MUS-2026-289
Archive card
MUS-2026-289
Homicide
- Incident
- 2001
- Indexed
- Oct 16, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- New Hampshire Cold Case Unit
- Location
- Pinkham's Grant NH
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Louise Chaput, 52, a psychologist from Sherbrooke, Quebec, was stabbed to death while on a solo hiking trip in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. She was last seen on November 15, 2001, near the Appalachian Mountain Club's Joe Dodge Lodge. On November 20 her silver Ford Focus was found at the Direttissima Trailhead. Her backpack, sleeping bag, and car keys were missing. On November 22 her body was found off the Glen Boulder Trail. No arrest has ever been made.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- Nov 15, 2001, afternoon
Chaput was last seen near the Appalachian Mountain Club's Joe Dodge Lodge after arriving for a hiking trip.
- Nov 20, 2001
Her silver Ford Focus was found at the Direttissima Trailhead. Her backpack, sleeping bag, and keys were missing.
- Nov 22, 2001
Her body was found off the Glen Boulder Trail. Autopsy determined death by stab wounds, ruled homicide.
- Dec 1, 2025
The NH Cold Case Unit issued a renewed public appeal for information in the case.
Key people
The people in the file.
52, psychologist from Sherbrooke, Quebec. Killed while hiking in the White Mountains in November 2001.
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Investigating agency
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