It was a gift to Eva Couture, mom of a missing man whose car was found at a Chilliwack trailhead two years ago.
Forensic sketch artist Diana Trepkov created an sa国际传媒渁ge progressionsa国际传媒� drawing of Kristofer Couture, and presented it to his mom on Jan. 26, to mark two years to the day since he went missing.
sa国际传媒淲here is he today? What happened to him?sa国际传媒� Trepkov posted on Facebook when she completed the sketch, adding she still holds out hope.
It was actually Kristofer Couturesa国际传媒檚 case from Jan. 26, 2019 that spurred Trepkov on to create the podcast, sa国际传媒楥an I help you find your missing loved one?sa国际传媒� about her work. Trepkov has been involved in 233 cold cases, doing age progression sketches, putting faces on skulls, and working with police.
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Her sketch was a gift straight from the heart.
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The Toronto artist, who has worked with police across North America since 2006, said she kept going back to the drawing of Kristofer, until she got sa国际传媒渢hose big, beautiful brown eyessa国际传媒� just right.
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As his mom has recounted over and over since the investigation, Kristofer sa国际传媒楰rissa国际传媒� Couture first arrived in the Lower Mainland from Edmonton, Alberta in mid January 2019 to look for work at the age of 25. He found it in construction.
The established facts are that he went to his roofing job in Maple Ridge the morning of Jan. 25, 2019 and was seen at Good Life Fitness in Burnaby that afternoon. The next day he was spotted leaving the Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster.
His mom has never given up hope of finding out what happened, and why her sonsa国际传媒檚 grey Saturn was abandoned at the Elk Mountain trail. It was found by an off-duty RCMP officer, with the rear window smashed out.
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Couture said she was blown away by the kindness, too, shown by so many who hold out hope for her, and stand by her, even strangers. It has been sa国际传媒渁mazingsa国际传媒� to her just how supportive the community of Chilliwack has been.
People have gone out of their way and she doesnsa国际传媒檛 even know them.
sa国际传媒淭he fact that so many people care makes me believe he will not be forgotten.
sa国际传媒淚 miss his smile, his laugh. I miss everything about him. This gift gave me renewed hope that I will see him again.sa国际传媒�
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