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Joanne Pedersen, 10, Vanished Without A Trace February 19, 1983, Approx. 10:15 PM Chilliwack, BC. BC1 Ran A Story On It Tonight. .
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Joanne Pedersen, 10, Vanished Without a Trace
By Amanda · 2 min read · UCF #104200148
Page last modified on Wednesday, 14-Dec-2022 11:20:58 EST
COLD CASEJoanne Marie Pedersen
Joanne Pedersen
At the time of her disappearance Joanne Marie Pedersen was ten (10) years old, 4' 6" tall, and weighed eighty five (85) pounds. She had shoulder-length light brown hair and brown eyes. - Global News
Chilliwack, British Columbia - On February 19, 1983, at approximately 8:15 pm, Joanne Marie Pedersen, 10, went missing from the Penny Pincher Store near the corner of Vedder Road and Watson Road in the Vedder Crossing area of Chilliwack, BC., after a trivial argument with her sister, who was then 11.
According to The Globe and Mail, the spat occurred while the girls were walking home from the mall with their 14-year-old cousin. Joanne's mother and stepfather were at a nearby Legion hall, Constable Lea-Anne Dunlop of the Upper Fraser Valley detachment said.
Her sister and cousin ran ahead and, as a prank, locked Joanne out of the house. Joanne tried for a few minutes to get in. But it was cold and raining, Constable Dunlop said, and she went to a corner store close to the house to phone her parents. By the time her sister opened the door, Joanne had already left.
Joanne reached the store, but the clerk was busy with other customers. Joanne went outside to use a pay phone. She called the operator for the number at the Legion and then phoned her stepfather, who arranged to pick her up. When he arrived at the store a half-hour later, she was gone.
In 2008, Joanne's mother made an impassioned plea for an unidentified man who was seen with her daughter shortly before she vanished to finally speak to police.
"As a mother, I have suffered very much through the years. I really miss Joanne," Angela Reilly says in an emotional videotaped message distributed by the RCMP.
"She was so happy. She sang a lot," Ms. Reilly says despondently, as she urges the man to contact police. "As a mother, I'm pleading with you to come forward. Please do that for me."
Police say Joanne was last seen with an adult man at a telephone booth. The man was described as Caucasian, approximately 20 to 30 years old, 5'6" to 5'7" in height, slim to medium build, with light to dark hair that was below the ears. He was clean shaven and wearing a dark jacket.
Initially, the unidentified man was painted in a negative light, Constable Dunlop said. But after consulting with a behavioural scientist, police now believe the man last seen with Joanne was there to help her. "Our hope is that the individual will know we understand he was trying to help and will come forward to talk to police," she said.
In 2011, an anonymous letter was sent to the Chilliwack RCMP about Joanne's disappearance, but while it generated lots of tips, her case remains a mystery. They believe the man is still somewhere in the Fraser Valley and aware of the media coverage, Constable Dunlop said.
Read More: Unsolved cold cases under criminal investigations in Canada
Joanne's family did not want to speak to the media about their ordeal, the constable added. A re-enactment of the incident, staged by the Chilliwack RCMP and Crime Stoppers, is on YouTube.
If you have any information regarding this case please contact the Chilliwack RCMP Community Policing Office, Serious Crime Unit, at 1-604-792-4611 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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Chilliwack RCMP have partnered with Crime Stoppers to create a re-enactment of the night Jo-Anne Maria Pedersen disappeared. This investigation is a top priority of the Chilliwack RCMP Serious Crime Unit, and we are confident that the mystery behind Jo-Anne's disappearance can be solved. We know Jo-Anne was seen by several witnesses with a male in the phone booth outside the Penny Pinchers Store where Jo-Anne was last seen. We believe this individual was trying to help Jo-Anne that night. We also believe he still lives in the Fraser Valley Area of British Columbia and we need to identify him and speek to him to help solve this case. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Chilliwack RCMP at 604-792-4611 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers online at www.chilliwackcrimestoppers.ca or by calling 1-800-222-TIPS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gIJaTLQgB0 One minute 23 second video.
RCMP 'recently' identified witness in 40-year-old B.C. missing person case; still lack answers on what happened
Sunday will mark 40 years since the disappearance of Joanne Pederson.Sunday will mark 40 years since the disappearance of Joanne Pederson.
