HALIFAX – A 10-year-old murder case has been added to Nova Scotia’s Rewards for Major Unsolved Crimes Program in hopes it will generate new leads and an arrest.
Naomi Wendy Kidston, 26, was found dead in her Spryfield apartment on the afternoon of June 7, 2005. Halifax Regional Police say their investigation determined she was last seen alive earlier that day in the same residence.
Two weeks after Kidston’s death, her mother spoke with Global News and appealed for any information about her daughter’s homicide.
“I’m a very private person but I’m fighting for my daughter and any mother in this position I believe would do the same thing,” said Wendy Kidston-Liggins at the time.
As part of the Major Unsolved Crimes Program, anyone who shares information leading to an arrest and conviction in this case could receive up to $150,000. Those who come forward with information must provide their name and may be called to testify in court.
“Ms. Kidston’s family has been waiting 10 years for closure. I appeal to anyone with information about her death to come forward and assist police in their investigation,” said Justice Minister Lena Metlege Diab in a media release.
Police have said Kidston’s homicide was not a random act and that they believe she would have known the person or people responsible for the crime.