'The heartache doesn’t go away’: Family marks 40th anniversary of teen’s murder
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It has been 40 years since London, Ont. was shocked by the murder of a 17-year-old girl. Decades later, what happened to Donna Jean Awcock remains a mystery and a source of heartache for her family.
It has been 40 years since London, Ont. was shocked by the murder of a 17-year-old girl.
Decades later, what happened to Donna Jean Awcock remains a mystery and a source of heartache for her family.
“My dad didn’t get to walk her down the aisle. We didn’t get to see her have kids. We missed out on a lot,” her sister Tammy Dennett said in an interview with CTV News London.
Oct. 13, 1983 forever changed the Awcock family.
That evening, Donna was babysitting at an apartment on Cheyanne Avenue, which is present-day Oakville Avenue. The woman she was babysitting for had returned that night and asked her to get a package of cigarettes from a variety store.
“Donna gets to the store and the clerk said she either appeared to be crying or upset,” Tammy shared.
After being denied the use of the store’s telephone, Donna left.
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