Woman's body found in car
CBC News
Posted: Feb 25, 2011 10:01 AM CST
Last Updated: Feb 25, 2011 12:13 PM CST
Police tape blocks the road where the car belonging to Elizabeth Lafantaisie was found Thursday. (CBC)
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The body of an elderly woman who was missing for a week was found inside her car.
Elizabeth Lafantaisie, 73, was last seen on Friday in the city's Royalwood neighbourhood. Winnipeg Police Service The car belonging to Elizabeth Lafantaisie, 73, was found parked Thursday near River Avenue and Lewis Street in the Osborne Village area.
Her body was then discovered inside the vehicle, police said Friday.
There are reports she was inside the car trunk, but police would neither confirm nor deny that.
"It was a purse that led police to start searching for Elizabeth Lafantaisie," said CBC News reporter Megan Benedictson.
The purse and some other items were found in the Fort Garry neighbourhood and turned into police, who then became suspicious when they couldn't reach Lafantaisie.
Police spokesman Const. Jason Michalylshen said she was an independent, active senior who last spoke with family on Feb. 18.
Investigators believe Lafantaisie's vehicle was taken that same day to a coin-operated car wash by whoever is responsible for her death.
Police turned to the public on Wednesday for help finding Lafantaisie, who was last seen in the city's Royalwood neighbourhood.
On Thursday, a large electronic billboard on Pembina Highway near Bishop Grandin Boulevard advertised Lafantaisie's disppearance.
Her family has requested privacy, police said.
Anyone who may have observed a dark green, 2006 Pontiac, Grand Prix, four-door car being washed that day is asked to contact police at 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477).
Corrections and Clarifications
- The body of Elizabeth Lafantaisie was found inside her car but police would not confirm it was the trunk. An earlier version of this story stated she had been located inside the trunk. Feb. 25, 2011 | 3:05 p.m. ET
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