Residents in Selkirk, Manitoba, are being encouraged to share any historical information they may have about an unsolved case involving Jackaleen Dyck as local social media activity and poster campaigns have renewed interest in decades-old investigations.
Most of the recent attention focuses on Jackaleen Dyck, who was attacked in her home on October 4, 1980 and later died. Her daughter, Denise Pochinko, has spent years searching for the person responsible and runs a Facebook page called “Justice for Jackaleen Dyck – Hyde” to keep the case in the public eye.
Local rumours have suggested a possible link to a person who may have spent time at the Selkirk Mental Health Centre. Those suggestions are unverified; investigators have not publicly confirmed any connection to the facility, but family members say someone living in the Selkirk area today might hold a detail that could help the investigation.
There is also renewed awareness of Amber Guiboche (often reported as Amber Rose Marie Guiboche), who was last seen in Winnipeg on November 10, 2010. That disappearance is a separate investigation, but community members say the current attention is a chance to remind the public that both cases remain unresolved and that families are still seeking answers.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Selkirk RCMP at 204-482-1222, or to share an anonymous tip with Manitoba Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at manitobacrimestoppers.com. Project Devote — a joint RCMP and Winnipeg Police Service task force that focuses on historical cases involving missing and murdered exploited people — is also a resource investigators use when working on cold cases.
