Where Shadows Linger: The Untold Story of the RCMP's Olson Murders Investigation

W. Leslie Holmes; Bruce Northorp

ISBN 10: 1895811929 / ISBN 13: 9781895811926

Published by Heritage House Pub Co Ltd, 2000

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Synopsis:

Where Shadows Linger is a compelling study of the dynamics of police work and the challenges of apprehending the first serial killer in Canadian history: Clifford Robert Olson. In the summer of 1981, as teenagers in British Columbia's Lower Mainland disappeared, members of the RCMP swung into action. When they started discovering bodies, they began to wonder if this was the work of a single person. By August it was clear that it was.

Rarely is a police officer willing to review the inner workings of an investigation, warts and all, and disclose the long-term impact it had on those involved. In the Olson case, different circumstances and more sensitive responses to cries of alarm from fellow police and civilians would have saved lives. Author Les Holmes and the Olson case's commanding officer, Bruce Northorp, wrote Where Shadows Linger: The Untold Story of the RCMP's Olson Murders Investigation in hopes of aiding future investigations into serial crimes.

Synopsis: Les Holmes was determined to bring closure to Canada's most horrifying serial killer case to date, but shadows still lingered. To his surprise, he found an ex-RCMP member who had fingered Olson weeks before his arrest. Five more teenagers died in the mean-time. RCMP Superintendent Bruce Northorp was in charge of the Olson hunt at the time of the arrest in 1981. He kept quiet both during and after the horrific affair out of respect for the mourning parents. He knew that one day he would have to set the record straight, and in this book he finally speaks out. His full review of the case clearly shows that the RCMP investigation of the Olson affair was plagued by its own internal problems and personalities. Clifford Olson was the most hated man in Canada when he confessed his crimes. Much conjecture surrounded his arrest. The agreement to pay $100,000 for him to reveal the locations of his victims led to tension and mistrust within the RCMP. Now, through his exclusive access to Bruce Northorp, Les Holmes' story uncovers the inner thoughts of one of the RCMP's most respected officers.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Where Shadows Linger: The Untold Story of ...
Publisher: Heritage House Pub Co Ltd
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
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