Kimberley Dawn Thompson

Kimberley Dawn Thompson

Female 1974 - 1980  (5 years)

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  • Name Kimberley Dawn Thompson 
    Born 28 Feb 1974  Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Find-A-Grave 139742906 
    Name Kimmie 
    Reference Number 14021 
    Died 24 Jan 1980  Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Murdered
    Buried Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Mountain View Memorial Gardens
    Person ID I14021  Thompson-Milligan
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 

    Father Chris Clinton Thompson,   b. 7 Jul 1950, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 2000, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Evelyn Ross 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F449  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Feb 1974 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Jan 1980 - Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Man who killed Calgary 5-year-old granted day parole

      CBC News · Posted: Nov 05, 2008 4:24 PM MT | Last Updated: November 5, 2008

      A man who snatched and murdered a five-year-old Calgary girl on her way to kindergarten in 1980 has been granted day parole.

      Harold David Smeltzer, 52, will be heading to a halfway house in Regina following a hearing Wednesday before the National Parole Board in Prince Albert, Sask.

      "It's devastating, because I don't believe he should be out on the streets. He is an animal," Evelyn Thompson told CBC News in a tearful interview.

      "I don't believe he will ever be helped. I don't care how much counselling he gets."

      Smeltzer kidnapped Thompson's daughter Kimberley on her way to kindergarten in the southwest neighbourhood of Altadore. He drowned the little girl in his parents' bathtub and stuffed her body into a garbage can.

      After his arrest, he also admitted to other attacks in the area. His victims included three girls - aged 10, 11 and 17 - as well as two 27-year-old women.

      Smeltzer was convicted of first-degree murder, rape and attempted rape. He was sentenced to life imprisonment with no chance of parole for 25 years.

      Smeltzer was eligible for parole in 2005, but didn't apply. Under the conditions of his release, he can't have contact with anyone under 18 and must continue programs and counselling he undertook while incarcerated. After six months, his day parole will be reviewed again.

      The board did look at risk factors, including the nature of his offences, and required a plan for his release and reintegration into community, said spokeswoman Arti Jolly.

      'I want life to mean life'
      Thompson, who now lives in B.C,. was in Prince Albert for the hearing with six of her family members. She said Smeltzer had his back to her during the hearing.

      "I could have strangled him. It went through my mind, the thought. I am not going to lie, because it did. But I am a better person than that."

      Thompson said she was disgusted by the decision.

      "I want life to mean life. I don't want it to mean you can kill somebody and get out … they know they can get out," she said.

      Thompson, who doesn't think she will now ever have closure, said she can only remember Kimberley's beauty and loving spirit.

      "She's my baby," she said. "I think about her every day."