Crime Beat: The Hunt for a Predator | S5 E1
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- In the late 1970s and early 1980s a sexual predator was on the loose. Two little girls had heard about the man dubbed the “Southwest Calgary Rapist,” but they never imagined they would be attacked while riding their bikes one hot sunny day.
At the same time, homicide investigators were on the trail for a killer. Follow along as Senior Crime Reporter Nancy Hixt shares the stories of those attacked and the steps police took in their hunt for a predator.
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The only punishment is castration and life in Prison!!
....with an old rusty knife
the law is often too aware of the blooming rights of the perpertrator. the victims and families are made to look like the guilty first ! how warped is this law.
I agree also limitless timeless in.prison tagging
D penalty
@@jessiejames7492 please explain how the victims in this case were "made to look guilty"
He should have rotted in jail until his very last breath. Absolutely joke of a justice system.
Life in Canada sometimes means a couple years
@@CatBrashexactly. Totally disgusting!
Wake up Canada... your justice system needs a complete overhaul.... it’s a disgrace!!
A five year old should be dependent on her mother. What kind of horrible advice from the teacher?
exactly my point too
Probley a teacher with no kids of her own!
Unfortunately it was very different in 80
Absolutely! 80s or not, that was a ridiculous thing to say to the mother. Hope that teacher feels guilty.
That advice I would ignore, especially as a lot of teachers don't have children .
CANADAS JUSTICE SYSTEM IS NOTHING BUT A SAD JOKE ...😢 ITS ABSOLUTELY INFURIATING 🤬 THESE GUYS SHOULD NEVER SEE THE LIGHT OFF DAY AGAIN ...EVER ..!!
AGREED
Sadly it is ,,,crimes against children should be the harshest punishment, life without no parole , it would send a message to these sick evil twisted p.o.s!!! It really bothers me when someone hurts a poor innocent child , this episode had me in tears 😢😢
Remember the time that they let Karla Homolka out of prison after serving 12 years? I do. 😩
@@Hollyucinogen3 murders, 5 years for 2 and 2 years for murdering her own sister and then got mad because her parents grieved and spent money on the funeral and not her wedding to Paul. Paul is now in a minimal security jail. He is on his way to release too
Agreed
The community deserves to know and should be notified as soon as a predator is released from jail and moves into any neighbourhood.
Serial repeat violent offenders should NEVER qualify for parole.
The risk is too high.
Hi from Australia 🇦🇺 I totally agree with you!
well apparently in canada you can commit the most horrific crime/s and get a maximum of 25 years before parole, ey?! FKing pathetic if you ask me! I used to be an anti death penalty beleiver but after watching a number of crime beat episodes I have converted!
Slapping a person on two occassions makes one a "repeat violent offender".
@@haroot.azarian Just a thought, but could it have something to to with beeing strongly related to the UK as part of the commenwealth? Because penalties seem to be quite similar to those in the UK.
@@GnOmOnG no. in the UK there is a whole life order for very serious crimes which means natural life behind bars unless there are exceptional compassionate circumstances such as terminal illness. a normal life sentence is between 15 to 20 years before parole, but the offende is on license for the rest of their lives.
The poor mother of Kimmie. Lets her daughter walk to school by herself because a teacher suggested Kimmie be more independent. The guilt (both mother and teacher) and anger must have been overwhelming.
Just cause a teacher suggested it doesn't mean you do it, I'm angry to these relatives of hers ,
Never go against your own instincts as a mother. People are so critical of mothers.
The teacher said Kimmy was too dependent on her mom. Well duh! She was 5 years old!
@dianasimms1810 sometimes it's hard to read your instincts. For me it is anyway. Not everyone has "gut-feelings" they can be lead through life by.
@irenemahringer70 it was normal to let your kids walk to school alone back then.
What teacher would tell a parent to let their five year old kid walk to school by herself…that’s not cool!!! I already feel angry. Poor baby girl 😢😢
It was around that grade my daughters teacher told me my daughter was too dependent on me. I still walked her, holding her hand the whole way, 6x a day
I went to school on my own in '75, as a 5 year old. It was perfectly ordinary.
