The Sault Star from Sault St. Marie, Ontario, Canada • 12

B2 THE SAULT STAR TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 22 1992 The face of Blind River rest stop murderer haunts survivor More than 1000 tips were received by police throughout Canada and the United States Of those 100 are still being pursued but yet produced anything concrete Const Marotta said Const Jim Davies of the OPP Blind River detachment is one of two officers still investigating the case He said a few mine tips were received this summer probably from people seeing composite drawings of the suspect posted across the country grateful still getting tips" Const Davis said but none have lea to the suspect A gut instinct tells Mr McAllister his killer is from Northern Ontario "If the way ha talked the way he acted He called my wife the whole he struggled to explain sure this the first done Despite the continuous flow of information among police forces in Canada and the US and tiie help of die Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) results have bpen disappointing Const Marotta said not unusual though This happened on the Trans-Canada Highway and it could have been just someone passing through It makes it that much tougher he said Nearby ditches were combed for evidence a weapon an article of clothing or a stolen item Police reported a light grey leather purse belonging to Mrs McAllister was taken along with a fabric two-tone wallet and a medium to dark brown-colored wallet None of the items were ever recovered "The police have been marvelous touch and been Mr says "This guy could be almost anywhere" What is puzzling is that another couple found dead in October at that same rest stop Mr McAllister said Police are calling tire incident a murder-suicide from evidence found at the scene and from forensic science test results always thought that this is strange" he said "It happened at the same Police have not shown Mr McAllister a picture of the couple found dead in their car at the rest stop despite his requests to see one Mr McAllister and his wife married 39 years were on their way to Winnipeg Mrs McAllister was attempting to trace her ramify routes and found unknown relatives in Winnipeg they were going to meet for the first time The trip was to be the start of a happy retirement Mr McAllister continued the journey without his wife this spring for a family wedding "It was tough doing it alone but I (fid it because my wife's sister wanted to do it but (she) want to do it he said An investigation will continue until there is nothing left to investigate Const Marotta insists Mr McAllister given up hope and he remains under police protection "Somebody knows mis man Somebody knows what he has done How can they let him loose knowing thisT I etill think the chances are good of finding tills man My feelings are that he has killed before and could kill Less than an hour later police began combi the scene fin dues a difficult task when some the evidence was already being washed away by rain They eet up road blocks and alerted the public that an armed and dangerous man was at large He was described as a white male approximately five feet 10 inches tall slim build with long blonds hair He's still at large "I'd never forget his face Mr McAllister said in an interview from his Lindsay home on my mind continuiously but now that it's been a year all coming back again hard to deal with because some day I can just run into him You forget a man with two guns in his he said It is believed the suspect was driving a blue or brown older-model Chevrolet or General Motors van with white frill size mirrors and white mud flaps One motorist passing by at the time later called police and said he saw a van speed out of the rest area and head east on the Trans-Canada Highway Roughly 32000 blue vans were checked at police road blocks on the Trans Canada Highway shortly after the incident as well as 13000 licence plates and 4300 brown vans 2700 of which have Alberta plates said Const Fled Marotta of the Sault Ste Marie detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police Any vehicle similar to the description provided by Mr McAllister was stopped between Sudbury and Wawa he said Gas stations and gun shops ware also checked throughout the Algoma District Twenty officers were assigned to the case within the next week An artist's composite drawing was released to police forces across North America and to the media Recently an improved computer composite was released Extra phone lines were set up to receive tips from across the country By ELAINE DELLA-MATTIA Tm Sault Star Alter travelling about 480 kilometre on a sunny day June 28 1991 Gord and Jackie McAllister parked their camper at a Blind River net top along the Miasissagi River They walked along the edge ate dinner watched the sunset and went to bed never suspecting it would be their last sunset together Shortly alter 1 am both awoke to a knock on their camper door by a man who identified himself as a police officer When Jackie opened the camper door on that rainy night the unidentified man said he was there to rob her "He was cool and calm as if done this before and I'll do it Mr McAllister recalls when the nightmare began What police believe was a bungled robbery left Jarlria 59 of Lindsay OnL dead Her husband Gold 62 was shot three times Now more than a year later he has folly recovered from gun shot wounds from two bullets that lodged on either side of his spine and another mat hit his foot Brian Major 29 of Elliot Lake wu also killed when he stumbled upon