CANADA Canada - Irene Pearson, 31, Winnipeg, 16 Nov 1979

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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...-murder-of-real-estate-agent/article30449374/

Winnipeg police are asking for help solving the 36-year-old murder of a real-estate agent.

Irene Pearson was stabbed several times in November 1979 in the basement of a show home. Sgt. John O’Donovan says police suspect the 31-year-old was showing the home to someone she thought was a potential client.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manit...icide-historic-real-estate-winnipeg-1.3634297

Winnipeg police have released a video they hope jogs the memory of Winnipeggers and leads to tips in the nearly four-decade-old homicide of real estate agent Irene Pearson...

A new piece of information released Tuesday is that police believe one of the last people to be in the house with Pearson drove a red or blue newer-model Plymouth Volare or Dodge Aspen...

The Pearson case went cold until 2007, when new information was gleaned from DNA samples gathered at the scene of the crime. The DNA, however, did not provide enough evidence to identify a suspect.
 
Does LE have access to the "indecent" telephone recordings?

Retired officer's inquiries may have kick-started 1979 Winnipeg homicide cold case
'The timing is very curious'

Retired officer's inquiries may have kick-started 1979 Winnipeg homicide cold case
By: Katie May | Posted: 09/22/2020 ''

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/irene-pearson-former-roommate-hopes-new-plea-1.3635530
June 14, 2016 rbbm.

''A former roommate of homicide victim Irene Pearson hopes new information released by Winnipeg police on Tuesday will finally help solve the case.

Irene Pearson was 31-years-old when her body was found in the basement of a show home on Kinver Avenue on the morning of November 16, 1979.

Police have said Pearson, who was working as a realtor, was hit in the head several times with a blunt object and stabbed repeatedly in the chest.''

''At a news conference investigators revealed for the first time that it's believed one of the last people to be in the house with Pearson drove a red or blue newer-model Plymouth Volare or Dodge Aspen.''

''In the time leading up to her death Pearson had told friends she received a series of indecent phone calls and recorded some of them.

Giesbrecht remembers Pearson as a person who always had several circles of friends. ''
 
Nov 2007 rbbm.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/mani...cene-of-decades-old-winnipeg-slaying-1.651102

"What we're saying is we have DNA evidence. We're not going to disclose anything further about that," said Det.-Const. John Lutz.

"We feel now, with this DNA, that we can move forward on this investigation again, so we're going to continue to do that."

''Pearson had been assigned to work in a Castlewood Homes show home at the corner of Kinver Avenue and Cropo Bay from 1 to 9 p.m. on Nov. 15.

She was last seen around 6:30 p.m. by two neighbourhood youths. A prospective homebuyer had made an appointment for 7 p.m., but found only a note on the door saying, "back in 19 minutes."
''People living in a home adjoining the one where her body was found told police they had heard a door open and close next door around 6:40 p.m., then again around 7:10 p.m. They said they did not hear a struggle or fight in the house'''

''An inexpensive silver cross and chain with a broken clasp was found near Pearson's body; police determined it did not belong to her and suggested it might have been pulled off the killer in a struggle.

Police have described Pearson as an attractive young divorcee who moved in "a variety of different social circles," noting she was part-owner of a racehorse, put her three dogs in shows and "dabbled in soft drugs."

''Police have suggested this inexpensive silver cross on a chain with a broken clasp found near Pearson's body may have belonged to her killer. ((Winnipeg Police))
''She had told friends she had received a series of indecent phone calls in the months prior to her death and had recorded some of them, one involving a man who identified himself as Carl. On the Winnipeg Police "cold case" website, investigators said they had not determined Carl's identity.

Police have said they believed the force used in Pearson's murder "may be indicative of punishment or retaliation for a real or perceived wrong," and suggested Pearson may had a connection with the killer, or that the killer may have been a sexual predator who killed his victim in a rage.''
 
2016

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/mani...icide-historic-real-estate-winnipeg-1.3634297
rbbm.
''Bill Murray, who was 14 or 15 at the time of Pearson's murder, lived near the murder scene. He believes he and a neighbourhood friend were among the last people to see Pearson alive.

He remembers seeing Pearson walking with a man who was wearing a trench coat and hat. Murray said he only saw her companion from behind.

"I never [saw] his face ... I remember seeing him walking up the street with her and they were pretty close," said Murray.

"I still remember the trench coat and the hat, that's what we told the police."

''The suspect is described as 22-30 years old with an average height and build, medium-length brown hair and possibly a moustache.''

''Since Pearson's death, there have been significant advances in DNA technology. Investigators now want to hear from anyone that may have worked on the construction of the home located on Kinver Avenue in order to assist with the investigation.

As well, anyone with further information regarding the investigation — no matter how significant it might seem — is asked to contact the WPS Historical Homicide Unit at 204-986-3819 or CrimeStoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477).

"Anything that they have to say, we'll listen to it and we'll evaluate it," said Penner.''

 
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