Mary O’Donnell, who also used the names Marie, Patricia Marie Rafferty and Marie Patricia Janulus, was 53 and living alone in East Vancouver in the summer of 1988. Widowed the previous year and known to struggle with mental illness, she was a familiar presence along East Hastings Street, often seen near the 2100 and 2200 blocks and at local spots such as A&W, Dairy Queen and Church’s Chicken.

Shortly after midnight on July 28, 1988, O’Donnell left the A&W by Lakewood Drive and East Hastings and began her usual walk home along Templeton Street through the grounds of Templeton High School toward Adanac Street. At about 1:40 a.m., her body was found on the school grounds. Investigators determined she had been robbed and beaten to death, and the attack appears to have occurred during the brief time between leaving the restaurant and reaching the school grounds.

The case remains an open homicide with no publicly named suspect and no reported arrest, charge, trial or conviction. Does anyone who was in the area that night or who knew Mary recall seeing anything that could help identify the person responsible?