*This episode deals with a crime committed against a child. Please exercise self-care when choosing to listen.

At 8.30pm on Wednesday 22nd April 1981, 15 year old Kelly Cook left her house in the village of Standard, Alberta for the last time. She got into a waiting car driven by a man she had never before met and disappeared into the night. That morning Kelly had received a phone call from a man who said his name was Bill Christensen. He was looking for a babysitter and told Kelly she had been highly recommended. They agreed that he would pick her up later and have her home by midnight. Kelly was never seen alive again. This tragic case is one of Canada's most baffling and disturbing unsolved crimes.

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Mediumzeph456.medium.comThe Unsolved Mystery of Kelly Cook: A Tragedy that Shocked a Community

https://globalnews.ca/video/2654301/archive-police-reopen-investigation-into-kelly-cook-murder/

https://globalnews.ca/video/5179739/rcmp-investigators-take-new-look-at-historical-homicide-of-kelly-cook/

Murderpediamurderpedia.orgClifford Olson

https://globalnews.ca/video/5224048/original-target-of-killer-speaks-out-for-first-time-in-hopes-of-helping-solve-alberta-cold-case/

https://globalnews.ca/video/2655015/kelly-cooks-family-searches-for-closure-35-years-after-disappearance/

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