Jennifer Teague (18) * (Hoax) Barrhaven, Ontario Missing Since : Thursday September 8th 2005 Chief Vince Bevan Last Seen : Early Thursday morning, walking home from work along Jockvale Road near the intersection of Tartan Drive at 1 a.m. Thursday; a ten minute walk from her home on Kennevale Drive. Her Mother said she last spoke to her at 12:30 a.m. As she was finishing her shift at Wendy's restaurant in Barrhaven Town Centre. Last seen by two friends at a nearby convenience store; Alicia Blais and Lydia Dobson. «[Metro, Thursday September 13th 2005] [She was last spotted at a convenience store around 1:30am speaking to a friend]» "She (Mother) said her daughter has worked various jobs since she was 16 in order to fund a constant supply new clothing and makeup. Ms Teague's stint at Wendy's began last fall." -Ottawa Citizen "She wouldn't go willingly - she's pretty gutsy. But a big person can overpower someone who is that small" -Mother Wearing : Red shoes, light blue jeans, a white tank-top and a black zip-up sweater. Carrying a black backpack containing her Wendy's uniform. 5 p.m. Saturday September 10th, black backpack found in bushes near a park off Edgemont Avenue. Ottawa Police launch full-scale investigation Saturday September 10th 2005, transferring case from missing persons to major crimes unit Information leads to foul play Father : Edward Teague Wife : Sylvie From : Spencerville Mother : Jean Teague [26yr in Navy reserves, now a public servant][Sister, Kathleen Saunders] Brothers : Carey [19] Kevin [24] School : Elizabeth Wynwood Alternative High School Height : 5-4" Weight : 106 pounds *Ottawa Citizen, Sunday September 11th 2005 -> ** Wendy's : Strandherd dr. Corner Store : Tartan dr at Jockvale rd, 1:30am (Quickie?) Father "It restores your belief in human kindness, the goodness that is in people," Ed religious, Jean, Carey and Kevin being comforted by a network of family and friends. "My daughter worked at that place (with Jennifer) but we would not let her work the late shift." Rick Taylor^ Two 15yr boys (convenience store) Cale Strutt Kyle Ruddy Said the teen's disappearance has the neighborhood feeling helpless. "My heart just breaks," he said. "How could something like this happen here?" Clifford McAuley, 77, grandfather of 20.^ "1,316 steps" **Ottawa Sun, Monday September 12th 2005 -> *** Tyrus Cameron : Overseeing search Major Crime Investigators (613) 236-1222 ext 5477 InfoJennifer@ottawapolice.ca InfoJennifer@ottawa.police.ca**** Crime Stoppers (613) 233-8477 Birthdate : June 30th, 1987 6pds, 6oz Born : Ottawa Arrived [in Ottawa] a year ago from Halifax [Nova Scotia] for fathers new military posting. 6yr old Kevin suggested the name Jennifer, possible name Cheryl. "Thank goodness you didn't call me Cheryl." Ran away overnight when 13. McDonald's> Mr Mozzarella> Wendy's. Friday's paycheck, shots for her cat, Michael the cat. John McRae secondary school to the alternative program at Elizabeth Wynwood for grade 10. On soccer team. EarthCARE, travelled to elementary schools to teach conservation. Won David Suzuki prize, $2,000 prize arrived at school last week. Top 40, video rentals, religious parents, stuffed lamb Emily. Hockey fan, poster of Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson. Worked part-time Delayed reports (2), male & female, "There was this prolonged scream, followed by neighborhood dogs howling." "Then there was this dead silence," "It was someone who screamed five, six, seven seconds," Tony Stachiw ^ Lise Martens reported hearing screams around the same time Jennifer would have been making her way home. Mrs. Martens' home backs onto Jockvale road. Corner store surveillance footage, 17yr girl, Wendy's employee, throwing garbage bags out during afternoon shift. Man approached, lewd comments, telling her he'd been watching her every move from his bedroom window. (?!) "The guy just came up to me and said he watches me from his bedroom and that I am very beautiful." Four days before Jennifer went missing. ***Ottawa Citizen, Wednesday September 14th 2005 -> » Amanda Higgins, 18 "We played soccer together and I would see her around the area." »Metro, September 14th 2005 -> **** Anonymous caller says she saw 3 men abduct teenager "The tip came into police a few hours before..." "Three young men riding in a dark, two door car who, the caller said, made off with Jennifer Teague." "The caller also said that Ms. Teague knew the three men, but they were 'hostile' toward one another. The female tipster sounded stressed and didn't answer any questions before hanging up." "The tipster called the Citizen yesterday, and the information was later forwarded to police..." "I need you to take this information down now and I will tell you why later," the caller said. "The caller then gave detailed descriptions of three young men, right down to their eye colour, hair, complexion and position in the car." "She gave no location or time of the report..." "They knew what they wanted to say. They weren't hemming and hawing," said the staffer who took the call. "The caller asked that the tip be passed on to a reporter, then hung up. «[Ms. Teague was last seen by friends at about 1am Thursday in the parking lot of a Mac's convenience store near the Barrhaven Wendy's where she worked]» "Screams" Cat>kitten "From the outset of the sixth day of the search, it was obvious police wanted to go back over the immediate area near the Barrhaven United Church near the Mac's where Ms. Teague left friends to walk the short distance to her house." More than 5,000 hours of search by officers from Ottawa, the OPP and RCMP with specialized search units. Search started Saturday, September 10th 2005. Amy Dalton, worked alongside Ms. Teague on her last shift last week. ****Ottawa citizen, Thursday September 15th 2005 -> ***** Photo : Jean/Ed, both wearing watches on their left arms. Ed, white t-shirt, black slacks. Jean, blue button-up blouse under denim over-all skirt. Seem as if acting. Brother says "By the way, her shoes were pink, not red like it's been reported." Carey Carey Teague's cell phone rings. It's his dad, wondering where he is. "I'm heading home now," he tells his dad. I shake his hand, I embrace him. "Thank you Carey. I wish you deepest strength." He thanks me. The sky is darkening, the wind has come up, the leaves rustling high in the trees, and Carey Teague walks home. Suspicious car alarms residents Tips about suspicious activity, cars and people continued to pour in to police yesterday in the wake of Jennifer Teague's disappearance a week ago. One of the more than 300 tips included a report about a suspicious car occupied by two men in Jennifer's neighborhood only hours before her disappearance. Wendy Anderson, 31, said she was visiting a neighbour on Providence Pl. Just after 9pm when they noticed two men in a suspicious dark car staring at them. Her neighbour's husband went inside to get the digital camera to take a picture of the odd vehicle but accidentally hit the power button instead of the shutter, Anderson said. 'Like a bat out of hell' "When he went to hold up the camera he was gone," she said. "He was gone like a bat out of hell." Anderson said the men stared at them for 15 seconds before speeding away. She was unable to get a license plate number or a description of the men due to the darkness. "They didn't blink, didn't move, just stared at us," she said. "It was creepy, just really eerie." *****Ottawa Sun, Thursday September 15th 2005 Development : Credible witness says she was thrown into a car by three men. -> ° ... said Lee Ann Goulden, 19, who has known Ms. Teague since grade school. "We won't stop praying for her until she is found." "This should definitely show the family how much we support them," she said. "They can call of any of us, at any time of day or night. We are there for them." "Since the very beginning of this, Mr. Teague has been asking the community to pray and that is why we are here tonight." ^Daryl Meijer, a pastor with the Fellowship Christian Reform Church. "I have faith that my daughter will be found," he said. "She will be found