PINKHAM NOTCH — Constance Chaput-Raby was just 10 years old the last time she saw her mother. Louise Chaput had left her Sherbrooke, Quebec, home to go hiking alone for a few days in the White Mountains. When she did not return home as expected, her family notified authorities. She was found just off the Glen Boulder Trail, dead from multiple stab wounds.
This week marks 20 years since Louise Chaput was murdered and no one has ever been charged in her death. The case remains active with the N.H. Cold Case Unit.
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