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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死$ e5 N% f8 j. [& V8 g" ?( v
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html+ R- P1 o: k8 {' c. G5 Z8 n/ z
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A woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.. u. O B, w) a2 |1 Z5 _
. Q" Q" @* C. [Edmonton police assured residents that they had no reason to be fearful, but officers did ask neighbours for their shoe sizes and vital stats during a canvass of the area.$ U m- e8 O( m9 h( t
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“They (police) asked us what size shoes we wore and how tall we were and our weight,” said a woman who lives across the street from the crime scene but didn’t want her name published.% `% d0 v. a O0 R
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‘Not too worried’; A) {9 | s0 I5 w$ X
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“It’s upsetting. But we’re not too worried,” she added, noting police told them that there “wasn’t anything for us to be concerned about.”
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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" ]' [) D7 ?1 h ]No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.5 ?, ^: I7 `5 K7 S/ l* i
) i+ y/ z% A% l8 J( n, I4 mThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.7 N/ F+ }4 c* `
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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0 U/ Z" E( U- RThurlow and Marg Essington, who have lived in the neighbourhood for 35 years, could see the police forensics vehicle from their front window just a few houses away.
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1 ~; ]- X; m5 I' |0 x“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.8 h8 M7 q |4 M; l9 M' m9 c
: t# q6 k% |, {% M+ M) T“This is a very good neighbourhood.- r" l$ v& w* X8 \5 ~/ L
; R1 F2 B, O, U" O" \0 Q( d9 l) v“It’s very quiet.* D( c! \7 l* ]4 Y6 `4 E
( R0 }9 E* j: p0 ?8 X% [/ v$ \/ @: v“I hope we find out something.”
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0 G; M9 E/ O! C: T0 cSurprised2 l# W8 y7 \& w+ K4 y8 H* w9 s, c
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.# ]! V. y& p1 Q$ `$ o2 u
2 J; w3 \3 h5 {+ h“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.+ d2 F1 T4 \3 l. L" a. K- [
# W( \- ]7 |) d( M7 z* lThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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2 \: O2 p1 S, P4 y. ~) XThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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