Twenty years ago today, Courtney Struble went missing, a case that remains unsolved but not forgotten in Estevan.
“It’s been a challenge. Everybody recognizes that when a young person goes missing and it’s deemed a homicide, it impacts everybody in the community,” said EPS Chief Rich Lowen.
Struble, 13 at the time of her disappearance, was last seen walking home from her friend’s house. She was never seen or heard from again. There has been little information on the case. In the years since her disappearance, the RCMP Historic Cases Unit, in conjunction with the Estevan Police Service, has taken over the investigation.
Lowen explained various areas of concern contribute to ruling a case as a homicide, especially when information is scarce.
“Sometimes it’s a simple fact, and sometimes it’s a collection of data. In this case, it’s been deemed a homicide, and it’s something we’d like to solve.”
Radio host Lyle McGillivray interviewed Joy Struble, Courtney’s mother, days after she disappeared. He said that that interview has stuck with him for the last two decades. “That was probably one of the toughest interviews I’ve done, simply because she came right into the building to do it. It’s hard to sit across from a parent and not have any help for them in a situation like that.”
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