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Suspect reportedly
seen at Argyle field,

sighting unconfirmed
NORTH YANCOUVER RCMP and
West Vancouver Police have been
inundated with calls this week ss
rumors abeund that the Abbotsford
murderer wilh strike on the North

By Michael Becker
and Anna Marie D'Angelo

“TD think it is because the investigation is so
high profile in the media right now and it is
obviously sourcing people are very concerned

“said: North Vancouver RCMP Const.
Catherine Galliford.

The North Vancouver RCMP received
approximaicly $0 calls on Wednesday alone on
the issue. Police have investigated all reported
sightings. She stressed none of the investigated
reports have been confirmed as involving the

“ murder suspect.

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since Tuesday by |
callers concerned
about the killer.

“We've lost -
track. It Tooks
like it) started
with a fan-out
call by a soccer |
club,” said West}
Vancouver Police — |
Sgt Barry |
Nickerson. “Our
concen is, that
people dont go
into bat
taode, [1's cass ta
get whipped up
into if frenay
under these cir
cumstances”

Abbotsford teenager Tanya Sriith was brutal
fy murdered and her friend Misty Cockerill
remains in hospital after being beaten by a killer
two weeks ago. The attacker was @ stranger to
the girls, according to police.

Last week the suspect phoned Abbotstord
Police to say he will strike again. He attempted
an abduction of a woman in East Vancouver 4
few day's later.

COMPOSITE DRAWING
of Abbotsford murder
suspect.

North Vancouver resident Merv Duggan,
whose daughter's 1993 murder remains
unsolved, attended — Stnith’s funeral in
Abbotsford,

“ve never seen such demoralized people as
they were.” said Duggan on Thursday.

“There was a bunch of kids there ‘in front of
ine in the church who were crying from the
beginning until they teft. It was really rough to
watch the mother and father,” said Duggan who
is associated “sith CAVEAT, a victini support
and rights group.

CAVEAT apposes the statutory carly release

“of murderers.

Meanwhile North Vancouver District 14
School assistant to the superintendent: Keith
Denley said potice were called when the suspect
was reportedly observed ata soccer field at Lynn
Valley's Argyle secondary earlier this week.

“OF course we had calls fromthe schools and
the superintendent advised the RCMB." said
Denley.

Abbotsford) Police Const. Jules “Tessaroto
said Abbotsiord Police have received more than
1,000 tips from as fur way as Montreal and
‘Toronto concerning the suspect. ;

“One of the things that happened out here is

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