A drama unfolded yesterday morning in Montreal. Jessica Bailey, a 32-
year-old woman, was found savagely killed and mutilated in the woods
of Parc Jean-Drapeau. The inspector in charge of the investigation reported
that the police found restraints used to immobilize the victim,
as well as a complex network of ropes hanging from the trees. The face
of the victim bore several shallow and non-lethal knife wounds. The
cause of death was suffocation. Preliminary findings indicate that the
victim suffered various forms of sexual violence. Parc Jean-Drapeau is
popular with tourists and athletes. This horrible crime has sowed fear
in Montrealers, and raises memories of a similar series of murders in
the early 2000s. Elisabeth Lindley and Carolanne Lapointe, 35 and
29 years old, were found raped and tortured in similar circumstances.
No evidence has ever surfaced that allowed identification of those
responsible.
A hypothetical newspaper article that is representative of those published
about sexual murder.
1. Introduction