Christine Marion Jessop

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Christine Marion Jessop

Birth
Queensville, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Death
3 Oct 1984 (aged 9)
Queensville, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Burial
Queensville, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada GPS-Latitude: 44.1438789, Longitude: -79.4545898
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Christine was a 9 year old school girl in Queensville, Ontario, Canada who was abducted from her home in October 1984. Her body was found almost 3 months about 50 kilometers from her home. She was reportedly gone to the store to buy some bubblegum. She had been beaten and raped. Even though her abductor has never been found, she has not been forgotten. In 2001, they dedicated a tree in her honour near Queensvillie Public School, the school she attended.

In October of 2020, the Toronto Police Service announced that Christine Jessop's killer was found with the use of forensic genetic genealogy. This solve was a partnership between the Toronto Police Service, Othram Inc, and Redgrave Research Forensic Services.
Christine was a 9 year old school girl in Queensville, Ontario, Canada who was abducted from her home in October 1984. Her body was found almost 3 months about 50 kilometers from her home. She was reportedly gone to the store to buy some bubblegum. She had been beaten and raped. Even though her abductor has never been found, she has not been forgotten. In 2001, they dedicated a tree in her honour near Queensvillie Public School, the school she attended.

In October of 2020, the Toronto Police Service announced that Christine Jessop's killer was found with the use of forensic genetic genealogy. This solve was a partnership between the Toronto Police Service, Othram Inc, and Redgrave Research Forensic Services.

Bio by: Sue Modolo


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JESSOP

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
CHRISTINE MARION
NOV. 29, 1974 - OCT. 3, 1984
DEAR DAUGHTER OF
ROBERT & JANET JESSOP
SISTER OF KENNETH

OUR LITTLE GIRL WAS TAKEN
FROM OUR LOVE AND CARE.
TRUE. HER LOVE SHE WILL ALWAYS SHARED.