Christine Jessop
| Christine Jessop | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Other names | Christine Marion Jessop |
| Known for | Her abduction, rape and murder were unsolved for 35 years |
Christine Jessop was a nine-year-old Canadian girl from Queensville, Ontario, who was abducted, raped, and murdered in October 1984.[1] Her body was found about 50 km from her home, in Durham Region on New Year's Eve of the same year.
Jessop's mother and elder brother, Kenney, had traveled to a detention centre where her father Bob was in custody.[2] Her mother thought that, at nine-years-old, Christine was too young to visit the detention centre, and had been left behind, on her own.
Jessop's murder led to one of Canada's most famous wrongful conviction cases.[1][3] Guy Paul Morin was initially convicted of the crime, and then exonerated by DNA evidence in 1995.[4] A public inquiry into the case led to significant alterations of how Police investigated murders, in Canada.
On October 15, 2020, police officials announced that using a new technique for tracing criminals through the DNA of their relatives they had concluded Jessop was killed by Calvin Hoover.[1] Hoover was a friend and neighbour of her family, and had visited the Jessop home.[5][6][7][8]
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External links
- Ontario Attorney General Report Titled: Commission on Proceedings Involving Guy Paul Morin
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