Families of 4 Calgary victims of American serial killer release statements

The families of the four Calgary victims of a serial killer from the United States have released statements honouring their loved ones while thanking investigators.

The families of the four Calgary females believed to be victims of a serial killer from the United States have released statements honouring their loved ones and thanking investigators.

At a news conference in Edmonton on Friday, police said Eva Dvorak, 14; Patricia McQueen; 14, Melissa Rehorek 20; and Barbara MacLean, 19, were all killed in the 1970s by Gary Allen Srery.

Each family released a statement to police, which was then shared with media. All of the families thanked investigators for giving them closure and identifying a suspect in their deaths.

The McQueen family says Patsy, which they fondly call her, would have been 62 years old today. She was one of 11 children in her family.

“Without them, we would still not know today what happened to our sister Patsy (Patricia) and her friend Eva.  We will be forever grateful and thankful that they never gave up on the girls,” the statement said, adding it has been 48 years since she was taken from them.

“As the years went on, we thought we would never in our lifetime find out what happened on that dreadful day but never gave up hope that one day we would know the answers and finally have some comfort and closure. ”

The McQueen family said Patsy was a typical teenager, full of life, adventure and curiosity. She loved sports, music, singing and dancing, her family said.

“She made all of us laugh in one way or the other at ourselves or at each other.  She was so strong and independent at 14 years old. She could not wait till she was old enough to be able to travel and see the world, but an evil monster took every hope and dream of hers away,” they said, adding they wonder if she would have been a grandma by now.