Found Deceased Canada - Thelma Krull, 58, Winnipeg MB, 11 July 2015 #2

[Kaley Smith]

Homicide – Thelma Krull: C15-145099 | City of Winnipeg

Homicide – Thelma Krull: C15-145099​

July 11th 2025, marks 10 years since the disappearance and homicide of Thelma Krull, below is a statement released on behalf of the Historical Homicide Unit:

The Winnipeg Police Service wants to thank our community — all of you — for the hundreds of tips and useful information you have provided to us over the past 10 years. Despite thousands of hours of work that’s gone into this investigation by both our agency and the RCMP, it sadly remains unsolved. We have explored many investigative avenues and leads, and are here again today asking for your help. The case remains open and active and we will continue to investigate all tips submitted to our agency. We believe the answer is still out there, and we are hopeful that with the help of the community we can find justice for Thelma Krull and her family.

Thelma had gone for a walk on July 11, 2015, at 7:23 a.m., and is believed to have walked from her residence in the Grassie Boulevard area to the Civic Park/Kildonan East Collegiate area arriving at approximately 8:00 a.m. Investigators would later recover several items in this area that belonged to Thelma, including her glasses and mobile phone.


On Oct 27, 2018, Thelma’s remains were found by a hunter in a wooded area southeast of Winnipeg. This area is located east of Highway 12 and north of Highway 1, in the rural municipality of Taché. Investigators believe this location is significant and that the suspect was familiar with this area and may live, work or is somehow connected to this location and had a reason to be there.



At the time of her disappearance Thelma was described as a white female, about 5’4” tall, 170 pounds and short dyed blonde hair with a purple streak. Thelma was last seen wearing:

- A red/orange t-shirt (bright-coloured)

- ¾-length black Capri style pants

- A black fanny pack

- Tan/brown hiking-style boots/shoes

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We continue to ask anyone with information that hasn't yet spoken with investigators to come forward. Members of the Historical Homicide Unit can be contacted directly at 204-986-6051 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477) or winnipegcrimestoppers.org.

I agree the killer had to be familiar with the area where the body was taken. Could be someone from the St. Anne and Steinbach area or someone who had hunted in that bush/forest. Could one person have the strength to take her body there? or had it been dismembered? So many unanswered questions. There were construction workers on a road project further down Concordia but not working at that time. I wish I had a list of Concordia Hospital employees and patients' visitors who were from the area where the remains were found. It was such a very hot and humid morning, not many people were out and about jogging or playing tennis nearby. Btw, I am very sure it was not her husband for many reasons, and the police are too.

 

[ZaZara]

I find it hard to believe that it has been 10 years already!

Read through thread 1 and stumbled upon details from 2017 that I hadn't remembered:

- Investigators believe that on July 11, 2015, shortly after she arrived at Civic Park at approx 8:00 a.m. she was involved in a physical altercation with a male and was forcibly removed from the area.

- Investigators further believe Thelma was observed with this male in the area of Kimberly Ave. and Grey St. and that she appeared to be in distress.

On July 11, 2015 this male would have had access to a residence in the immediate vicinity of Civic Park and specifically the area near Kimberly Ave. and Grey St. where he was last seen with Thelma KRULL. This male may have been living in the area.

Found Deceased - Canada - Thelma Krull, 58, Winnipeg MB, 11 July 2015

With a description of the perp, the possibilty of a house or lodging nearby, the time of day and the location in Taché where the remains were found, why does it take so long to figure it all out? Did they knock on doors and start asking questions? My AI friend GROK says that there is no explicit mention of canvassing in the Valley Gardens area (where she disappeared) or the Rural Municipality of Taché (where her remains were found).