Sep 11, 2026 · 33 min · 11 segments
Irene Pearson was murdered on November 15, 1979. Irene was a salesperson for Castlewood Homes and was showing a home in the Tyndall Park area of Winnipeg. During the showing she was lured to a vacant…
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Irene Pearson was the adopted daughter of George Smith, a Winnipeg police officer, and his wife Denise.
Irene attended St Mary's Academy, a private Catholic girls' school, and she lived with her parents in a comfortable home in Winnipeg's Fort Rouge neighbourhood.
When she was 20 years old, Irene Smith married Alan Pearson, but after three years, the couple separated, and by 1978, they were divorced.
Irene worked at a Winnipeg insurance company for five years before joining Castlewood Homes as a sales agent in 1978.
By 1979, Irene Pearson, now 31, was a successful Winnipeg real estate agent She had a wide circle of friends, and she and her boyfriend, 35-year-old Lawrence Anachuk, had dated for about two years and recently moved in together.
Irene owned two German shepherds that she'd entered in dog shows, and she was a part owner of a racehorse named Serena Marie.
Irene was past president of the German Shepherd Dog Club and a member of the Horseman's Benevolent Protective Association.
Irene Pearson was the adopted daughter of George Smith, a Winnipeg police officer, and his wife Denise.
Irene attended St Mary's Academy, a private Catholic girls' school, and she lived with her parents in a comfortable home in Winnipeg's Fort Rouge neighbourhood.
When she was 20 years old, Irene Smith married Alan Pearson, but after three years, the couple separated, and by 1978, they were divorced.
Irene worked at a Winnipeg insurance company for five years before joining Castlewood Homes as a sales agent in 1978.
By 1979, Irene Pearson, now 31, was a successful Winnipeg real estate agent She had a wide circle of friends, and she and her boyfriend, 35-year-old Lawrence Anachuk, had dated for about two years and recently moved in together.
Irene owned two German shepherds that she'd entered in dog shows, and she was a part owner of a racehorse named Serena Marie.
Irene was past president of the German Shepherd Dog Club and a member of the Horseman's Benevolent Protective Association.
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