One year after her death, Jenique Dalcourt is being remembered with a plaque and a vigil in the park where she was killed.
The body of the 23-year-old woman was found on Oct. 21, 2014 on a bike path that runs between Chambly Rd. and Normandie St. in Old Longueuil. Her death is the only unsolved murder case in Longueuil in the last decade.
Now the city of Longueuil has installed a plaque in the park to honour Dalcourt's memory.
Her family, along with some city officials including mayor Caroline St-Hilaire, attended a sombre ceremony on Wednesday morning to pay their respects.
Her death led to changes on the dimly lit bike path, something her father John Gandolfo tries to keep in mind.
“It's rough but it's also very nice that, you know, that they did this beautiful monument here. What they've done as far as cleaning up the cycle path, it's all because of Jen,” he said.
Gandolfo said he had spoken to his daughter several days before her murder and still misses her deeply.
He often takes to social media to remember her.
"I go on Facebook and I still have all the messages that we sent to each other back and forth, and I read the messages and it's like we're talking again," said Gandolfo.
"You remember her and you feel the presence."
A vigil will be held at the park at 7 p.m. in order for the community to have a chance to show their support for Dalcourt's family.
Jenique's mother Monique Dalcourt is hoping police are close to arresting her daughter's killer. Nobody has ever been charged in Dalcourt's death.
Police did arrest one suspect soon after the murder but the Crown declined to press charges, saying the evidence was not strong enough to have any chance of a conviction.
Longueuil police recently submitted new evidence to the Crown in hopes they can advance the case, but spokesperson Cpt. Nancy Colagiacomo said police aren't expecting to hear from the crown anytime soon.
“They have to analyze a lot of stuff, a lot of - the case is very complex,” she said.