alive and she will be returned." Ed Teague °Ottawa Citizen, Friday September 16th 2005 -> °° 'Cops end ground search' Concluded Thursday September 15th 2005 6 day search, 2.5 km radius, land-water-air, 120 police officers, 200 civilian volunteers, 500 people praying for the teen's return, zero evidence. «Staff Sgt. Monique Ackland» "I've seen some of these big burly police officers we sometimes think are insensitive in tears." Ed Teague "I think I'm intelligent enough to realize this day would come," he said. "They are just changing their focus. I can understand that." Ed Teague Updated description : red shoes again Edward - Caucasian Sylvie - African-American Words 'mystery', 'mysterious' used. Mac's, Tartan Dr., Mike Khatib "Known her for years" "For years, when he was working behind the cash and she'd pass by, she would knock on the store window, offering him a friendly wave and her sweet smile." ^Timeline? °°Ottawa Sun, Friday September 16th 2005 -> °°° Photo : 'Jennifer Teague missing poster'. Computer generated, not scanned. "Wearing" red and black sweater, pink shoes, blue backpack. Photo credited to Mike Carroccetto of the Ottawa Citizen. Two days after disappearance, police question man who drove sports car that passed by where Jennifer was last seen. ^Surveillance footage? "The neighbor told the Citizen he doesn't know Jennifer, but once worked with someone who does." Photo : Investigator looking down, scratching head. Photo credited to Mike Carroccetto of the Ottawa Citizen. Thursday Sept 8th, store robbed a few hours before sighting. (first mention) ^Surveillance footage? Friends at corner store 1:30am? (School next day) (First time) Mention of prior communication. "None of her friends offered her a ride..." [Alicia Blais, Lydia Dobson] "...a neighbor heard a woman scream. The screams lasted only seconds." "And what about the man who approached at least two (?) other young women in the area with lewd, sexually suggestive comments in the days before Ms. Teague disappeared?" (17yr from bedroom window**) Planned typo : "...before disappearing on the morning of August 31st." "...What if her friends don't answer their phones, or stay home, or don't agree to meet her?" ^Phone records [Alicia Blais, Lydia Dobson] End of shift : 12:30am Called Mother : 12:30am Called friends : 12:40am Store : 1:30am Car, not helicopter arrival with Teague family at press conference. Known, deliberate lie. Ottawa Citizen column Thursday, September 15th 2005 °°°Ottawa Citizen, Saturday September 17th 2005 -> °°°° Reflecting on Thursday's prayer service, which drew hundreds of supporters and many of his friends, Teague accidentally called it a "memorial". "I don't want to use that word. I take it back," he said quickly. "They were here for the prayers of hope for Jennifer." [attempted conclusion] «Trish Derby, executive director of Child Find Ontario» New "Timeline" September 8th 2005 12:30 - shift ends 12:35 - calls mother at home 12:40 - calls Lydia Dobson, arranges to meet her and Alicia Blais 1:00 - meets friends for 10 minutes, then heads home because she has early classes 1:30 - last seen in the area of Jockvale and Tartan roads 7pm to midnight - Family searches area where last seen °°°°Ottawa Sun, Saturday September 17th -> °°°°° Police conduct their investigation yesterday of the Stony Swamp Conservation Area on Moodie Drive after an off-duty police officer and his family found a partially concealed body shortly after noon [12:30]. The popular NCC hiking trail is about five kilometres [northwest] from Barrhaven, where Jennifer Teague went missing 12 days ago. Police close off Moodie Drive between Hunt Club Road and Fallowfield Road ...was found in a dense wood just off the Lime Kiln Trail and its nearby parking lot [No. 10] off Moodie Drive... [NCC] National Capital Commission Last seen changed from 1:30am to 1:00am [back to 1:30] Brother Carey changed to Cary °°°°°Ottawa Citizen, Monday September 19th 2005 -> Body said to be Jennifer Teague Monday, September 19th 2005 -> + Addition of found [early on] 