Disappearance of Julie Surprenant

Julie Surprenant
Born Julie Surprenant
(1983-03-31)March 31, 1983
Quebec
Disappeared November 15, 1999 (aged 16)
at a bus stop about 50 meters from her home north of Montreal
Status Missing for 17 years, 8 months and 29 days
Nationality Canadian
Height 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Weight 99 lb (45 kg)
Parent(s)
  • Michel Surprenant (father)

Julie Surprenant (born March 31, 1983)[1] is a missing woman who disappared in Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada on November 15, 1999.[2]

Disappearance

The last time Surprenant was seen was when she was getting off a bus near her home which was near Terrebonne, north of Montreal on November 15, 1999. She was last seen wearing a floral skirt, with a blue petticoat, with navy blue socks over black tights, with blue scarf with a fish pattern, with a green wool jacket and also a dark brown leather coat as well. She was also carrying a black canvas backpack on which a she had drawn a "peace" symbol.

Investigation and aftermath

At the time of Surprenant's disappearance the family's neighbour, Richard Bouillon, was considered a prime suspect. Bouillon was a convicted sexual predator. In 2011 it was revealed that he had made a deathbed confession to two hospital employees in Laval in 2006, admitting that he had murdered Julie Surprenant.[3] He told a nurse that he killed Surprenant and that he had stuffed her body into a sports bag with some bricks and thrown it into the Milles Îles river across the way from a church in Terrebonne.[4][5] The coroner's report, released in 2012, concluded that Bouillon likely raped and killed her.[6] He was never charged as the authorities had insufficient evidence to charge him. In 2014 Surpernant's family and friends created a monument in her memory.[7] No remains of her have ever been found.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Doe Network: Case File 2749DFQC". www.doenetwork.org. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  2. ↑ Veillette, Eric (2014-01-06). "Julie Surprenant: affaire classée ou non résolue?". Historiquement Logique!. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
  3. ↑ "Richard Bouillon aurait avoué le meurtre de Julie Surprenant". Canoe (in French). Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  4. ↑ "New clue in case of missing Surprenant girl". CBC News. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  5. ↑ "Julie Surprenant's father suspected neighbour". CBC News. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  6. ↑ "Coroner's report: Julie Surprenant likely killed by Richard Bouillon". Montreal. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  7. ↑ "15 years later, monument unveiled to remember Julie Surprenant". Global News. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
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