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Winnipeg Free Press
11-07-2025
- Winnipeg Free Press
Homicide detectives hope for a break 10 years after Thelma Krull went missing
It has been a decade since Thelma Krull was seen walking in view of a neighbour's surveillance camera during an early morning outing in the Valley Gardens area of Winnipeg. Krull left her house, in Harbourview South in the Grassie Boulevard area, on Saturday, July 11, 2015, at 7:23 a.m. Despite an intensive search and police investigation, no one knew where she was until hunters found her remains in a wooded area in the RM of Tache on Oct. 27, 2018. Her killer or killers have never been identified, but officers in the Winnipeg Police Service historical homicide unit are trying to crack the case. WPS HANDOUT / FREE PRESS FILES Thelma Krull was last seen on July 11, 2015. Her remains were found in a wooded area in the RM of Tache on Oct. 27, 2018. 'Despite thousands of hours of work that's gone into this investigation, by both our agency and the RCMP, it sadly remains unsolved,' the unit said in a statement on Friday. 'The case remains open and active and we will continue to investigate all tips submitted to our agency.' 'We believe the answer is still out there and we are hopeful that, with the help of the community, we can find justice for Thelma Krull and her family.' Krull's family and friends couldn't be reached for comment. Police believe Krull, a grandmother who was 5-4, weighed 170 lbs., and had short dyed blond hair with a purple streak in it, was in the civic park and Kildonan East Collegiate vicinity by 8 a.m., and that's where she was attacked, dragged away, slain and then driven out of Winnipeg. Sundays Kevin Rollason's Sunday newsletter honouring and remembering lives well-lived in Manitoba. Several of Krull's belongings, including her glasses and cellphone, were found in the area. As for where Krull's remains were found, police are convinced 'this location is significant and that the suspect was familiar with this area and may live, work or is somehow connected to this location and had a reason to be there.' Police said on Friday they thank Winnipeggers for the hundreds of tips they have received about the case. Anyone who has any information can call the unit at 204-906-6051 or put in an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477) or Kevin RollasonReporter Kevin Rollason is a general assignment reporter at the Free Press. He graduated from Western University with a Masters of Journalism in 1985 and worked at the Winnipeg Sun until 1988, when he joined the Free Press. He has served as the Free Press's city hall and law courts reporter and has won several awards, including a National Newspaper Award. Read more about Kevin. Every piece of reporting Kevin produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print — part of the Free Press's tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press's history and mandate, and learn how our newsroom operates. Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider becoming a subscriber. Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. Thank you for your support.
CTV News
11-07-2025
- CTV News
Ten years after Thelma Krull's disappearance, police continue to look for answers
A decade-old case into the disappearance and homicide of Thelma Krull remains unsolved. Uploaded July 11, 2025. (Winnipeg Police Service)