'Sony discman' near the intersection of Fallowfield and Moodie. NHL, bobble head figurines, deck of playing cards, charger for cellphone +Ottawa Citizen, Tuesday September 20th 2005 -> ++ Former boyfriend (19) suspect. Interviewed three times, house searched. The former boyfriend, who met Ms. Teague two years ago while working at another fast food restaurant, was first questioned about her disappearance on Sept. 9, a day after she was reported missing by family. ++Ottawa Citizen, Wednesday September 21st 2005 -> +++ Pet dog added to off-duty police officers family. A former boyfriend (19) says he dated her 2yrs ago Edward Teague gives statement (plea) at the police station on Greenbank Road; statement broken apart next page "Found" men's clothing and a pornographic magazine within 2 kilometres of the crime scene "Body" being examined at the centre of Forensic Sciences in Toronto +++Ottawa Citizen, September 22nd 2005 -> ++++ Photo: Teague in green and black EarthCare t-shirt over purple sweater Photo: Teague knitting No source for either photo. -> +++++ Before she left the store parking lot and headed for home, she shared a joint with friends, according to a witness who has since given a statement to police. The witness told the Citizen yesterday: "I just walked by and asked them what they were up to, and they pointed to it." Best friend: Amy Picknell, 19 Jennifer kicked out of school for skipping too many classes... Edward Teague: "If I don't hear it from the police, I don't believe it." +++++Ottawa Citizen, September 28th 2005 -> ~ Large team photo with her beloved South Nepean United soccer team. Store - Mac's Milk Tests on body took 11 days at the Centre of Forensic Sciences in Toronto. No exact cause of death was found. ~Ottawa Citizen, October 1st 2005 -> ~~ Making her way to school when she was a young teen, she would stop at the convenience store and buy extra bags of candy to share with her classmates. During her years on a baseball team, she offered words of encouragement to her teammates, making them feel there was nothing they couldn't do. Kelly Robertson, 20 Played baseball with Jennifer about seven years ago. Jean Teague: 5 sisters Wynwood->Wyn Wood "She was Wyn Wood," added Webster, a former schoolmate of Jennifer's at Elizabeth Wyn Wood Alternative High School. "She made the school what it was." ...woman's group mettings held weekly at school. She'd eat bagels, drink lemonade and provide insight. Todd Calderon, 18 "She was the shoulder you could cry on" Chelsey Larocque, 18 ...from middle school The two would stop at the Quickie store on the way to school and Jennifer would buy extra bags of candy to share with classmates. Quotes from: Todd Calderon, 18, schoolmate Stephanie Jack, 18, friend Heather Mason, 18, friend Natasha Colaicovo, 20, friend Chelsey Larocque, 18, friend Kelly Robertson, 20, former baseball teammate Kristina Gibbard, 17, former high school classmate (Jennifer kicked out of school for skipping too many classes...)+++++ ~~Ottawa Sun, October 1st 2005 -> ~~~ Carey: birthday October 2nd New photo: hair up Jean Teague's sister... ~~(5 sisters) A deeply religious man, Mr. Teague said his daughter's spirit came to him and said she forgave her killer. 'Because of that, I forgive you too,' he said. ~~~Ottawa Citizen, October 2nd 2005 -> www.soundclick.com/toddsterling Jennifer's Song (Hallelujah) Hearts are heavy in the world tonight/Another lost angel has taken flight/Gone too soon from this fragile life. But in heaven they're singing hallelujah/In heaven they're singing hallelujah. Chorus: Hallelujah, go in peace sweet child/Your memory will always remain/I know we'll meet in heaven one day. And together we'll sing hallelujah/Together we'll sing hallelujah. On God's golden street a new light shines/And rebirth has stopped the hands of time. While we're left to face this unlawful crime/In heaven they're singing hallelujah/In heaven they're singing hallelujah. Repeat Chorus Tonight the angels are singing/ Tonight the angels are singing Repeat Chorus Hallelujah/Hallelujah