Teachers should teach and leave parenting to the parents.
that was the 80"s...I was born is 82 and walked to kindergarten myself in late 80s
@@globalwarmhugs7741 5 yrs old kids doesn't go to school, but to kindergarten.
And it's highly doubtful that your parents let you walk to kindergarten all alone.
We have no justice system in Canada, it’s absolutely disgusting. Someone like this guy should NEVER see the light of day again.
Human rights
When you have someone like Trudeau in charge it’s no wonder!!
@@Isa-js3ve
"human"?
🤮
Same in UK it's outrageous 😡
That poor woman. My heart breaks for her. May God bless you Evelyn and that beautiful little girl who was your daughter.
Low to moderate risk ? That's already too much. The people on that board need to be evaluated, they are a high risk for society.
how can they come tothat conclusion after they have already r;;;;; and deleted ? that nust be insanity on their part
Omg my heart when they told her mother she never even made it to school 💔 rip to that sweet girl
Remember.. you as a parent know what’s best for your children.. I hope her mom finds some peace one day ❤️ RIP Kimmie ❤️
I think it was ridiculous that the teacher told her she was too clingy to the mom if it wasn’t for the teacher the mom would continuously have walked Kimmy to school five years old is too young to go to school on your own in the blistering cold!!
And then to make it worse the family was bullied blamed for everything that happened to Kimmythat had nothing to do with them except for the fact that they were pressured into letting Kimmy walk to school on her own! I never would’ve taken that advice from the teacher she’s not the child’s mother she had no business telling her to let a five year old walk to school on her own!
Bullied? The teacher made a suggestion, which the mom was more than welcome to ignore. No one made Kimmie's family do anything. Besides, the only person who should shoulder the blame, is the killer.
@@abprairiegurlthat teacher didn’t know what she was talking about.It’s not her job to tell parents that their 5 year-olds should be walking to school,on their own.I can see that mom would listen to a ‘professional’,and think she was holding Kimmie back.Of course it’s the killer’s fault,because,in reality,a child,or mom,should have no fear of any such thing happening.It’s desperately sad,that predators are everywhere,in plain sight,but no-one knows until they strike.
Wow a serial rapist & murderer walks free. Something's wrong here
As a mother this is my worst nightmare 😢😢😢😢
I feel outraged that the monster who killed an innocent little girl is now a free man! How is that justice for Kimmy and her family?! Our justice system is really corrupted!
I agree, Canadas legal system is embarrassing
🎯 100%
Justice in Canada is fleeting. They like to make deals with devils. Just like Karla Homolka getting 5 years each murder and 2 years for murdering her own sister
Typical Canada
I dont understand our system of justice
The evil child rapist murder should never get a day past, out of prision. May you rest in peace Kimmie, healing to the other victims.
Walking 6 blocks by yourself at 5 years old!!!! Yikes. It was a different time then but still. 😢
I did it.
I wouldn’t allow it. Not alone.
@Dustandfuzz yes, nowadays, sure.
@@globalwarmhugs7741and you got lucky. Doesn’t make it a good parental decision.
Ironically, serial killers were more prolific and took longer to capture back then. We hear from adults who were given that level of independence when they grew up during that time, but we will never hear from those who got killed. It’s survivors bias.
Where was the teacher's head at, to suggest a 5 year old girl be more independent?,absurd! I say that child rapists,killers serve life in prison absolutely no parole!should have let the parents serve justice! Our justice system is a disgust to Canadian citizens!
My heart goes out to Evelyn and the rest of Kimmies family, as well as the other victims in this story. My fury goes out to our deplorable joke of a justice system. The dude admitted and described that he continues to have fantasies about young children and is watching content about it too. Yet he's considered low-moderate risk to reoffend and is awarded increasing freedoms?? 🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️ I hope Kimmie's law can be passed one day. Life in prison should mean exactly that--LIFE!
