Quebec cops went to great lengths to lure man in girl’s disappearance
TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. — Court documents show Quebec provincial police went to great lengths to lure a man they considered a key suspect in the disappearance of a young girl in 2007.
For more than eight years, Cedrika Provencher’s face was plastered on posters across the province. There were rumours and claims of sightings, a massive manhunt and heartfelt appeals for information from the family that didn’t pan out.
Then, on Dec. 11, 2015, her remains were discovered by hunters along Highway 40 in Saint-Maurice, near her home in Trois-Rivieres, halfway between Montreal and Quebec City.
Back in 2007, authorities looking for a red Acura in connection with the girl’s disappearance found six models that matched a description given by eyewitnesses.