Delayed Justice Part 2: The Murder of Monica Jack

Published: Oct. 10, 2022, 7 a.m.

b'In our last episode we heard of the murder of eleven-year-old Kathryn-Mary Herbert in Abbotsford, B.C. The 1975 murder went unsolved for nearly 40 years.\\xa0\\nLess than a year after Kathryn-Mary was killed, another girl from Abbotsford, Theresa Hildebrandt, 15, also went missing. Her body turned up in 1980, she\\u2019d been murdered. Two years after that and more than 200 kilometres from Abbotsford, another girl, Monica Jack, 12, went bike riding near Merritt, B.C. and was never again seen alive. Her remains were not found until 1995 near Nicola Lake, she too had been murdered.\\xa0\\nPolice believed that all three murders were connected. They had only circumstantial evidence on one suspect they presumed had committed all three killings.\\xa0\\nSources:\\n2015 BCSC 1023 (CanLII) | R. v Handlen | CanLII\\n2018 BCSC 1330 (CanLII) | R. v Handlen | CanLII\\n2022 BCCA 304 (CanLII) | R. v. Handlen | CanLII\\nGarden Of Tears~Garden Of Hope\\n36 years later, Chilliwack woman believes daughter\\u2019s killer will be caught\\nNew details emerge on alleged child killer\\u2019s history | CTV News\\nAre Kamloops and area murders linked to deceased American suspect? - Kamloops This Week\\nFamily Of Theresa Hildebrandt Lives Four Decades Without Answers In Her Murder | Abbotsford News\\nGarry Handlen\\u2019s \\u2018Mr. Big\\u2019 Confession Could Have Been Fabricated, Judge Says | Abbotsford News\\nGarry Handlen convicted in Monica Jack killing: What the jury didn\\u2019t hear\\nGarry Taylor Handlen, accused child killer, evaded charges for 39 years | CBC News\\nCrown Proceeds by Direct Indictment in R. v. Handlen\\nVancouver Sun \\u2014 Handlen\\u2019s confession to murder of second B.C. girl not heard at trial\\nUBCIC Stands with Family of Monica Jack as her Murderer Appeals Conviction - UBCIC\\nB.C. court dismisses appeal of man convicted of 1978 murder of 12-year-old Monica Jack | CBC News\\nB.C. man convicted in young girl\\u2019s murder in 1978 loses appeal - Surrey Now-Leader\\nGRAPHIC CONTENT: Confession of Garry Taylor Handlen to the murder of Monica Jack | Vancouver Sun \\u2014 YouTube\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'