I have thought about Kimmie over the years and as I grew older I thought of her mother and siblings. I recall that time so very vividly, even though I was so young. I was the exact same age as Kimmie I lived in SW Calgary with my mom and two brothers. I was in kindergarten and my school picture is much the same as Kimmie; dark hair, brown eyes and pigtails with bangs. The news of Kimmie scared me terribly as a child. It was on the news everyday. I recall never wanting to encounter the bad man my mom and the news talked about so I would cry every time I was away from my mom. I believe Kimmie's case affected my mother for many, many years and the world changed for her at that time, as my brothers and I were not allowed to venture far from sight. I'm terribly saddened that this monster is allowed freedoms to society as a "moderate" risk to reoffend. This monster is clearly not right in the head. I agree with Evelyn Thomson, life should mean life. God bless You Evelyn Thompson and family. I have thought of you all so much over the years and I will never forget Kimmie.
Before tech and DNA the Police etc had to use their heads to solve crimes, total respect to those Officers.
My daughter was not even 5yrs old when the principal of her school approached me about letting her walk to school on her own. It was a hard no……..and I really didn’t care what he thought or what his opinion was…………….
Always go with your gut!
I don't believe you.
@@abprairiegurl it was the absolute truth. This was in Acton Ontario, 1982……….. he felt I needed to build her independence…………
He was probably a predator himself! Planning ahead
God this is my worst fear. 5 years old is a little young maybe if the school was across the street or 1 block away. God I can’t even imagine being a child and experiencing this. The innocence not assuming anything like this would happen and then the worst thing occurs.
Parents of missing and murdered children are so strong!
And Canada needs to change our justice system it’s ridiculous!
Concurrently prison time means, he was not convicted for the rape of those girls! Really shame on those who decided this inhumane and unjust practice..
I cant help but hate that f*ckin teacher,,, there's females being attacked young babies at that and she insists on the mother easing up on how much she is there for her , my mother walked me to school in kindergarten & gr 1 after that she got me on the bus schedule , the world is a evil & scary place and just seems to be getting worse 😢 poor baby girl RIP ❤ & also to the other victims my heart goes out to all of you ❤
I have so much anger for that bossy teacher as well. My heart is broken for Kimmie's mother.
I went to school on my own in the late 70s.
Except it's not getting worse. Crime stats show that crime rates are going down. Also, in 1980 there wasn't the same awareness. We really lived in a different time.
This poor lady after all these tears is distraught. So sad.
DAMN THAT TEACHER TELLING HER MOTHER SHE WAS OVERBEARING.....
TO GIVE HER DAUGHTER MORE INDEPENDENCE !!!!!!!!!!
HER MOTHER SHOULD HAVE TOLD HER TO MIND HER OWN BUSINESS AND NOTTTTTT TO INTERFERE IN HERS !!!!!!!!!
I und😢your anger but the teacher didn’t mean let her walk alone! More like ..let her pick her own clothes,or pack up toys
Why didn't they look into this teacher that insisted she walk by herself that day?? Unbelievable!!
I feel like this mother and daughter were set up by the teacher..
She didn't tell the mother that
He went to get pop but had no money for pop... Doesn't seem right. He was clearly on the hunt for someone and she was the most vulnerable prey.
I can't even begin to understand how this vile evil person is allowed to breath fresh air...yet he walks the streets putting more children at risk and the victims have to live with this. Wow
Why didn’t the school contact the family about Kim’s absence that day?
Wasn't the done thing back then. Not in NZ anyway😢
@@amusingkiwi1981 it was certainly was done in Scotland back then. If a child wasn’t present at role call and no contact from the parents regarding absence. The school secretary would contact the home.
@@pampennyworthreally? Not ending had a phone back then. Here in the UK it was never done. You just took a note in on your return.
@@TraceyMariexx not at my school it wasn’t. I went to a all girls school until I was 16. Everyone we knew had a phone.
@@pampennyworth I did see this was 1980 after I wrote this and by then we had phones. I assumed it was in the 70's for some reason.
I went to school on my own at age 5. 1979, through a long wooded path to the main road. It's just circumstance. Did none of you go on your own?
I did the same when I was a little kid! I walked to a one room schoolhouse along a lonely country road, and one time a car stopped, and the man driving asked me if I wanted a ride! I was absolutely terrified, and managed to break away! The man drove off! I never had children, but if I did, I would never let them walk alone for any long distance at such a young age!!!
@@StanZ-i6w I was in a two-room schoolhouse, and anyone offering a ride got me to school if I'd missed the bus.
There isn't anything as safer times. We wouldn't be here .
