Valentine’s Day is an occasion affiliated with a fine bottle of merlot, roses, chocolate and litany of other aphrodisiacs.
But for Kelowna in 1985, Feb. 14 was marked with murder.
That evening, Sally Winter’s husband Ernie found her dead on the floor of their home on Bernard Avenue.
Originally reported by Kelowna Capital News, the cause of death, a single stab wound to the heart.
No murder weapon was ever recovered and the case ran cold after several suspects were exhausted.
A Kelowna Capital News report at the time said police pointed to a break-in or botched robbery as being behind the killing.
But the case has had new life breathed into it after 40 years.
In November 2024, the Capital News learned of retired Kelowna RCMP staff sergeant Darren Feist, who stepped out of a short-lived retirement to investigate this and three other cold cases.
Anyone who may be able to assist with information is asked to come forward.
