Police Look for Clues in Historic Murder Case
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 @ 3:53 AM
Prince George, B.C.- It has been nearly 30 years since the bodies of 27 year old, Bernd Goericke and his 22 year old fiancé, Andrea Scherps, were discovered on an isolated road, 32 kilometers south of Chetwynd B.C.
Both had been shot and their property taken.
The couple had last been seen alive, hitchhiking westbound near Dawson Creek toward Chetwynd. Although the two were in possession of hiking and camping gear, none of those items has been recovered.
Property belonging to Bernd Goericke:· German passport No. D3900872.
· German drivers licence No. 146777.
· International drivers licence No. 2151383.
· "LOWE" back-pack, green in color with black bottom.
· (Has hole 10 cm from bottom with an "Eidelweiss" flower patch.)
· Blue nylon mummy type sleeping bag .
· Green Army type jacket with zipper.
· Pocket type German/English dictionary.
· Small circular propane type camping stove.
· Daily diary written in German.
· Orange cotton jacket with pile exterior.
· White T-shirt with printing "Snowden mouldings for better penetration, the current axe".
· Brown guitar, make unknown, contained in a brown vinyl type bag.
· Pair of hiking boots, make unknown.
· Igloo type green coloured tent with exterior frame.
Property belonging to Andrea Scherps:
· German passport No. S4114020.
· I.D. card No. 04367598.
· German drivers licence No. 66177.
· International drivers licence No. 3783.
· Blue "LOWE" back-pack.
· Blue nylon mummy type sleeping bag.
· Canon AEl camera with lens ser. 1330139.
· Ladies brown leather purse.
· Sleeping bag liner made of old linen sheets sewn together, white with pale red, green and blue stripes.
· Ladies digital watch, make unknown.
· Blue cotton jacket with pile exterior.
· Pair of red canvas shoes.
· Pair of brown leather shoes.
· Pair of hiking boots.
· Pair of roman type sandals.
· Blue jeans.
· Red short sleeved dress with brass rivets.
· Necklace and Oval broach (1 cm) engraved with leaves.
· Black and purple cotton skirt with silver sparkles
· white and green Tank top
The suspect and vehicle information initially provided in connection with this incident revealed a male driving a 1960’s Chevrolet pick up, had stopped on the 4th and 5th of October 1983 in Prince George, Quesnel, McLeese.Lake, Lac La Hache and 100 Mile House to buy gas.
The male suspect was described as Caucasian, approximately 40 years old, 5’9" tall, 190 lbs, with straight collar-length brown hair and a medium to dark complexion. He walked with slumped shoulders and wore a long-sleeved green shirt, possibly the same color pants or blue jeans, a dark colored hunter-style cap with fold-up ear flaps and a vest (color unknown).
Any person having information pertaining to the above missing property, the suspect or suspect vehicle is requested to contact the Chetwynd RCMP at 250-788-9221 or call CRIME STOPPERS at 1-800-222-8477.
Comments
I really remember this case. I heard about it driving to work out in the BCR site. The thng is I thought they arrested and charged someone with it about 10 (or more) years ago…. I remember that it took so long to find the suspect.
Guess they never did find the person.
They did arrest a guy from the area. Witness statements and other evidence pointed to him but apparently wasn’t enough.
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