He may NEVER get out of prison .He is very sic and will always be very dangerous for children The people who let him free are criminals !!
HOW ON EARTH CAN LET THAT 'MONSTER' OUT OF PRISON?? JUST LOOKING AT HIM YOU CAN TELL HE IS GOING TO RE-OFFEND.
Madness letting a Kindergarten child walk 6 blocks on her own to school!
It's cases like this in Canada why I walked my daughters to school myself until grade 7/ 12 -13 years old age.. I was overprotective and my girls depended on me protecting them
I don’t believe that’s over protective. You were looking after them,and following your instincts.I just feel so sorry,that Kimmies poor mom,listened to that teacher.
I strongly believe in vigilante justice when it comes to children...so sad😢
What a travesty of justice. Unfuckingbelievable.
Teachers have ABSOLUTELY NO RIGHT to tell a parent how to parent their children - they are there to educate kids and nothing more unless they see signs of abuse. The mother should have been insulted by that teachers remarks, I know I would have been and told that teacher it’s none of their business how close me and my child were. Because of that remark a child lost her life by walking to school alone. Poor little Kimmy deserved the protection of her mum for many more years of walking to school - I didn’t let any of mine walk to school alone until they were in senior school and it didn’t harm any of them other than create a close family with all four now in their 30’s and 40’s.
Going to guess Harold was sexually assaulted as a child. He should have never been allowed out of prison he should have been in for the rest of his life. You take a life you lose your life.
There’s no point guessing.Even if he as,he had no right to do those terrible crimes against children.
ANY ABUSE TO CHILDREN SICKENS ME... AND WHAT GETS TO ME MORE ARE TEACHERS ARROGANTLY TELLING A CARING MOTHER SHE'S BEING TOO CARING...? HER CHILD IT TOO DEPENDANT ON HER? IN A CROWDED CITY? THAT TEACHER NEEDED A GOOD WALLAP UP SIDE HER NOGGIN...
breaks my heart that things face was the last she seen 😪 I'm so sorry babygirl
6 blocks is a long walk! Poor little girl RIP🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️
Especially since it is the month of January in Calgary, cold as hell!!!🥶🥶🥶
Is there a petition 2 sign 2 keep him in or help pass the Kimmies Law???
No 5yr old should walk going to school alone shame on that teacher as if all 5yrs old students do
It was the norm in the 60s and 70's I am shocked it's done in the 80s as we knew more about sick twisted predators..
@@TraceyMariexxt was a norm but not everyone is lucky to not get kidnapped. Someone always lurking
How can a 5 years old girl walk to school by herself?
Especially in January in Calgary!!!🥶🥶🥶
Back then it was normal for 4 and 5 and 6 yr olds to be out and about on their own. I remember going to the grocery store at 5 all by myself. It was normal.
@@jeannettepalframan7837maybe normal back then but that was due to ignorance about child psychology and the risks that existed. You were one of the lucky ones.
One foot in front of the other foot.
@@annodomini7250 bit of a dark joke no?
Always listen to your gut as a mother you know what’s best for your child. Don’t listen to anyone who think they know better
The school administrator made me so mad...How can you not inform the mother that her kid never made it to the school that morning?...We did have phones back then!..
That poor little girl.
We all need to sign a petition keeping him. Locked up
Right pro activity you got it this is how people in power listen laws are changed . 😮
So how is the petition going?
why did not the shool phone Kimmys mother if she never showed up. Poor mother rest in peace dear Kimmy ❤
I started walking to school at 6yrs old, it was a 2km walk, this was in 1985/1986, i have 4 kids myself now i won't even let my 18yr old walk the 800mtrs to her work in the dark, my 11yr old isn't even allowed out the front alone and even though things a LITTLE bit safer in Australia and it was a much different time when i was a kid i still refuse to allow my kids to do that stuff, there are just too many people in this world with fvcked up intentions.
Im trying soooo hard not to be annoyed at this mum for letting her 5yr old walk alone, im sure the guilt alone will have haunted her all this time but still....
Not her fault. Nothing to get mad at.
This poor mom💔her life changed forever.
