Murder investigation of Helen Knickle continues 50 years later [Video]

Investigators with the Halifax Regional Police (HRP) continue to investigate the murder of Helen Diane Knickle 50 years after her death.

Around 3 a.m. on July 26, 1974, police responded to a report of an unresponsive woman on the Halifax Common, who was determined to be 22-year-old Knickle.

She was pronounced dead and her death was ruled a homicide.

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Through the investigation, police say they learned Knickle left her residence on Cook Street to go for a walk sometime between 1 a.m. and 2:30 a.m.

Investigators working on the case say they believe there are people who have information that could help solve Knickle’s murder.

“They hope that the passage of time may encourage someone to do the right thing and share what they know with police,” reads a news release from HRP on Friday.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact …