Noreen Renier Fails Kimberly McAndrew
Noreen Renier has been a psychic for many years and claims to have assisted police in solving over 600 crimes. Kimberly Andrews, a 19-year-old Canadian who vanished on her way home from work in 1989, was one of these incidents. With little progress, Noreen Renier stepped in to assist in her search in 1995.
Noreen met with both police and Kimberly's family to assist in her search. According to transcripts of her interviews, she said things like, "Your sister just just gave up on you." When Kimberly's sister admitted to not jotting down her dreams, she was told, "You're the procrastinator in the family." She provided details of Kimberly's last day and presumed demise, many of which contradicted existing evidence. Even minor details, such as which door she used to leave work.
Police informed her of a suspect called Jamie who confessed after dispatching officers to two locations to search with divers. Only then did Noreen realize she had conjured up a name, Jimmy. When she is told that the suspect's name is James, which she already knows, she simply comments "oh, darn." They then do a third search, wasting even more resources. No one has ever been arrested in connection with the case.
