At 28, Kristine Kupka was 2 months away from graduation with a degree in Philosophy. She had her sights set on law school. Kristine was thrilled to find out she was pregnant.
The man she was dating didn't share her feelings. In fact, he told her that this was going to ruin his life. Unbeknownst to Kristine, Rudy Pershaud was married. Getting another woman pregnant was going to ruin the social standing of his family.
He begged her to have an abortion and, when she refused, he pushed her to have one. He was so insistent Kristine terminate the pregnancy, she refused to meet him anywhere that wasn't a very public space.
Then, Rudy showed up on her doorstep contrite. He claimed his parents had kicked him out and, suddenly, he wanted to be a part of their child's life. On October 24, 1998, she had agreed to go with him to help clean and decorate his new apartment. Her roommates stated he appeared agitated upon arrival and didn't stop pacing while waiting for Kristine to get ready.
She would never return home.
What happened to Kristine Kupka and her unborn child that Fall day? And why has the last man seen with her been able to escape arrest all these years?
SOURCES:
https://medium.com/the-true-crime-edition/still-no-justice-in-the-1998-disappearance-of-kristine-kupka-964f91844927
https://charleyproject.org/ca39067052645813se/kristine-kupka
https://nypost.com/1999/01/0290670000000013/missing-womans-ex-love-faced-ostracism-report/
At 28, Kristine Kupka was 2 months away from graduation with a degree in Philosophy. She had her sights set on law school. Kristine was thrilled to find out she was pregnant.
The man she was dating didn't share her feelings. In fact, he told her that this was going to ruin his life. Unbeknownst to Kristine, Rudy Pershaud was married. Getting another woman pregnant was going to ruin the social standing of his family.
He begged her to have an abortion and, when she refused, he pushed her to have one. He was so insistent Kristine terminate the pregnancy, she refused to meet him anywhere that wasn't a very public space.
Then, Rudy showed up on her doorstep contrite. He claimed his parents had kicked him out and, suddenly, he wanted to be a part of their child's life. On October 24, 1998, she had agreed to go with him to help clean and decorate his new apartment. Her roommates stated he appeared agitated upon arrival and didn't stop pacing while waiting for Kristine to get ready.
She would never return home.
What happened to Kristine Kupka and her unborn child that Fall day? And why has the last man seen with her been able to escape arrest all these years?
SOURCES:
https://medium.com/the-true-crime-edition/still-no-justice-in-the-1998-disappearance-of-kristine-kupka-964f91844927
https://charleyproject.org/ca39067052645813se/kristine-kupka
https://nypost.com/1999/01/0290670000000013/missing-womans-ex-love-faced-ostracism-report/