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| Celine Jalbert |
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| Solange Jalbert |
Sisters Celine Jalbert, 18 and Solange Jalbert, 20, were found strangled to death at their apartment at 5950 de Lorimier on January 17, 1979.
The sisters were from what is known today as a dysfunctional background. Their father abandoned his five children and their mother had psychiatric issues, including serious depression requiring hospitalization. Both had been sexually abused as children.
Celine moved out at 16, as did Solange. They did a variety of jobs, including stripping and Celine worked in a tobacco family in the daytime and a doughnut joint at night.
Solange moved to Victoriaville to be with a boy. Celine was attempted suicide in August 1978.
So Solange moved in with Celine at the apartment on de Lorimier in December 1978 and both were suddenly without work and went out partying a lot, coming home with different guys, according to neighbours.
They also started hanging out at a club on Pie IX known as a biker hangout as well as another one on St. Hubert, also known for its intense criminal element.
Some of the guys they hung out with were known to be serious criminals and one hypothesis had it that they were killed because they knew too much.
Police were looking for two male killers at last word.