Charmayne Fay Manke
Edmonton, AB / April 14, 1984
Manke, 24, was the mother of a three-year-old daughter. She had begun driving for Skyline Cabs two months earlier to save money for her tuition, having enrolled in a veterinary assistant program.
The petite blonde was described by Skyline's general manager as "a gentle little thing." A fellow driver said that she "was so small she could hardly see over the steering wheel."
Manke was last heard from at 2 a.m. when she asked for a quote on the fare for an out of town trip. She had picked up a man at a gay club and was taking him to his motel to retrieve up his luggage.
While in the motel, the man armed himself with a knife and sat in the front seat of the cab. Witnesses said Manke's driving from this point became erratic, although she did not radio a "secret" distress code.
Manke was found dead in a farmer's field near Morinville at 7:30 a.m. She died of a severed carotid artery, having been stabbed 12 times in the neck and three times in the head.
The killer was arrested and convicted of first degree murder. He was sentenced to life in prison without eligibility for parole for 25 years.
Both the Alberta Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the killer's appeals.
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