JANE & CATHRYN JOHNSON'S MURDER 'NOT GOING AWAY'

TRAGIC

YOU know what they say about Mounties always getting their man.
Well 15-years have passed but they're still working on the brutal murder of a pregnant mom and her eight-year-old daughter and they've vowed not to stop until they catch their killer.    
Back in September 1996 were Jane Johnson, who was five-months pregnant, and her eight-year-old daughter Cathryn in their Turner Valley, B.C home.
And despite the length of time cops are confident that someone who moved away to Parksville, 150 kilometres northwest of Victoria, is holding the deadly secret which will unlock the case.
Sgt. Patrick Webb told the Calgary Herald: "Investigators firmly believe that there are persons who know the final details which, if they came forward, would be enough to lay a charge and provide some closure to the family and friends of this 15-year-old crime.
"We want them to realize this is not going to go away,"
Firefighters found Jane, 36, who was five months pregnant, and Cathryn dead in their green and white bungalow sitting near the Turner Valley Golf Club.
It was originally thought the mother and daughter had died from smoke inhalation, but an autopsy revealed Jane - a daughter of the Cartwrights, a well-known Alberta ranching family - had been stabbed to death.
Police have never released how the little girl died, nor have they said how or where in the house the fire started, but they did say it was deliberately started. 
Robbery and sex have been ruled out as motives.
Johnson's fiance, Henry Reichert, was also a person of interest during the investigation, although he has never been charged.
A $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer sits untouched.
Cathryn's father Sam Johnson, who is not a suspect, says his daughter would have no doubt carried on as a barrel racer.
He told the paper: "She'd have been 23. I know I'd be going to lots of rodeos. Nobody has forgotten it here. Lots of times, people come up to me and ask if anything is new.
"It reminds me that people are legitimately interested in getting this solved."
With the passing of another anniversary of the killings, Johnson says he's holding out hope.
"I hope the next time we talk, it's to celebrate. We'll see."

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NO ANSWERS IN 2001 TARA-LOUISE BAKER MURDER

Tara-Louise Baker was a first year law student at the University of Georgia. Bright, enthusiastic, and friendly, Tara had a wide circle of friends and was admired by teachers and students alike. Tara, an excellent student with a passion for law, had a bright future ahead of her. But on Friday, January 19th 2001, just hours before her 24th birthday, Tara was brutally murdered in her off-campus apartment.
Tara was last seen alive by her friend Gus Suarez, shortly after their contracts class finished.  Gus later told cops that he had a feeling he should say goodbye to Tara but for some reason didn’t. He said: "There has not been a day that I haven't regretted my decision."
Firefighters discovered Tara’s body after responding to a blaze at her apartment.  The cause of Tara’s death has been kept a closely guarded
secret by cops. However, as leads dried up over the years, cops have disseminated more information regarding the case. According to detectives, a white man of average build was seen fleeing Baker’s home at 7 am on the morning she was murdered. There were items taken from Baker’s home including a laptop computer – which has yet to resurface. The refusal of cops to release the death certificate (only the killer knows how Tara died) is a cause of heartbreak for Baker’s family.
Tara’s father, Lindsay Baker, speaking 10 years after her death, still doesn’t feel as though his family have fully laid the beloved young woman to rest. He said: “Some unscrupulous people have used her identification to obtain credit and a cell phone and other things because Tara's still alive on paper. We get bills and other mail several times a week with Tara's name on it, and it's just gut-wrenching. Her mother doesn't even want to go to the mailbox."
If the family could get the death certificate, Lindsay Baker said, "that would be a big step to burying her completely" and a chance at some closure.
If you have any information that may help solve this case please contact Detective Sgt. Mike Tyndell, Athens-Clarke County Police Dept. 706-613-3337 or miketyndell@co.clarke.ga.us or GBI Special Agent Monica Bumgarner at 706-542-7901.

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