‘Nothing can ever really bring justice’: Family speaks after guilty plea in Esther Jones homicide
The family of a Nova Scotia woman who was the victim of a homicide two years ago says the discovery of her remains still doesn't bring closure.
The family of Esther Jones, a woman who was the victim of a homicide in Nova Scotia two years ago, has expressed their ongoing struggle for justice following her killer's guilty plea. Judy Uhlman, Esther's sister, lamented that "nothing can ever really bring justice for a brutal murder of my little sister." Jones, 55 years old, was reported missing from Torbrook, N.S., on September 2, 2024, and was last seen at the Kingston Bible College in Greenwood two days prior.
On September 13, 2024, RCMP announced that their investigation had led to the charge of first-degree murder against Dale Allen Toole. However, Toole pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of second-degree murder this month. The remains of Jones were discovered on September 9 in a wooded area near Cloud Lake, south of Greenwood, N.S.
The family, including Jones' 13 siblings and their relatives, are determined to keep her memory alive. Uhlman recalled that "the older she got, I think the kinder she was in looking out for people."
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