Susan Cadieux Was Lured To Her Death At 5 Years Old

Susan Cadieux
Date Of Birth: December 21, 1950
Date of Murder / Remains Located: January 7, 1956
Location: London, Ontario, Canada
Age: 5 Years
A Little Bit About Susan’s Case:
On Friday, January 6, 1956 at about 7:15pm, 5-year-old Susan Cadieux was playing in the schoolyard of St Mary’s School located at 345 Lyle St with her older brothers and another girl from the neighborhood. The Cadieux family lived across the road at 665 York Street, not far from the school.

By 8:00pm, Susan’s brothers ran home to tell their parents what had happened and a search for Susan began. The London Police Force became involved in the search by about 9:30pm that night and by 1:30am on the morning of January 7, over 300 people were searching for Susan.

At 10:08am, Susan Cadieux’s fully clothed body was found at the rear of Roy James Construction located at 609 William St. alongside the CPR spur line. If you have any information about the death of Susan Cadieux please contact us. In the 1950’s police sketches were actually done by hand. The picture below is a sketch of the male who led Susan away.

He was described as white, 30-40 years old, tall, thin, and unshaven. He was wearing a light brown overcoat which was unbuttoned, unbuckled black galoshes that flapped openly, and a dark Russian style or army Melton hat with ear flaps. Susan was playing in the playground of St Mary’s School on the southwest corner of Lyle St at King St. Her body was found approximately 9 blocks to the north west at 609 William St near the northwest corner of Central Ave at William St.
If you have any information concerning Susan’s case, please contact:
London Police Service
Telephone: 519-661-5670

London Police
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