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Another sought in cold case murder

Edmonton police are looking for a possible second suspect after arresting a man in connection with a 28-year-old murder of a cab driver.

On Dec. 4, 1981 Gerdina Kruidbos, 33, was found dead in her cab. According to police she had been sexually assaulted and died from multiple stab wounds. Police arrested Robert James Fletcher, 50, at his home on May 20, and charged him with first-degree murder along with rape, robbery, kidnapping and possession of an offensive weapon.

“Our investigations have shown, and we believe, that Mr. Fletcher, in 1981, was not alone when Kruidbos picked him up in her cab,” said Det. Howie Antoniuk. “We believe there was another male acquaintance or friend with Mr. Fletcher.”

Police are requesting that anyone who might be friends with, or who may have known Fletcher back in 1981, to come forward with any information related to this or any other crime he may have been involved in. Fletcher was allegedly very active in the bar scene and drug sub-culture of 1981, and had associates who shared similar lifestyles.

with files from the canadian press