Little is known about these women because mainstream media didn't feel their murders were worthy of news coverage.
Hopefully, with the numbers of missing or murdered Aboriginal women in the news over recent years, these cases will, too, receive the media coverage they deserve and the families of these women will be able to find justice.
Lora Lee Banman
LORA LEE BANMAN
She lived a hard life on the streets and died an undignified, probably brutal death.
While the death of Laura Lee Banman is not unlike the deaths of some half-dozen women from Vancouver's lower east side, it has not gained the attention or notoriety.
Banman, also known as Laura Lee Chalifoux and Raven on the street, was last seen in August 1999 in Nanaimo. She was reported missing in January 2000. Her remains were found several months later on a logging road outside Campbell River.
For the man investigating Banman's killing, Sgt. Dwight Dammann with the Campbell River RCMP, the effort to find her killer deserves as much attention as the 50 missing women from Vancouver's downtown east side.
The little evidence police do have, such the results of an autopsy, are not being released. Right now, police are reviewing statements and the few clues they do have. They have put up signs near to where the body was found, and checked every possible lead with no solid results.
Dammann said their best hope now is that someone decides to do the right thing and come forward with crucial information. He has no doubt that someone between Nanaimo and the north Island has that information. "We know there's someone out there who knows something," said Dammann. "I'm sure it's more than one person who knows what went on."
Banman was originally from Alberta, but had lived on the Island for a number of years. When last seen she was known to police in Nanaimo as an intravenous drug user and sex trade worker. Police are unable to say whether they suspect a bad trick or if Banman may have crossed someone on the street, possibly over drugs.
Regardless of any theory, Dammann said those who knew Banman well would have known who she was with just before her death, or even who killed her and why. Like her, he said, those associates used to travel between Nanaimo and the north Island by bus or hitchhiking as they continued using drugs and turning tricks. Banman may have been labelled a junky and hooker, but Dammann said her killer now needs to be labelled guilty. "We'd certainly like to put this one to rest, if just for the sake of her family."
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Carla Slots
CARLA SLOTS, Carla Slots, aged 29, of Victoria, BC - who was addicted to drugs and worked in Victoria's sex trade, was found murdered on a logging road in a remote area of Shawnigan Lake. She had been beaten to death.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Naiomi Skye
NAIOMI SKYE, aged 25, of Vernon, BC, disappeared from her hometown on June 8, 1997.
Her remains were found near there in November, 1987. Police do not believe her murder is linked to prostitute killings in the area during the same time.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Heather Gloria Nelson
Heather was a known prostitute with the street name of "Wanda". She worked the corner of Bute and Davie.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Marjorie Madeline Vedan
Marjory was amother of four who worked as a prostitute near Main and Hastings.
Marjory Vedan was stabbed numerous times in her apartment on East Seventh.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Tracey Leigh Chartrand
Tracey worked as a prostitute in Mount Pleasant.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Pauline Eliza Johnson
An exotic dancer, Johnson was stabbed in the heart and her partly clad body left lying near a gravel road in Coquitlam. She was sexually assaulted, mutilated with a knife, her body cleaned up, then dumped from a car.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Amanda Flett
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Barbara Gus
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Barbara Larocque
BARBARA LAROCQUE, was found murdered.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Barbara Paul
BARBARA PAUL was murdered in Vancouver, BC.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Benadette Campo
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Betty Lou Williams
BETTY LOU WILLIAMS, was murdered in Vancouver, BC.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Beverley Ann Desjarlais
BEVERLEY ANN DESJARLAIS, was murdered in Vancouver, BC.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Brenda George
BRENDA GEORGE, was murdered in Vancouver, BC.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Bonnie Peters
BONNIE PETERS, was murdered in Vancouver, BC.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Carol Cardinal
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Christine (Chrissie) Billy
CHRISTINE (CHRISSIE) BILLY, was murdered in Vancouver, BC.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Cindy Williams
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Connie Chartrand
CONNIE CHARTRAND,. was murdered in Vancouver, BC.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Corrine Dagnault
CORRINE DAGNAULT, was murdered in Vancouver, BC.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Darlene Small-Legs
DARLENE SMALL-LEGS, was murdered in Vancouver, BC.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Darlinda (Dawn) Ritchie
DARLINDA (DAWN) RITCHIE, was murdered in Vancouver, BC.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Debbie Neeclose
DEBBIE NEECLOSE, was murdered in Vancouver, BC.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Delilah Martin
DELILAH MARTIN, was murdered in Vancouver, BC.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Delores Rivet
DELORES RIVET, was murdered in Vancouver, BC.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Florence Isaac
FLORENCE ISAAC, was murdered in Vancouver, BC.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Gail Worm
GAIL WORM, was murdered in Vancouver, BC.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Geraldine Williams
GERALDINE WILLIAMS, was murdered in Vancouver, BC.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Gloria Duneult (Sam)
GLORIA DUNEULT aka GLORIA SAM, was murdered in Vancouver, BC.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Gloria Baptiste
GLORIA BAPTISTE, was murdered in Vancouver, BC.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Helena George
HELENA GEORGE, was murdered in Vancouver, BC.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Janet Pelletier
JANET PELLETIER, was murdered in Vancouver, BC.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Jennifer Pete
JENNIFER PETE, was murdered in Vancouver, BC.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Joyce Paquette
JOYCE PAQUETTE, was murdered in Vancouver, BC.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Katherine August
KATHERINE AUGUST, was murdered in Vancouver, BC.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Laverne Jack
LAVERNE JACK, was murdered in Vancouver, BC.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Lisa Moosomin
LISA MOOSOMIN, was murdered in Vancouver, BC.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Laverna Avivgan
LAVERNA AVIVGAN, was murdered in Vancouver, BC.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Lorna Carpenter
LORNA CARPENTER, was murdered in Vancouver, BC.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Lorraine Arrance
LORRAINE ARRANCE, was murdered in Vancouver, BC.
No further information is known at this time.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Margaret Vedan
No further information is avaialable.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Marjorie Mack
No further information is avaialable.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Martha Gavin
No further information is avaialable.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Mary Ann Charlie
No further information is avaialable.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Marina George
No further information is avaialable.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Mathilda Charles
No further information is avaialable.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Maureen Riding-At-The-Door
No further information is avaialable.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Maxine Paul
No further information is avaialable.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Miranda Isaac
No further information is avaialable.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Myrtle Roy
No further information is avaialable.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Marietta Smoker
No further information is avaialable.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Peggy Favel
No further information is avaialable.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Peggy Snow
No further information is avaialable.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Rita Holy-White-Man
No further information is avaialable.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Rose Merasty
No further information is avaialable.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Rose Peters
No further information is avaialable.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Ruby Williams
No further information is avaialable.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Marlene Buffalo-Hudson
No further information is avaialable.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
"Mrs. Wayne" Stonechild
No further information is avaialable.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Roberta Saddleback
No further information is avaialable.
UNSOLVED
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