CANADA Canada- Kim Stolberg, 21, fatally stabbed by stranger @ family’s engineering business office, Richmond, B.C., 4 December, 1985, *New initiative*.

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Richmond RCMP renews appeal for information in 1985 homicide of Kim Stolberg

Richmond RCMP’s Road Safety Unit (RSU) closed out December with a focus on impaired driving and pedestrian safety, issuing hundreds of violation tickets and preventing a near miss at one of Richmond’s busiest intersections.

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January 29, 2026
''File Number: 85-32442
Forty years after the homicide of 21-year-old Kim Stolberg, Richmond RCMP is renewing its appeal to the public for information that could identify whoever is responsible for her death.

On Wednesday, December 4, 1985, shortly after 8:00 p.m., 21-year-old Kim Dianne Stolberg was on the phone with her sister at her family’s office in Richmond, B.C., discussing plans for a surprise anniversary party for their parents. During the call, Kim told her sister that someone had entered the office whom she didn’t recognize and placed her sister on hold. She never returned to the phone.

Just before 9:00 p.m., Kim was discovered stabbed to death inside the building located along the 7900-block of River Road.

Kim was described by those who knew her as a quiet and caring young woman who loved animals and enjoyed horseback riding. She lived with her parents in Surrey and worked part-time at her family’s engineering business in Richmond. An experienced equestrian, Kim’s parents reported she had told them earlier in the evening that she was going to visit her horse, which was boarded in the Southlands area.

“Forty years have passed, but our commitment to finding answers for Kim and her family has not diminished,” says Staff Sergeant Gene Hsieh, Richmond RCMP Major Crime Commander. “Someone out there knows something. We have investigative tools today that we didn’t have in 1985. Even a small detail, remembered now, could be the key to finding whoever was responsible for Kim’s death.”

An investigator with Richmond RCMP’s Serious Crime Unit has been reviewing the file using modern tools including advances in forensic technology and a digitized case record.

“This remains an active, ongoing investigation, and we’re applying every contemporary tool we have,” says Corporal Carlen Oates. “But we still need the public’s help. If you remember anything from that time, please reach out. A single tip can make all the difference.”

New video appeal released''​

 

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B.C. RCMP renew appeal for information in woman’s 1985 murder

Forty years after a woman was found stabbed to death in Richmond, B.C., Mounties say their commitment to bringing the killer to justice “has not diminished.”

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January 29, 2026
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''On the evening of Dec. 5, 1985, Kim Dianne Stolberg, 21, was on the phone with her sister talking about plans to throw a surprise party for their parents’ wedding anniversary.

“During the call, Kim told her sister that someone had entered the office whom she didn’t recognize and placed her sister on hold. She never returned to the phone,” the Richmond RCMP said in an appeal for information Thursday.

Less than an hour after putting her sister on hold, Stolberg was found dead in the office where she worked part-time for her family’s engineering business on the 7900 block of River Road, according to authorities.

Police say a detective with the Major Crimes Unit has been reviewing the file, using “contemporary tools” to try to make a break in the case.''