Derek and David Bousquet

Derek Bousquet (born Derek D'Alton;  1946 or after) and his half-brother David Bousquet (born David D'Alton;  1946 or after), known in the media as The Babes in the Woods prior to their identification, were Canadian children. Their skeletal bodies were discovered in Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on 14 January 1953 by Albert Tong, a gardener who unearthed the children's graves whilst clearing brush behind a bush. The coroner revealed that the children died via homicide by beating, which caused skull fractures. A hatchet (a type of axe) was found near the children's graves, along with what is believed to be their clothing and shoes. For more than 6 decades after the children's bodies were discovered, they remained unidentified. They were finally identified in June 2022, when their great-grand niece Ally did a DNA test to find out more about her ancestors and family. Derek and David's family had been told that the boys had been taken away by government ministry because their mother was too poor to take care of them.

 Biography 
Derek D'Alton (later Bousquet) was born on  in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and his younger half-brother David was born on , to Eileen Bousquet (born  died ), and a unknown father, whose surname was probably D'Alton. The children had a elder sister named Diane (born  died ). Eileen raised her children in the city of Vancouver. Eileen's children were raised in poverty, with Eileen often failing to pay rent to the landlord for the apartment they were living in, which caused the family to move frequently. By  1946, Eileen was able to buy a house in Kitsilano, for her family. 

Derek and his sister Diane attended Henry Hudson Elementary School, a six minute walk from their house. At one point Diane asked her mother where her brothers were. Her mother said they had been taken away by the ministry as she was too poor to take care of them. Diane wondered about the whereabouts of her brothers for the rest of her life. 

Eileen died on , and her daughter Diane died on .

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Category:1940s in North America
Category:1950s in Canada
Category:20th century in Canada
Category:Canadian murder victims
Category:Murdered children
Category:Sibling duos
Category:Unsolved murders
Category:Vancouver