Cheryl Lynne Harper: A Brief Biography
Cheryl "Lynne" Harper was born to Leslie and Shirley Harper on August 31, 1946 in Moncton, New Brunswick. She had one older brother, Barry Harper, who lived in Ohio and a younger brother, Jeffrey. Her father was a school teacher before he joined the military in 1940. They relocated to the RCAF base at Clinton in July, 1957. Lynne spent her time going to Sunday School, Bible class and Girl Guides.
On June 9, 1959, Lynne – then 12 years of age – disappeared near RCAF Station Clinton, an air force base that lay south of Clinton, Ontario (roughly 80 kilometers north of London). Two days later, on the afternoon of June 11, searchers discovered her body in a nearby farm woodlot. Harper had been raped and strangled with her own blouse.
Steven Truscott
On June 9, 1959, Lynne – then 12 years of age – disappeared near RCAF Station Clinton, an air force base that lay south of Clinton, Ontario (roughly 80 kilometers north of London). Two days later, on the afternoon of June 11, searchers discovered her body in a nearby farm woodlot. Harper had been raped and strangled with her own blouse.
Steven Truscott