Elgin County OPP is renewing a campaign to find the killer of a Whitefish River First Nation woman, whose murder took place 25 years ago yesterday.
Elgin County OPP Constable Adam Crewdson says Sonya Nadine Cywink’s body was found in Elgin County, but says she was last seen alive in London around 2:00 am on August 25th, 1994.
Crewdson says the family is working with the police seeking new information about her death.
He adds social sites have been launched and billboards erected asking for tips.
Crewdson says the campaign is aimed at people who knew Sonya best.
“What we do need is people that knew Sonya, people that were her friends, people that were her acquaintances, to come forward and get the real story as to what happened here.”
Since it’s been 25 years since Sonya died, police believe people who know something about her death have moved on in life, and Crewdson says that’s what the family would like to do, as well. But, he added, they first need to have closure.
Cywink’s body was found at the Southwold Earthworks, a historical site that was a former First Nation settlement located on Iona Road in the Township of Southwold.
She was last seen alive in London near Dundas and Lyle streets and her body was found six days later with signs of trauma.
There are two rewards for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Sonya’s killer or killers. The OPP are offering a $50,000 reward and the Cywink family is offering its own $10,000 reward.
Tips can be submitted anonymously online at londoncrimestoppers.com or via telephone: 1-800-222-8477.
