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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死+ x7 Q3 r* l9 Y. T9 B5 J) \
3 U- h( z; y/ U' W' z P- Q# k3 jhttp://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html
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3 b; _2 q) c: i& Y" O" T/ j/ |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.# {0 I. ?& f/ _! W: p% B# M) V
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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.
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. I; H* S" {3 W& \! p# A9 U“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.
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‘Not too worried’( X- X5 f/ Y2 ~! i8 {/ B7 Q% l
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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.”1 s' D) u# G8 U& r
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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The woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.9 d0 ~' J1 a! ~: |5 s4 p; w- x4 W
2 e3 I% L2 s6 j' l% hThurlow 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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! U1 H2 S1 ]8 S- Q! x. {; |“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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9 r9 T P( |1 J, X `“This is a very good neighbourhood.+ ~6 K5 { b3 Y
! m. Y; i8 |4 f* n) z+ A“It’s very quiet.8 Y1 W! S* E! o4 ]2 m/ H
6 B( `" z/ A- x1 c“I hope we find out something.”! Q3 f) k, _' }$ L* ]7 w4 ^
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.. e: v% i4 K9 [* Q
+ m! _. M% z' B Y5 R“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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$ d8 ? l; \7 y/ P" n0 s0 ^- t& LPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.# U7 Q% K% Y* |* Q- I% f
J3 t6 N7 r2 Y4 _/ `The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.5 |, Y2 \/ h0 q/ X! N) U
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