CANADA CANADA - Katherine Wilson, 12, Kirland Lake, ON, 20 October 1970 *B. Manion guilty*

[MeoW333]

"It appears to have been a botched small-town police investigation that led the Ontario Provincial Police to first reopen - and then charge someone in - the case of a little girl's mysterious disappearance 38 years ago. Earlier this week in London, Ont., OPP detectives arrested and charged Barry Vincent Manion with the first-degree murder and abduction of 12-year-old Katherine May Wilson, known as Kathy to her family, of Kirkland Lake in Northern Ontario.
Now 60, Mr. Manion is slated to appear in court today in nearby Haileybury."
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090109.COUSIN09/TPStory/Comment

"KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. -- On a warm October night in 1970, a northern Ontario girl went missing after a trip to the local store and post office. Katherine Wilson, 12, was never seen again after that night in Kirkland Lake, a gold mining town of about 8,500.
On Wednesday, Ontario Provincial Police from Kirkland Lake charged a 60- year-old London, Ont., man, Barry Manion, with first-degree murder in the girl's disappearance.
Manion, due in court in nearby Haileybury on Friday, is also charged with abducting a person under 14 years.
Little was immediately known about the London man, but police expected to have more to say on the case today.
Father to face sentencing circle over girls' deaths."
http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1378533

Wasn't sure if this was in cold cases or not, i did a search and couldn't come up with anything for "Katherine Wilson".
I'm glad they were able to catch her killer, especially with 38 years that had passed. :behindbar

 

[CarrieBean]

This past October, there was an appeal for information to help solve the case of missing Katherine. An award was offered. I'm guessing someone came forward. I'm glad her family finally has some answers.

http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/full_story.asp?StoryNumber=35191

 

[CyberLaw]

They reopened the case in 2006, so I am not sure if the reqard money would be claimed.

I am just very glad that after all this time, the family will have justice for this little girl.

Her mother and family never lost hope that someone would be charged and arrested with the crime.

Now hopefully the criminal may be able to tell the family where her body is so they can give her a proper funeral.

But after all this time, I am hoping that she can be found.

Great work on behalf of the OPP, this is great news to start the new year with.

 

[Kat]

http://www.timminspress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1477845

Sentenced to life in prison for a nearly 40-year-old child murder three days ago, a London man was found hanged in his cell at a provincial jail early Friday.

Barry Manion, 61, had pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree murder in the 1970 slaying of 12-year-old Katherine May Wilson on the outskirts of Kirkland Lake.

 

[Bobbisangel]

What a coward :loser:

 

[Trino]

He may have been a coward, but he saved the province money.

 

[Jaanniss]

Death at the Monteith Correctional

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[iulia]

ONTARIO COLD CASE: Conviction registered but child's body still missing

Despite the guilty verdict in this case, Leppert said the case still remains open, as Kathy’s remains have never been found.

“We aren’t continuing to investigate because we have a guilty verdict,” said Leppert. “The likelihood is all but nil that we will find remains based on the evidence we have. But if we were to be presented with good evidence we would follow-up on that. But we believe we did an exhaustive search. Barry’s memory had faded somewhat with time, the area had been logged with heavy equipment and the road had been moved where he had committed the murder.”

 

[Jaanniss]

OPP Video Series Focuses on Historical and Unsolved Cases - Kathy Wilson

 

[Pennysmom1]

Such a sad case...I pray someday Katherine's remains are recovered.

Where Can We Find Katherine May Wilson?

Katherine was last seen on October 20, 1970

someonesawsomething.ca

Katherine May Wilson
Alias: Kathy
Missing since: October 20, 1970
Missing from: Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada
Date of Birth: September 18, 1958
Age at Disappearance: 12 years
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Indigenous
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair: Black, Curly, Shoulder length
Height: 145 cm / 4 ft 9 in
Weight: 48 kgs / 106 lbs
Physical Build: Medium
Complexion: Dark
Katherine was last seen wearing: A blue blouse; red, bell-bottom pants, with a white, flower design. Brown shoes
Details About Katherine’s Case: Katherine was last seen walking home from a convenience store on Harvey Kirkland Road, where she was getting groceries for her mother. She was carrying groceries home, possibly in paper bags. Bags containing 2 loaves of bread, a can of milk, 1 box of instant potatoes, 3 packs of “Mark Ten” cigarettes and 1 package of “Schneiders Red Hot” weiners. She’d called her mother before 5:00pm that same day. Katherine’s sisters were going to meet up with her while she was walking home, but Katherine never showed up.

Barry Vincent Manion, Katherine’s distant cousin, was arrested for involvement in her disappearance on January 9, 2009. He resided in Kirkland Lake and was employed at a car dealership when Katherine went missing. Barry also had a history of sexually abusing Katherine. He told authorities that he offered Katherine a ride home, but drove her to a wooded area instead to rape her. Katherine refused to have sex with him and ran off, but Barry caught up and choked her to death so she would stop screaming. He left her body in the woods.

On March 11, 2009, Barry pleaded guilty to second degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole for ten years. He committed suicide by hanging himself and was found dead in his cell two days later.

Katherine’s body has never been recovered. Extensive searches have failed to locate her.

2658DFON - Katherine May Wilson

Identifiers​

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

 

[Pennysmom1]

Katherine Wilson, Murdered in Ontario in 1970 but remains never recovered

A blog about the many missing, murdered, and unidentified Native/Indigenous/Aboriginal women of the United States and Canada. Say Their Names!

www.justicefornativepeople.com

DOB: Unknown, circa 1958
Description: Katherine was 4'9 and 106 pounds. She had short, curly black hair and hazel eyes. She had a medium build and a dark complexion. She was last known to be wearing a synthetic blue sweat shirt, brown shoes with laces, red bell-bottom pants, and a red sweater under a blue sweatshirt.

Tribal Information: Unknown