Northeast District of Edmonton, which is the district that we were working.

This call comes in. It was about 1022 that we were actually dispatched.

Dave Whitman is a constable for the Edmonton Police Service.

On the Sunday morning, he and his partner rolled to Rundle Park Village, where a six-year-old named Corinne, Ponky Gustafson, has gone missing.

My first thoughts were, come on now. It's a quiet morning. Perhaps this little girl went to the local police station.

I think it's a good idea to go to the police station.

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