Victim Information
Cindy James was mentally unstable. Years before Cindy James’ death, she was employed
at Blenheim House, where she worked with children who struggled with behavioral problems.
Her job there was terminated after a secret C-237 RCMP report had stated that
she was not safe to be working with children. Furthermore, Cindy had many
encounters with the police in her area in the years leading up to her death. But
after numerous reports, the police began getting suspicious that Cindy was
inflicting these situations on herself. After Cindy had fabricated and inflicted
over one hundred harassment incidents on herself, her doctor finally committed
her to a local psychiatric ward. He suspected that she was becoming suicidal.
Cindy’s psychotherapist at the ward, Allan Connolly stated, “I think one of
the things she found most difficult was that people didn’t believe her. She was
always doubted. She knew she was doubted and that was what slowly drove her
crazy. The fact that she wasn’t believed” (Cosgrove-Meurer Productions,
2012). However, ten weeks after being admitted to the hospital,
Cindy was released because of what she admitted to her family members. Cindy’s
father said that she finally admitted to her family and friends that she knew
more than she was saying. The following quotation was told to a reporter by
Cindy’s father after her death. “She told me for the first time she was
convinced who the perpetrator was, and in her own words, if the police can’t
solve this, I’ll solve it for them” (Cosgrove-Meurer Productions, 2012). After
say these very words, Cindy disappeared for two weeks before her body was found.
at Blenheim House, where she worked with children who struggled with behavioral problems.
Her job there was terminated after a secret C-237 RCMP report had stated that
she was not safe to be working with children. Furthermore, Cindy had many
encounters with the police in her area in the years leading up to her death. But
after numerous reports, the police began getting suspicious that Cindy was
inflicting these situations on herself. After Cindy had fabricated and inflicted
over one hundred harassment incidents on herself, her doctor finally committed
her to a local psychiatric ward. He suspected that she was becoming suicidal.
Cindy’s psychotherapist at the ward, Allan Connolly stated, “I think one of
the things she found most difficult was that people didn’t believe her. She was
always doubted. She knew she was doubted and that was what slowly drove her
crazy. The fact that she wasn’t believed” (Cosgrove-Meurer Productions,
2012). However, ten weeks after being admitted to the hospital,
Cindy was released because of what she admitted to her family members. Cindy’s
father said that she finally admitted to her family and friends that she knew
more than she was saying. The following quotation was told to a reporter by
Cindy’s father after her death. “She told me for the first time she was
convinced who the perpetrator was, and in her own words, if the police can’t
solve this, I’ll solve it for them” (Cosgrove-Meurer Productions, 2012). After
say these very words, Cindy disappeared for two weeks before her body was found.