the scene to rest on his drive home from British Columbia He was only about half-an-hour away from home He left a wife and fbur-year-old child "It looked like a nice place to stop It a ilaimed stop it was just by Mr McAl-iter said quietly remembering the incident Two guns were used by a single suspect police believe Forensic reports indicate a 22-callbre Lakefield Mossberg rule and a 20-gauage shotgun were used in the shootings Mr McAllister is the only living witness to this incident and is the only person who can identify his killer He said he even realize he was shot until he ran towards the highway to flag down a motorist to get help Male by Aeee Atdm Blind River rest stop has bssn ths scans of four violent deaths Composite drawing of June 28 1991 double murder suspect Police insist two incidents not related OPEN INVITATION WMRIm Showcase set Various breeds of will be on display weekend at Cambrian Mall as foe Sault Kennel Qub holds a breeders showcase There will be demonstrations of obedience and confirmation designed to show the public what breeds are available It's Friday at 7 pm and Saturday at 2 pm well known distributor of health and hose products invites you to sttsnd a recaption at: NORTH BURY INN 50 Brady St Sudbury On 675-5602 fare -5024 for foe unveiing of their New Fall Gift Line This is your chance to view some fabulous Holidays gift ideas Rapiessntativss will ba on hand to answer al questions EXCTTMGDOOR PRIZES REFRESHMENTS TASTING RECIPES PRESENT THIS TICKET FREE Fall Gift Una ADMISSION Wednesday September 23rd 1992 Refreshments A Hois if Oeuvres 6:30 Program 7:30 9:00 Guest Name: Event hosted by Real A Cads ThlbauK lai: 706-675-1445 jeopardize tin investigation by creating a prejudice in his mind want to influence him if this (investigation) comes down to a line-up" Const Davis said an investigative Mr Madden said that although physical evidence makes up the most important aspect of an investigation so does a "psycological autopsy" The psycological autopsy is becoming used more frequently in southern Ontario to help determine whether an incident wu a suicide said David Masecar suiddologist with the Algoma Child and Youth Services A thorough investigation and assessment of an state of mind is done by interviewing family friends neighbors and employers Mr Masecar said a construction of life prior to death" he said A psycological assessment wu never dime on the Sault couple said DetInsp Ryder Both incidents remain a mystery The suspect of the first incident hasn't been located and although man than 1000 tips have been received by police from fjnada and tin US none have led to tiie suspect yet Some believe tiie October incident wu a double murder and again foe suspect disappeared but police insist that is not true However that file hu yet to be dosed Attempts to obtain tiie investigation fils through Freedom of Information Act have been unsuccessful Although a 308-calibre hunting rifle found in the back seat of the vehicle with tiie male victim no fingerprints were found on the weapon ungual- There should be soma prints even smudged prints" said Jim Madden associate professor of criminal justice at l-k State University He aaid that with today's technology can lift finger prints off mummy by using a substance referred to as glue' that adheres to an object and when hit with lazer beams brings out fingerprints If no fingerprints are found detectives must also find out if the gun is capable of taking fingerprints said Prof Stuart Ryan a retired dminology specialist from Queens University Most guns are he said and if not which is rare that must be examined too "The question then becomes did someone remove tne fingerprints or was (the suspect) wearing ha said "If no fingerprints were found it would certainly raise an inference that someone else was Gord McAllister tiie husband of Jackie who was murdered more than one year ago said always found the connection at the rest stop strange Although he has asked to see a picture of the couple who were found dead less than two months later police have refused Mr McAllister said Blind River detachment OPP Const Jim Davis said a picture been shown to Mr McAllister because police want to By ELAINE DELLA-MATTIA The Sault Star quiet Blind River rest stop on the Mis-River was the scene at separata Ul-ast year but police insist the two in-dJents are not related Jackie McAllister 59 of Lindsay OnL and Brian Major 29 of Elliot Lake were both killed in what police believe waa a bungled robbery by a single male suspect June 28 1991 suspect has been described as a white male about five feet 10-inches tall with long blond hair He verbally identified himself as a police officer before tile shootings began An investigation began immediately and the suspect remains at large today In a second incident Ontario Provincial Police received information Oct 15 that a suspicious vehicle was parked in the roadside park area A female was found on the front seat of the vehicle a male on the back seat OPP Const Fred Marotta said the second incident involving a Sault couple is "consistent with a He said there was no evidence to suggest otherwise Toronto OPP DetInsp Frank Ryder who is in charge of both investigations said test results from forensic science and evidence collected at the scene indicate murder-suicide more than ample evidence to date that shows there was proper planning for Det Insp Ryder said But criminology experts don't agree the investigation should be over CORRECTION In our flyer which 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