COLD CASE: The Brutal Death of Kelly Thompson

A photo of the victim, Kelly Thompson (CBC)

On April 14th, 2016 at around 10:00 p.m., nearby to 137 Street and 115 Avenue in Toronto, a brutal and cold attack was witnessed. Bystanders saw a man, 34-year-old Kelly Thompson, being chased down in the street, and beaten with baseball bats by four or five men, who were described as wearing dark clothing with hoods. These five men later went on the flee the scene in a light-colored SUV with tinted windows.

COLD CASE | The Brutal Unsolved Murder of Amy Hooper

Amy Hooper grew up in a household with sisters eight and ten years ahead of her, who were all mothered greatly. She eventually grew into adulthood and started working at Bermans Leather in Westland Mall, a job which she loved, and never missed a day of, or was late to. She had an abundance of friends and often partied at a West Side Bar named Coconuts. She was a white woman who exclusively dated a lot of black men in the year 1992, which was a less tolerant time. She eventually moved out of her mother’s house, and bought an apartment at 4942 Medfield Way, Columbus, Ohio, on February 17th, 1992. She was murdered soon after she moved into her apartment.