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December 19, 1986 News 985-2131 Clas: ution 986-1337 76 pages 25¢

" : me ; : . a : ° NEWS photo Terry Patera
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WOMEN

‘nristmas holidays. Look fur to-

POLICE ARE trying to identify two women whose remains
were found in an isolated North Vancouver bush area Sun-

day and Monday.

North Vancouver RCMP Cpl.
Frank Mogridge said an autopsy
report released Thursday conclud-
ed beth women found near
Seymour Provincial Park were in
their early 20s. But, he said, police
are not releasing any other infor-
mation regarding the women's
descriptions at this time.

Its not known yet how the
women died and the precise time
of death, he said

Staff Sgt. Tom Hill said police
are looking at the possibility that
one killer is responsible for the two
deaths, but he said at this point
that scenario has not been preven,

ONE KILLER?

“Because (the bodies) were
located together there's a possibili-
ty it was one killer,’” he said.

“But we can’t say for certain
until we get farther down the road
in our investigation.”

Mogridge said the autopsy
report he'ped narrow down the list
of missing persons, and police are
now checking to see if any in the
local area fit the description of the
women,

Police also plan to check the
missing persons list nationwide, if
necessary.

“‘We could end up, as time goes
by, liaisoning with all police forces
in North America if it comes to
that,”’ said Mogridge.

Seattle’s Green River Task Force
has been in contact with North
Vancouver RCMP.

MYSTERY DEATHS

The task force, inititated in June
1984, is investigating the
mysterious deaths of 36 women
believed tinked to one killer. They
are also looking inte the disap-
pearances of 10 Seattle area
women.

Sgt. Robert LaMoria, of the
Green River force, said they

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By KIM PEMBERTON
News Reporter

routinely check with any agency
whenever they hear of a female
homicide case.

“We check to see if there's
anything related, but at this point
there’s no way of knowing because
the RCMP'’s preliminary investiga-
tion is not completed,’’ he said.

LaMoria said the majority of
victims in Seattle were women in
their 20s, and prostitutes.

“You have to realize prostitutes
are very easy prey, and a number
of killers are out there,’’ he said.

Mogridge said it is not known
whether the women found in
North Vancouver were prostitutes.

“There’s nothing {to associate
this particular crime scene with the
(Seattle killings),’’ he said.

FOUND NUDE

The first North Vancouver vic-
tim was found nude Sunday by a
man searching for a Christmas
tree, off Indian River Road near
Seymour Provincial Park.

When police searched the area
the next day they found the
skeletal remains of a second
woman in a shallow grave, 20-fcet
from the first victim.

Police said the first woman was
dumped there about two weeks to
a month ago, while the second
woman was there for a substantial-
ly longer time.

Police said a freshly-cut tree was
in the vicinity and asked whoever
was in the area to call police.

All 20 officers from the RCMP
detachment’s general investigation
section are working on the case.

Mogridge explained with any
serious crime case the time follow-
ing the discovery is extremely im-
portant.

“This case is a priority with our
office. so members have been
reassigned (to the case).””

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