Odette Pinard: Abattue au poste il y a 20 ans
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''20 years ago today, Agent Odette Pinard was shot dead in the middle of a Montreal police station. Still unsolved, this murder left a gaping wound in the hearts of the victim's parents.
“Even if they find the culprit, it won't alleviate what I feel: absence. At each family reunion, the little one is no longer there, ”drops the policeman's father, reached by phone at his home in Quebec.
The pain is still sharp for Yvon Pinard and his wife Madeleine Dupont, two decades after the death of their daughter.
They only have unforgettable memories of her. And a photo accompanying a medal of the young woman on the wall of their kitchen.
Odette Pinard was assassinated on November 27, 1995, behind the counter at the community station in Cartierville, north of Montreal. There are only two women who have been killed on duty in the history of the Montreal police.
The mother of two, who had just returned from leave, was replacing a colleague''.
''A suspect entered, shot her in the head and left without a trace.
The 30-year-old policewoman didn't even have time to draw her gun. It was 4 p.m.''
''Who was Odette Pinard?
- 30 years
- Originally from Quebec
- Married to a policeman
- Mother of two
- Police officer for 10 years at the Montreal Urban Community
No protection
There was no bulletproof glass in front of the counter, no bars. There was no camera in the room.
No one witnessed the scene. It was a citizen who discovered the agent inanimate at her office a few minutes later.
Yvon and Madeleine Pinard learned of the death of their youngest daughter on the 6 p.m. newscast.
“They announced that a policewoman had just died murdered. We knew very well that it was Odette, she was the only woman to work in this position, ”says Mr. Pinard, suppressing a sob.''
''March 1996: The composite of a potential suspect is made public. He is a man between 45-50 years old, tall and thin, with wavy white hair.''
''Hypotheses studied
- Revenge against the police
- Personal revenge
- Street gang initiation
- Hatred of women or authority
- Intimidation of law enforcement
- Diversion to commit theft elsewhere''
''To date, investigators believe that it was the uniform that was targeted, and not policewoman Pinard personally.''