Murder Of Susan

2021-10-08 22:12:13 Written by Katherine

In the yard of St. Mary's Catholic Church in London, Ontario Canada, 5-year-old Susan Cadieux was playing with her two brothers, Michael (10) and Patrick (9). They were joined by their neighbor, Virginia (12). It was the evening of Friday, January 6th. The children were soon reached by a tall man who was unshaven and thin. He was wearing a brown overcoat and galoshes. He announced to have an appointment with a priest at the church. Virginia fell on some ice nearby. The boys were confused with helping her up, and Susan left with the unknown man, telling them that he was going to give her something.

 

 

The older children stared and yelled for Susan and eventually returned home. The police were called, and one of the priests appealed for Susan's return over local radio. Volunteers looked for her into the early morning. Nearly 10 am the next morning, her body was found in a warehouse yard of a construction site nearby. Her underclothing was torn, and the jeans she wore under a snowsuit were missing. Tears were frozen to her face. She had been sexually assaulted, and it was calculated that she had died less than 3 hours before being found.

 

Over the previous year, 10 other girls had been victims of sexual assault. I couldn't find any more information about these cases. Sometimes this case is connected to Lynne Harper, and one suspect was indicated in 2000 as Alexander Kalichuk. He had a criminal history of sex offenses in the 1950s and was stationed nearby. He died in 1975.

 

Her parents died in 1986 and 1990. Her brothers died in 1995 and 2010. No one was ever charged.