It’s been nearly three months since Thelma Krull disappeared while on a morning walk in her northeast Winnipeg neighbourhood.
As family and friends continue to grapple with a lack of information; Krull’s daughter, Lisa Besser, spoke out about the family's ongoing ordeal.
“This is the hardest thing my family has ever had to go through. I would not wish this on anyone,” said Besser in a statement sent to CTV Winnipeg.
Krull, a 57-year old grandmother, was last seen on surveillance video July 11 2015, when she was out for a morning walk.
Besser said it’s very hard to know what to do now, not knowing where her mother could be.
“It's extremely difficult as birthdays, holidays and other life events pass,” she said. “There has been no grieving period.”
She said it has been a struggle for the family readjusting to life’s routines without Krull.
“While life still swims past us, school, and jobs, and household chores - it's not the same,” said Besser. “Not a day goes by that it's not the first thing I think of, but I still have to get out of bed and deal with life.”
Besser said the new appeal by Winnipeg Police Monday to locate her mothers’ items is evidence of the exhausting work officers have been doing to help find her mother.
“The more people talking about the case can hopefully lead to a clue. Even a small clue could allow the police to unfold what happened,” said Besser.
Krull’s family said they want her back and are hopeful she will return.
“She's the nicest most caring woman I've ever known,” said Besser. “(The) kind of person that has people out there still looking for her.”
A $20,000 reward remains active for information about what happened to Krull.
“The fabulous reward of $20,000 could surely change someone's life. I hoped to win $60 million on the Lotto Max to put that up as a bigger reward for her safe return home,” said Besser.
Anyone with information is asked to contact investigators at 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477.
