Article content

Police in B.C. believe they have finally cracked the cold case of a Vancouver woman murdered over a quarter-century ago.

Vicki Black was 23 years old in March 1993 when her body was discovered, wrapped in a bedsheet, in a dumpster in the 2000-block of East Hastings in Vancouver.

We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Murder charge laid in 1993 cold case of Vancouver woman found in dumpster Back to video

Stephen Laroche has been charged with second-degree murder. He appeared in a Vancouver courtroom on Friday and is scheduled to appear in court again on Dec. 2.

“For Vicki and her family, I am pleased that we are able to announce criminal charges, 26 years after her death, said Chief Supt. Manny Mann of the B.C. RCMP’s major crime section. “No matter how many years pass by, police are committed to ensuring justice for victims of homicide.”

The victim’s family thanked investigators in a short statement for their work, and remembered Vicki as a loving daughter, sister, mother and friend.

At the time of her death, Black lived in the Downtown Eastside, where she did sex work to support a drug addiction, according to people who knew her.