MISSING/MURDERED NATIVE WOMEN IN SASKATCHEWAN
Jaylyn Summer Bird
JAYLYN SUMMER BIRD, aged 11, was last seen Sunday December 30, 2007.
Jaylyn was reported missing to Saskatoon police by workers at the youth facility where she lives.
Jaylyn Summer Bird has long black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black parka with a fur-trimmed collar and pink pants.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Jaylyn Bird is asked to call police at 975-8300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or leave a tip online at www.saskatooncrimestoppers.com.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Keisha Thomas
KEISHA THOMAS, aged 11, of Beardy;s and Okemasis First Nation, SK, was killed on June 17th, 2007 when a stolen van she was a passenger in rolled over.
A 17 year old boy also died in the crash and five others were injured .
Keisha, a grade five student was described as shy and loveable.
Another reserve resident, 19-year-old Chantel, who didn't want to give her last name, said she felt scared after seeing the overturned green minivan and blankets covering the bodies near the reserve's fire hall. "It's really hard on everybody, just knowing that they were so young," Chantel said. "There were young kids in that van who weren't supposed to be in that van. I think somebody was baby-sitting them." She said all the people in the van were from the reserve, which is about 85 kilometres north of Saskatoon.
A young offender,16 years old, also a member of the Band, plead guilty and was sentenced to jail.
His blood alcohol level was almost twice the legal limit some three hours after the incident (80x2=160/ 143). The actual reading at the time of driving was very likely to be considerably higher due to the fact that the normal rate of elimination of alcohol from the human body must be taken into account.
Witnesses’ statements and the recorded interview of the accused by the police establish fairly precisely what took place. The accused attended a party and drank whiskey and vodka. He also played a drinking game involving the quick consumption of a few beers. He became very intoxicated and belligerent. He was combative at the party. He was unable to walk or talk properly; his speech became slurred and he walked with a staggering gait.
When he got into the van it was about to be driven by Kyle Sutherland. The van belonged to Cillina Sutherland. The accused punched Kyle in the face and kicked him; then he took over the driving of the van. He obviously had no permission or right to drive the vehicle; he did not even have a valid operator’s licence. He used violence to steal the van.
The accused drove the vehicle on some back roads. He was driving fast and recklessly; the vehicle was traveling over bumpy roads and was fishtailing. He was scaring the passengers and they begged him to slow down; he did not.
He drove onto the main paved highway at Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation. Then he intentionally swerved the vehicle on the highway. As the vehicle was passing the fire hall he deliberately swerved the van to the right of the roadway and said at that moment: “let’s drift”. The van hit the shoulder of the road and he lost complete control of it and it rolled over killing two young people, causing bodily harm to three others and emotionally and psychologically scarring the remaining passengers. The police accident investigator estimates the speed of the van just prior to the rollover at between 72 km./hr. and 81 km./hr.
He was sentenced to 10 months in closed custody and five months in open custody.
MURDERED
Carolyn Riviere
An autopsy confirmed the violence Ms. Riviere had suffered, revealing the cause of her death to have been a stab wound in her upper back. She had also been stabbed twice in the head – once through her right forehead and eyelid, and the second in her right cheek. There were other wounds noted by the pathologist as well, such as cuts to her right palm and right lower chest, abrasions on her right breast and hand, and bruises on her left lower leg. Ms. Riviere was also missing clumps of hair from her head.
Her husband indicated that he did not recall arriving home that evening, his arrest just after 3:00 a.m. the next day, or anything that had happened in between. While he was described as severely intoxicated at the time of the killing, he accepted full responsibility for causing Ms. Riviere’s death.
He has 29 criminal convictions, 13 of them for violent or weapons offences. They include a 1977 conviction for manslaughter for the death of his brother for which he was sentenced to seven years imprisonment, and a 1994 conviction for aggravated assault involving the cutting of his wife, the victim in this case, on the hand, face and eye. He was on bail with respect to a charge of aggravated assault when this crime occurred.
There was evidence that he abused the victim several times over the 14 years they lived together. He was demanding with threats and violence that the victim borrow money so that he could buy drugs and alcohol. She could not keep up with her debts to the extent that she could not buy her own medications. She told a daughter she was going to leave him.
The attack on Carolyn Riviere was not sudden and short-lived. It was brutal. She received three separate stab wounds; one fatal. She was chased – she was chased out of her home. She had two clumps of her hair found at the scene and sustained other visible trauma to her body.
Paul Isaac Montgrand had not been deterred through incarceration. He has now been sentenced to periods – periods of incarceration eight times, ranging from seven years to two years less a day to 30 days. Furthermore, on the 17th of July, 1983, he was released on mandatory supervision after having received a sentence of seven years for manslaughter on the 23rd of March 1977. Eight and a half months later on the 29th of March, 1984, he was convicted of assault with a weapon.
He plead guilty to manslaughter in Carol and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. He appealed the sentence and lost the appeal.
MURDERED
Jaqueline Montgrand
Jackie was the fourth aboriginal person shot by police (city or RCMP) in Saskatchewan in the last 12 months.
She was a longtime resident of Saskatoon, her family says. Montgrand moved to Prince Albert about seven months ago, where she was staying with extended family at the time of the fatal shooting, said Montgrand's cousin, Lucy Guetre.
