Dianne Aubert, a 23-year-old transgender woman, was murdered in her Quebec City apartment on the night of February 16, 1982. Police were called after a neighbor heard moaning; officers entered at about 1:21 a.m. and found Aubert naked in bed with 121 stab wounds, mostly to her back. The apartment was in disarray and valuables, including jewelry and furs, were reported missing.

Maryline Grenier, 41, who shared the apartment, survived the attack despite more than 30 stab wounds, many to her back. Investigators recovered five kitchen knives at the scene and believed multiple weapons had been used. Police described two suspects, both long-haired men about 25 years old, roughly five feet ten inches and 150 pounds, thought to be known to the victims.

The motive remains uncertain; some later accounts note the extreme violence and Aubert’s gender identity as factors for consideration, but contemporaneous investigators did not publicly establish a motive. Did anyone in Quebec City at that time know the two men described or have information that could help resolve this case?