RCMP use Twitter to relive Kerrie Ann Brown's last day alive, drum up tips in cold case
30 years after rape, killing of Thompson, Man., teen, RCMP turn to Twitter for help
RCMP transformed its Twitter account Sunday, tweeting in the voice of homicide victim Kerrie Ann Brown as part of an effort to drum up new leads in a 30-year-old cold case.
“Hello, I’m Kerrie Ann Brown, I was raped, beaten & murdered 30 years ago today. Can you help find my killer?” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/rcmpmb?src=hash">#rcmpmb</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kerrie?src=hash">#kerrie</a>
—@rcmpmb“I want to talk about the day I was killed. I want people to know what happened to me. I want the killer caught.” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/rcmpmb?src=hash">#rcmpmb</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kerrie?src=hash">#kerrie</a>
—@rcmpmb“Ok, for people that don’t know my story, my last day alive was 30 years ago today. It was 1986 & it was a Thursday.” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/rcmpmb?src=hash">#rcmpmb</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kerrie?src=hash">#kerrie</a> <a href="https://t.co/C4X0Z2Q0YP">pic.twitter.com/C4X0Z2Q0YP</a>
—@rcmpmb“I woke up with Coco the bear, I had so many plush animals but Coco was the ONE I couldn’t do without.” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/rcmpmb?src=hash">#rcmpmb</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kerrie?src=hash">#kerrie</a>
—@rcmpmb“My house at 6 Red River Drive in Thompson was simple but I loved it. My dad & brother, Trevor, still live there today.” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/rcmpmb?src=hash">#rcmpmb</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kerrie?src=hash">#kerrie</a> <a href="https://t.co/3cA9fPp8lt">pic.twitter.com/3cA9fPp8lt</a>
—@rcmpmb“First two classes that day were back to back typing then math & English. I couldn’t wait for gym at the end of the day.” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/rcmpmb?src=hash">#rcmpmb</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kerrie?src=hash">#kerrie</a>
—@rcmpmbHundreds of people joined the RCMP's call to help find Brown's killer.
Fascinating way to appeal for information in a cold case. <a href="https://twitter.com/rcmpmb">@rcmpmb</a> tweeting as a 15-year-old girl who was murdered 30 years ago. <a href="https://t.co/pH42aQa451">https://t.co/pH42aQa451</a>
—@rachaeldamoreIf you're wondering why I'm RT'ing <a href="https://twitter.com/rcmpmb">@rcmpmb</a> so much today, I have a 16 year old and teach many more youth. Follow them today. Bring peace.
—@JamesLindsay_Hoping <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kerrie?src=hash">#kerrie</a> killer is brought to justice. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kerrie?src=hash">#kerrie</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/rcmpmb?src=hash">#rcmpmb</a> <a href="https://t.co/gvHeg2f6Xw">https://t.co/gvHeg2f6Xw</a>
—@Girocks1Some posted they remember when Brown went missing.
I was 17 when this young girls was violently murdered in my home town - her killer has never been caught :( <a href="https://t.co/dXZ4bWbTq8">https://t.co/dXZ4bWbTq8</a>
—@MariaBerntzen