John Daly

And nobody really knew what happened. It was kind of confusing. And, of course, you know, the standard police response was, maybe she ran away, something must have happened. Nothing to indicate foul play. We don't know if there's any kind of a crime involved here, you know, but we'll do what we can.

And nobody really knew what happened. It was kind of confusing. And, of course, you know, the standard police response was, maybe she ran away, something must have happened. Nothing to indicate foul play. We don't know if there's any kind of a crime involved here, you know, but we'll do what we can.

It wasn't until the following year that another girl, a 13-year-old, disappeared.

It wasn't until the following year that another girl, a 13-year-old, disappeared.

And they didn't find her body for a long time. So it took a while for anybody to start wondering whether or not these things were connected. But it was pretty scary. Just those two were enough to get people worried. It was very surprising that there wasn't more of a frenetic reaction and more reaction from the police when these kids would disappear.

And they didn't find her body for a long time. So it took a while for anybody to start wondering whether or not these things were connected. But it was pretty scary. Just those two were enough to get people worried. It was very surprising that there wasn't more of a frenetic reaction and more reaction from the police when these kids would disappear.

We're not talking about 17, 18 year olds where, you know, you might suspect, well, maybe they've connected with some friends or, you know, had a fight at the house or something like that. I mean, these are pretty young kids who ought to be home at night. There's something seriously wrong here. And yet, it didn't really seem to light a fire under authorities.

We're not talking about 17, 18 year olds where, you know, you might suspect, well, maybe they've connected with some friends or, you know, had a fight at the house or something like that. I mean, these are pretty young kids who ought to be home at night. There's something seriously wrong here. And yet, it didn't really seem to light a fire under authorities.

And, you know, looking back on it, you sort of see that clearly society and the authorities were, I guess, complacent, if you want to be kind.

And, you know, looking back on it, you sort of see that clearly society and the authorities were, I guess, complacent, if you want to be kind.

I guess I was a bit naive. I think I believed the police. And they said, there's nothing to indicate foul play. There's nothing to indicate that these cases are in any way connected. Then I started to wonder, well, you know, how many people would go out and kill kids?

I guess I was a bit naive. I think I believed the police. And they said, there's nothing to indicate foul play. There's nothing to indicate that these cases are in any way connected. Then I started to wonder, well, you know, how many people would go out and kill kids?

And that, I guess, was probably in the spring of 81 where I started to raise the questions as to whether or not these cases were all connected and, you know, how this was being handled. You know, do we have three child killers out there acting simultaneously in the Lower Mainland? Or is there one really bad guy out there doing this?

And that, I guess, was probably in the spring of 81 where I started to raise the questions as to whether or not these cases were all connected and, you know, how this was being handled. You know, do we have three child killers out there acting simultaneously in the Lower Mainland? Or is there one really bad guy out there doing this?

I don't know whether they were just trying to keep the public calm, what the police were really thinking or doing. Maybe they were afraid of panic.

I don't know whether they were just trying to keep the public calm, what the police were really thinking or doing. Maybe they were afraid of panic.

But the initial response when the children went missing was, you know, there's nothing to indicate foul play. We have a missing child. There's nothing to indicate that there was a kidnapping. There's nothing to indicate that this is related to any of the previous cases, either disappearances or murders. And that seemed to be the ongoing pitch from the cops again and again.

But the initial response when the children went missing was, you know, there's nothing to indicate foul play. We have a missing child. There's nothing to indicate that there was a kidnapping. There's nothing to indicate that this is related to any of the previous cases, either disappearances or murders. And that seemed to be the ongoing pitch from the cops again and again.

But it started to build up. And if I may, I'll tell you one instance that really kind of sent a chill through my spine. I remember getting a sign to the disappearance of Simon Partington.

But it started to build up. And if I may, I'll tell you one instance that really kind of sent a chill through my spine. I remember getting a sign to the disappearance of Simon Partington.