Police make arrest in slaying of Montreal girl who vanished 12 years ago
Posted May 6, 2011 11:57 am.
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Montreal police say they’ve made an arrest in the high-profile disappearance and slaying of a 10-year-old girl who vanished 12 years ago.
The arrest comes just days after police said they’d found the remains of Jolene Riendeau, who disappeared from her Montreal neighbourhood in 1999.
Her story became well known throughout the province as police and her family spent years looking for her.
Montreal police said detectives followed up on 1,500 tips, but there were no breaks in the case.
That was until news this week that her remains had been found and the discovery triggered a homicide investigation.
Police say a man in his 40s is being questioned by investigators.
“This morning, our investigators arrested a suspect, a man in his 40s, on the island of Montreal,” said Sgt. Ian Lafreniere of Montreal police.
“We’ll wait to see if there are charges are laid.”
Police have remained tight-lipped with the details. It was not immediately known when or where the remains were located.
They will only say the suspect is someone known to police and has a previous criminal record.
Riendeau was last seen on April 12, 1999, eating a bag of chips outside a convenience store in the Pointe-St-Charles borough, not far from her home.
