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16 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, January 26, 1988 Detectives look to public for information It's been 13 years since the body of Beverly Lynn Smith was found in a pool of blood in the kitchen of her Raglan home, and four dedicated Thirteen years have passed since the village of Raglan was shocked by the murder of 22 year old housewife Beverly Smith, and a suspect has yet to be arrested. Durham Regional Police, policemen are hoping 13 will be an unlucky number for her killer. Much has happened in 13 years. Durham Regional Police have i however, have not given up and the three in- handled some 40 homicide cases in that time, but none have haunted them the way the murder of Bever- ly Smith has. vestigators pictured above, have fresh new evidence about this baffling case. From left is Detective Tony Turner, Constable Bob Chapman and Detective Doug King. See story for details. Detectives Tony Turner, Doug King, Constable Bob Chapman and Inspector Ed Wilson aren't overly vocal about how badly they want to solve this mysterious case. They say it's their job. They point out the case is the only unsolved murder in the history of Durham Regional Police. "Let's face it,"' Inspector Wilson says bluntly. "Being police officers, we want to get the people who are responsible." But maybe it's more than that. In a way, it has to be. A 13 year old un- solved murder must grate in the craw of these men. It's probably the biggest challenge any of them have faced. Solving it would be like win- ning a lottery, and would bring these investigators acclaim. Not that they're chasing after glory. They simply want to clgse the books on one of the most baffling homicides ever to cross their desks. They compare their task to work- ing on a jigsaw, with a few pieces missing. While they have already put together much of the puzzle, a few vital pieces, necessary clues, re- main elusive. As a result, they're looking for any information they can find about the case. And they're hoping members of the public will help. "Any kind of information," Detec- tive King stresses. "It might be small to them, but it might be the piece that we need to complete the jigsaw." Almost incredibly, new informa- tion continues to trickle in about the slaying, thanks in no small part to an outburst of publicity created last January by Crime Stoppers. . PTET CUTIE RS A TI Pa ea New evidence in 13 year old murder case In January 1987, the crime was re- enacted and shown on several metropolitan television stations. Newspapers throughout the Region carried the Crime Stoppers stories. People were asked to call in any kind of information at all regarding the case. And call they did. "I think we've had a wealth of in- formation come in," Inspector Wilson admits. Among many clues is a .22-calibre gun turned over to police, possibly the weapon that ended Beverly's life so tragically. The bullet retrieved from her skull by the Forensic Science Laboratory in Toronto came from such a weapon. The gun itself is now at the same lab undergoing tests of its own. There are other clues as well. Fingerprints, all over the Smiths' house, were identified, save for one found on an ashtray on the kitchen table. Inside the ashtray was a cigarette butt, not the brand Bever- ly smoked. More than 150 people have been fingerprinted in a bid to match the print, but up to this point, it remains unidentified. Ottawa's central com- puter is checked regularly as well, but it seems the person who belongs to that fingerprint does not have a criminal record. There are other clues, but the detectives obviously can't talk about them. Instead, they work constant- ly on the case, making telephone calls, tracking people down, conduc- ting interview after interview and reviewing old information. Three weeks ago, Detectives King (Turn to page 25) if itt Vad ele oA JEWELLERY & TANNING INC. 263 Queen St. Port Perry 985-8555 GET STARTED ON THAT VACATION TAN NOW! Most people value the bronze look of a suntan and want to maintain it all year. Tanning with our equipment and with our recommended schedules not only achieves this, but also prevents overdosing the skin with "hard' UV-B, which is absolutely unnecessary to achieve a cosmetic tan. Thus, drying out, toughening, and premature aging of skin is avoided. Our tubes provide only the minimal amount of "hard UV-B rays required for pigment formation, at the same time releasing an increased amount of "soft" UV-A tanning rays resulting in a vacation tan without sunburn. [ Jewellery Repairs Giftware Custom Designs