Katherine May Wilson
Alias: Kathy
Missing since: October 20, 1970
Missing from: Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada
Date of Birth: September 18, 1958
Age at Disappearance: 12 years
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Indigenous
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair: Black, Curly, Shoulder length
Height: 145 cm / 4 ft 9 in
Weight: 48 kgs / 106 lbs
Physical Build: Medium
Complexion: Dark
Katherine was last seen wearing: A blue blouse; red, bell-bottom pants, with a white, flower design. Brown shoes
Details About Katherine’s Case: Katherine was last seen walking home from a convenience store on Harvey Kirkland Road, where she was getting groceries for her mother. She was carrying groceries home, possibly in paper bags. Bags containing 2 loaves of bread, a can of milk, 1 box of instant potatoes, 3 packs of “Mark Ten” cigarettes and 1 package of “Schneiders Red Hot” weiners. She’d called her mother before 5:00pm that same day. Katherine’s sisters were going to meet up with her while she was walking home, but Katherine never showed up.
Barry Vincent Manion, Katherine’s distant cousin, was arrested for involvement in her disappearance on January 9, 2009. He resided in Kirkland Lake and was employed at a car dealership when Katherine went missing. Barry also had a history of sexually abusing Katherine. He told authorities that he offered Katherine a ride home, but drove her to a wooded area instead to rape her. Katherine refused to have sex with him and ran off, but Barry caught up and choked her to death so she would stop screaming. He left her body in the woods.
On March 11, 2009, Barry pleaded guilty to second degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole for ten years. He committed suicide by hanging himself and was found dead in his cell two days later.
Katherine’s body has never been recovered. Extensive searches have failed to locate her.
If you have information on Katherine’s case, please contact any of the following:
Kirkland Lake OPP OPP ONCMPUR:
Telephone: 1-877-934-6363 or 1-705-330-4144
Email: opp.isb.resolve@opp.ca
Reference Case#: RM06090900
Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-TIPS(8477)
Online at: https://www.canadiancrimestoppers.org/tips
Crime Stoppers provides anonymous tipping
Send email to the National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains at: canadasmissing-disparuscanada@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Sources:
Canada’s Missing
Doe Network
Muskoka Region
International Missing Persons Wiki
Someone Saw Something 
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