On Halloween night of 1967, 16-year-old Glenda Tedball was last seen at her family's home in Thedford, Ontario. A neighbor reported seeing her leaving the residence and walking toward the back of the property. Described as a shy girl who attended the local high school, Glenda was known to enjoy writing poetry and taking long walks in the woods on her family's farm. She lived with her mother, her mother's companion, and her siblings. After that evening, Glenda was never seen or heard from again, leaving her community and family searching for answers for decades.
For over thirty years, Glenda's disappearance remained a cold case, a local mystery shrouded in silence. Then, in September 1999, a significant breakthrough occurred when police arrested 66-year-old Edward Graton, a former farmhand who had worked for Glenda's family.
Graton was charged in connection with her disappearance, an arrest that was the result of a police initiative called Project Angel, which aimed to resolve old, unsolved cases in southwestern Ontario. Following the arrest, investigators excavated the foundations of the old farmhouse where Glenda had lived, as the house itself had burned down years prior, but the search did not uncover any remains.
The case took a grim turn when Edward Graton confessed to the police, providing a horrific account of Glenda's final moments. He stated that her death was the result of a botched abortion performed by her own mother, Norma Poore. Graton admitted to his involvement, claiming he held Glenda down while her mother performed the procedure with a coat hanger in the basement of their remote country home. According to his confession, he helped tie her wrists and ankles to a cot and gagged her when she struggled as she bled to death. Graton informed police that they had buried Glenda's body under the farmhouse, but the subsequent police excavation yielded no remains. In 2000, Graton received a two-year community sentence for his role in the death. Glenda's mother passed away in 1999, the same year Graton was arrested. The disappearance of Glenda Tedball is a tragic story that began with a teenage girl vanishing from her rural home and concluded decades later with a confession that revealed a dark family secret. Despite the confession detailing her death, Glenda's body has never been found.Last Seen: Oct 31, 1967
