Name: Kathryn-Mary Herbert
Place: Abbotsford, British Columbia
Age: Eleven years old at time of crime
Description: White Female,
5' 1" tall,
120 lbs,
Shoulder length brown hair with red highlights
She was last seen wearing wine cords and a light mauve blouse (ruffled effect entire blouse)

On September 24, 1975 at approx 9:15 PM, Kathryn-Mary Herber, 11 yrs old from Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada was abducted on her way home from a friends house approx a mile from her home. Authorities believe she was killed that night or the very next day but her decomposed body was not found until November 17, 1975, her skull fractured and her jaw broken. The autopsy was not able to confirm whether she had been sexually assulted or not.

Kathryn-Mary's body was found on the grounds of an Indian reservation. Her body had been hidden under a sheet of plywood on the bank of the Fraser River near the cemetery on Matsqui Indian reserve, about 11 kilometres from where she vanished. There was a burned out house on the actual grounds where she was found in the Matsqui area.


Suspect information:

The prime suspect in this case is a convicted rapist, both before and after. He is now free and has never been charged with the murder of Kathryn-Mary.


Law Encorcement Contact:

Abbotsford Police at: (604) 859-5225


Related Web Pages

www.abbotsfordpolice.org

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