That poor mother 😞
As someone born in '71 I can promise you that parenting was a lot different back then. I walked to school alone or with a group of kids the same age as I was. I started staying alone when my mom went to work or out at night starting at the ripe old age of 9. I agree that it seems like a lot by today's standards and I didn't let my kids stay alone or walk to/from school without an adult...a trusted adult who I knew and not just someone's mom. As for listening to the teacher's crazy suggestion we have to remember that doctors, teachers and cops (and a handful of other professions) were authorities on everything and we didn't second their god-like advice or direction. If this mom wasn't as formally educated as the teacher, was a single mom with a boyfriend etc., she likely already felt like she was subpar at parenting. Someone in authority makes a suggestion and lots of people will second guess their gut instincts. RIP Kimmie
That teacher! I mean a 5 year old will definitely still be dependent on their mother.
Predators should not be able to walk the streets ever.
My heart goes out to Kimberly's mom. Its so unbelievably tragic and heartbreaking that sweet beautiful Kimmie was robbed of her life. Im also really mad at the teacher who intruded and pressured Kimmie's mom into giving Kimmy more independence.
💡Some people here commented that they walked alone to the kindergarten, while they were 5 yrs old. But i found this highly unlikely that a parents would let their baby walk at the kindergarten all alone.
At that age, in the early 80's my country was under the East European Communistic Iron Curtain and (even though this regime had their pretty dark characteristic) the times for us-kids, was very peaceful. And especially in the small towns.
But still neither one child walked to the kindergarten by itself! Always with parent or grandparent.
There isnt any justice for all the victim!! This monster must lock up in jail forever.Rest in heaven babby girl 😘😇🪽💐🤍
went to get pop in the morning while kids were walking to school
Life should mean life,but it never seems to in Canada. Only those like Paul Bernardo and Russell Williams seem to have life terms cause they have a high risk to reoffend, but who knows if that may change someday.
But now Bernardo is out of the Maxium security prison and In a Medium security prison. Which in my opinion is f****ing bullsh*t. Sorry about the swearing.
@@samanthalackey5033 There's not much difference between the two, he's still permanently in Solitary because he'd get killed if he went into Genpop.
If I was a judge I would prepare the electric chair in court,
Outrageous, and obviously, we the tax payers are paying his way, I don’t want my taxes to go to these kinds of people, where’s our say in that? He should never have been let out!
I lived in SW Calgary during this. Both Kimmie's deaths and then the rapes in the SW (mostly in a group of low rise apartment buildings where my sister lived) changed the way people lived. This was new to the city and people were thrown for a loop. It never changed back. It was an awful and terrifying time for women. Before that you rarely worried about not being safe.
Hi 👋 everyone it's Maryanne from the UK these poor little girls what they went through was so so very horrible and i really really hope that they did get this sick of a monster and put him on death row to i really really do understand what these poor children went through because I'm a child abuse and rape victim myself to and I've been in the care system to and I've got mental health issues because of it 🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🙏🙏🙏🙏🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️😇😇😇🎀🎀🎀🎀💖👣👣👣🎈🛴
Just finished watching this story so sad but so glad he was caught should of been in jail for life like Karla homekla has he done anything since I wonder?
Halmoka/Teal lives in Hawaii with a husband and 3 kids. I believe.
I feel so bad for her mom....although nobody would ever imagine this girl was kidnapped going to school.. I still think its too young for a child to be walking to school. its nobody's fault.. but its so disturbing.. and sad what happen to this girl..
Will that was a horrible ending to an already horrible end to an innocent life, I agree with Kimmys mommy “life should mean life” especially when a child is murdered, he should never be allowed amongs innocent children ever again😢
That teacher had a lot of nerve telling the Mom that Kimmie was too dependent on her. First, it’s none of her business and second, Kimmie was just a little kid. And why didn’t the school call to let the Mom know her daughter didn’t come to school? I can’t imagine the guilt her Mom must have felt for not going with her gut instinct.
Should never ever be out. Can't believe this.
The Background music is super super irritating
It’s completely disgusting that he was allowed out on parole after such a long and extended pattern of horrific crimes -plus we are well aware that these types of proclivities never go away. It’s pretty easy to “behave” in prison when there are no young girls around to assault or kill. You can see that poor mother still suffers as much as when it first occurred. Maybe the parole board should could see how comfortable they feel living next door to a “moderate risk” of reoffending parolee with a history of heinous crimes against very young children. People have committed murder while wearing ankle monitors so it’s ridiculous to suggest they can keep society safe from him.