Ian Holliday
Ian Holliday
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Updated Feb. 18, 2023 11:21 a.m. PST
Published Feb. 18, 2023 7:00 a.m. PST
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Sunday will mark 40 years since the disappearance of a 10-year-old girl in Chilliwack, and local Mounties say they have "not lost hope" that they will find out what happened to her.
Joanne Pederson, also known as Jo-Anne Pederson, called her parents from a phone booth at the Penny Pinchers store near the corner of Vedder and Watson roads in Chilliwack on the night of Feb. 19, 1983.
The 10-year-old asked her parents to come pick her up, as she had been locked out of their nearby home.
"By the time her parents arrived at the store, Joanne was gone," Chilliwack RCMP said in a statement Friday, ahead of the 40th anniversary of her disappearance.
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"She has not been seen or heard from since."
In the past, police said, investigators have asked the public for help identifying an unknown man seen in the phone booth with Pederson prior to her disappearance.
"Recently, police were able to identify this male and rule him out as a suspect," Mounties said in their statement Friday.
Police had previously suggested they believed the man was helping Pederson, though they had been unable to identify and speak to him.
"The investigation into Joanne’s disappearance has never stopped and continues to be actively pursued," said Cpl. Carmen Kiener, in the statement.
"The Chilliwack RCMP Serious Crime Unit is seeking information from the public that can assist in solving this mystery … If you have any information relating to Joanne’s disappearance please contact the Chilliwack RCMP as we are still hopeful we can provide answers for Joanne’s family."
Anyone with information is asked to call the Chilliwack RCMP at 604-792-4611. Tips can also be provided anonymously via Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/rcmp-recently-identified-witness-in-40-year-old-b-c-missing-person-case-still-lack-answers-on-what-happened-1.6279493 Has a pic of the girl at the time of her disappearance. They say they found the man that joined her in the phone booth with her and talked to her parent in 2012 and cleared him from the case. They don't say how they did that.
https://int-missing.fandom.com/wiki/Joanne_Pedersen
By Amanda · 2 min read · UCF #104200148
Page last modified on Wednesday, 14-Dec-2022 11:20:58 EST
COLD CASEJoanne Marie Pedersen
Joanne Pedersen
At the time of her disappearance Joanne Marie Pedersen was ten (10) years old, 4' 6" tall, and weighed eighty five (85) pounds. She had shoulder-length light brown hair and brown eyes. - Global News
Chilliwack, British Columbia - On February 19, 1983, at approximately 8:15 pm, Joanne Marie Pedersen, 10, went missing from the Penny Pincher Store near the corner of Vedder Road and Watson Road in the Vedder Crossing area of Chilliwack, BC., after a trivial argument with her sister, who was then 11.
According to The Globe and Mail, the spat occurred while the girls were walking home from the mall with their 14-year-old cousin. Joanne's mother and stepfather were at a nearby Legion hall, Constable Lea-Anne Dunlop of the Upper Fraser Valley detachment said.
Her sister and cousin ran ahead and, as a prank, locked Joanne out of the house. Joanne tried for a few minutes to get in. But it was cold and raining, Constable Dunlop said, and she went to a corner store close to the house to phone her parents. By the time her sister opened the door, Joanne had already left.
Joanne reached the store, but the clerk was busy with other customers. Joanne went outside to use a pay phone. She called the operator for the number at the Legion and then phoned her stepfather, who arranged to pick her up. When he arrived at the store a half-hour later, she was gone.
In 2008, Joanne's mother made an impassioned plea for an unidentified man who was seen with her daughter shortly before she vanished to finally speak to police.
"As a mother, I have suffered very much through the years. I really miss Joanne," Angela Reilly says in an emotional videotaped message distributed by the RCMP.
"She was so happy. She sang a lot," Ms. Reilly says despondently, as she urges the man to contact police. "As a mother, I'm pleading with you to come forward. Please do that for me."
Police say Joanne was last seen with an adult man at a telephone booth. The man was described as Caucasian, approximately 20 to 30 years old, 5'6" to 5'7" in height, slim to medium build, with light to dark hair that was below the ears. He was clean shaven and wearing a dark jacket.
