Candace
Wilma’s daughter, Candace, did not return home from school on November 30, 1984. A massive city-wide search for the missing 13-year-old took place until her body was found, tied up and frozen, in an abandoned shack not far from her home on January 17, 1985. The case remained unsolved for 22 years. A person was charged with her murder in May 2007.
For official details regarding Candace's story, see Winnipeg Crime Stoppers: The Candace Derksen Murder.
Updates
- Dates for the preliminary hearing have been set. They are February 16, 2009 - March 6, 2009.