I'm never going to live in Calgary... All these programs happened in Calgary!!
5, still a bit young for that far. Wouldn't even be a decision today unfortunately. Cannot imagine what that felt or feels like.
Our Justice system is broken
It's not broken there never has been one the public has let it become exactly what it is . Let your mla s governor s know what you want
The 70s and the early 80s were the heyday of serial rapists, serial killers, and child abductors. The advent of DNA largely (if not entirely) brought an end to this era. Today, it's far more likely that a rape will occur on a "date," or that a woman will be killed by an ex- or current partner. Those were likely commonplace in the 70s and 80s, too, but the terror of a rape, an abduction or a murder, perpetrated by a stranger, was a very real specter, and one that continues to loom large in the public imagination.
Man, i just want to hug Kimmie's mum 💔 and the other wee girls. How horrific 😭
why the heck couldnt she have walked with her brother and sister ?????
I held my breath through this entire episode…jaw dropping, the dear sweet child. Maybe because it is still so dangerous for children in 2023. I feel like this episode is completely relevant some 40 years on.
Given The Publicity, Heaven Forbid If Some One Whom Has Suffered Similar
Violations, And Has A Violent Streak,
Recognizes This Perpetrator, Unguarded By Corrections CANADA / ET AL
Why would you listen to a teacher to let your child be independent? So young😮 hope that teacher feels guilty to this day
This is why there are so many despicable crimes like this. The parole board releases them knowing full well they will likely reoffend.
That poor mother who went against her instincts and let Kimmie walk to school. In those days they didn't have Safe Arrival programs to let parents know their child didn't make it to school. So sad
Well, they have the new system, but it doesn't work if they don't call the parent. Happened twice this year to me.raising my grandchild.
Who in their right mind would let a child that young walk to school by them self
When my son was growing up I often wondered what some of the other parents used for brains. I know if I had been that little girl's father, she never would have been murdered because there is no way I would have ever allowed her to walk to or from school. When my son was that age he was never allowed to walk to school. His mother always drove him to school and I always picked him up at school before going to work.
Parole boards should take them home to prove they are really compatible to live among humans.
They should live themselves and their families with them.
YOU DON'T GIVE A REWARD TO ONE OF TWO CHILDREN THAT WERE RAPED.....
YOU GIVE IT TO EITHER BOTH OF THEM OR TO THE MOTHER OF THE MURDERED CHILD !!!!!!!!
OR DIVIDE IT UP AMONGST ALL OF THEM !!!!!!
What do teachers know about what is best for our kids? If you as a parent don’t feel your child should walk home alone then you don’t let them. This teacher should have butt out of the families business.
Exactly! Why on earth did the mother listen to the teacher?!🤔
He should never get parole. Insanity.
south africa.......i just found this crime beat and instantly loved it. stay blessed peeps
Deeply sorry but letting a kindergatn child walk alone to school n its a girl was a HUGE MISTAKE on her part
The sad reality now is even if you live two houses down from the school you still have to walk your child this world is not safe even with all the new technology and cameras
Cameras are only helpful in identifying the perp after the fact.
Everything that you just spoke about has happened to myself . I have had a lot of trouble finding support or a website like this one with real victims of this program . Unfortunately most people are not victims of gang stroking they really have no idea . I just wanted to thank you for your work . Hopefully I'm able to make a friend who is a Ti that has been targeted like myself thanks . Troy from NSW Australia. Where there is life there is hope . Thanks again for your work .
Love this program ❤
Any one who lets their 5 year old walk to school alone, is not fit to be a parent.
Stop !
That teacher should be sued.
Day parole disgusting
Who the he’ll let’s their 5 year old walk to school alone????????
Most parents back then. It was the norm. I did. My friends did. Very rarely you'd see a parent at the school gates.. Though by time I had my kids I was aware of the sickos in this world and drove my kids to and from school.
I walked to school at 8,with my 5 year old brother. I saw a man calling us over to a lane way..my brother was gonna walk to him,and I stopped him! Thank goodness I knew the right thing to do!