Initially, the unidentified man was painted in a negative light, Constable Dunlop said. But after consulting with a behavioural scientist, police now believe the man last seen with Joanne was there to help her. "Our hope is that the individual will know we understand he was trying to help and will come forward to talk to police," she said.
In 2011, an anonymous letter was sent to the Chilliwack RCMP about Joanne's disappearance, but while it generated lots of tips, her case remains a mystery. They believe the man is still somewhere in the Fraser Valley and aware of the media coverage, Constable Dunlop said.
Read More: Unsolved cold cases under criminal investigations in Canada
Joanne's family did not want to speak to the media about their ordeal, the constable added. A re-enactment of the incident, staged by the Chilliwack RCMP and Crime Stoppers, is on YouTube.
If you have any information regarding this case please contact the Chilliwack RCMP Community Policing Office, Serious Crime Unit, at 1-604-792-4611 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
10,369 views Feb 15, 2008
Chilliwack RCMP have partnered with Crime Stoppers to create a re-enactment of the night Jo-Anne Maria Pedersen disappeared. This investigation is a top priority of the Chilliwack RCMP Serious Crime Unit, and we are confident that the mystery behind Jo-Anne's disappearance can be solved. We know Jo-Anne was seen by several witnesses with a male in the phone booth outside the Penny Pinchers Store where Jo-Anne was last seen. We believe this individual was trying to help Jo-Anne that night. We also believe he still lives in the Fraser Valley Area of British Columbia and we need to identify him and speek to him to help solve this case. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Chilliwack RCMP at 604-792-4611 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers online at www.chilliwackcrimestoppers.ca or by calling 1-800-222-TIPS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gIJaTLQgB0 One minute 23 second video.
RCMP 'recently' identified witness in 40-year-old B.C. missing person case; still lack answers on what happened
Sunday will mark 40 years since the disappearance of Joanne Pederson.Sunday will mark 40 years since the disappearance of Joanne Pederson.
Ian Holliday
Ian Holliday
CTVNewsVancouver.ca Reporter
Follow | Contact
Updated Feb. 18, 2023 11:21 a.m. PST
Published Feb. 18, 2023 7:00 a.m. PST
Share
facebooktwitterreddit More share options
Sunday will mark 40 years since the disappearance of a 10-year-old girl in Chilliwack, and local Mounties say they have "not lost hope" that they will find out what happened to her.
Joanne Pederson, also known as Jo-Anne Pederson, called her parents from a phone booth at the Penny Pinchers store near the corner of Vedder and Watson roads in Chilliwack on the night of Feb. 19, 1983.
The 10-year-old asked her parents to come pick her up, as she had been locked out of their nearby home.
"By the time her parents arrived at the store, Joanne was gone," Chilliwack RCMP said in a statement Friday, ahead of the 40th anniversary of her disappearance.
RELATED STORIES
Friends and family of missing Vancouver Island woman renew plea to find her
'I needed to be here': Father of missing woman joins Vancouver Island search
DNA testing of clothing seized in 1993 could still help solve homicide, B.C. judge rules
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"She has not been seen or heard from since."
In the past, police said, investigators have asked the public for help identifying an unknown man seen in the phone booth with Pederson prior to her disappearance.
"Recently, police were able to identify this male and rule him out as a suspect," Mounties said in their statement Friday.
Police had previously suggested they believed the man was helping Pederson, though they had been unable to identify and speak to him.
"The investigation into Joanne’s disappearance has never stopped and continues to be actively pursued," said Cpl. Carmen Kiener, in the statement.
"The Chilliwack RCMP Serious Crime Unit is seeking information from the public that can assist in solving this mystery … If you have any information relating to Joanne’s disappearance please contact the Chilliwack RCMP as we are still hopeful we can provide answers for Joanne’s family."
Anyone with information is asked to call the Chilliwack RCMP at 604-792-4611. Tips can also be provided anonymously via Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/rcmp-recently-identified-witness-in-40-year-old-b-c-missing-person-case-still-lack-answers-on-what-happened-1.6279493 Has a pic of the girl at the time of her disappearance. They say they found the man that joined her in the phone booth with her and talked to her parent in 2012 and cleared him from the case. They don't say how they did that.
https://int-missing.fandom.com/wiki/Joanne_Pedersen
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