"She's a mother of two daughters. She's a very loving person. She was always there for somebody when a person needed help or whatever," said Guetre, who described Montgrand as "more than a sister," since both of them were raised by Guetre's grandmother.
Montgrand was living with Guetre's son, Desmond Guetre, and his girlfriend and babysitting for them, Lucy Guetre said. "She really fit in, so they stayed together. They were getting along good," Guetre said.
Guetre doesn't know details of the incident that led to the shooting.
She has questions about it and said she hopes there will be an inquest.
"Why shoot her?" she asks.
"I just don't feel right about it. I guess they did an autopsy but nobody has contacted us or anything yet.
"We wanted to know how far away she was standing and what kind of knife she had. It's just not fair for police to shoot a woman, a 44-year-old woman. The family's not happy with it," Guetre said.
"I'm not angry. I'm just disappointed, hurt," she said.
Police have said they responded to a 911 call in which the caller hung up before the dispatcher could get any details of the emergency. Police traced the call to the house in the West Flat area of Prince Albert.
Police say they were confronted there by a woman with a knife. Officers couldn't get out of the small house, and one shot the woman, according to police.
Jackie had lived a hard life, but she managed. She tried hard. And a lot of times she was lonely because she had no relatives with her. Once in a while we'd go see her from up north," her daughter Trisha said.
Jackie had attended residential school in Regina for a time.
Her daughter is questioning whether there were options other than use of a firearm by the officers. She wants to know why a Taser gun was not used instead of a live bullet. She wants to know what kind of knife her mother allegedly had in her hand when the police came to the door to serve an eviction notice.
“I just don’t understand why they had to shoot her . . . ,” said her daughter from her hometown of Buffalo Narrows. Why couldn't they have shot her in the leg or arm to stop her from coming at them with a knife? I just don't understand why they had to shoot her three times," she said in a phone interview from her hometown of Buffalo Narrows. "I'm so mad at the police for killing her. Don't they have training so they don't have to kill people's mothers?"
Woodworth said that her mother “just up and left” Saskatoon four months ago to move to Prince Albert, and was staying at the home of her nephew, Desmond Montgrand, at the 733 12th Street West address in West Flat, where the shooting took place.
Woodworth said that her mother had pawned her leather jacket the morning of the incident to buy her nephew a 26-ounce bottle of alcohol. When Jackie Montgrand arrived at the residence to share it with him, Desmond’s girlfriend got angry.
“I think she was mad because she didn’t want Desmond drinking,” said Woodworth. “So she called 911 and hung up. Then the cops showed up and my mom freaked out. She hates cops.”
Woodworth figures that’s when her mother grabbed the knife. The officers at the house attempted to retreat from the approaching Jackie Montgrand, but were unable to get out of the small house and fired at her. Woodworth’s mother was rushed to hospital by ambulance, but died shortly thereafter.
Jackie's family has suffered severe tragedy and loss.
Her grieving daughter said that their family is related to several individuals in the province who have seen their own share of tragedy. It started on April 21, 1979, when her mom’s sister, Myrna Montgrand ( also on this website) , joined the numerous missing aboriginal women in the province when she disappeared in La Loche and wasn’t seen again. In 2002, a snowmobile crash killed relative Timothy Roy Montgrand, 34. Two years after that, 32-year-old Christopher Montgrand, Woodworth’s cousin, was murdered in La Loche. Then in 2006, Paul Montgrand, whom Woodworth said her mother had married, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of Carol Riviere i( also on this website )n the northern community of Dillon, SK.
Her daughter, along with her older sister, was given up for adoption at the age of three months, but says she maintained a close relationship with her birth mother throughout her life. She said she remembers her mother coming to visit her often, bringing her homemade necklaces and earrings for special occasions. Woodworth said she still wears the newest earrings. But Woodworth said she intends “to do something about it”.
“Me and my sister are going to file a lawsuit against the cops now,” said Woodworth. “I don’t know if we’ll be able to, but I just know they didn’t have to kill her.”
NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN LAID
SUSPICIOUS DEATH
Jacqueline Late
Jacqueline's body was found in a garage in the 300 Block of Spadina Crescent in mid Aprl, 2007.
Police are not sure if she was murdered or if she fell asleep in the garage and froze to death. Autopsy reports not yet in.
MISSING
Emily Osmond
Her disappearance is very unusual. Her vehicle and personal belongings including medication were left at her residence. She also had dogs at her acreage that she cared for that were left unattended. Searches of the area have failed to locate any sign Emily.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Regina RCMP Historical Case Unit
(306) 780-5582
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Kaydance Pauchay
KAYDANCE PAUCHAY, aged 3 of Yellow Quill First Nation,near Saskatoon, froze to death on January 29th, 2008.
Their father apparently had been drinking when he left his home with the girls early on Jan. 29. He was later discovered on the doorstep of a neighbour's home and rushed to hospital, suffering from hypothermia and frostbite. When he was able to speak eight hours later, he asked about his daughters, setting off a frantic search.
The father was wearing only a long sleeved shirt.
He dropped first one child, without knowing, and then approximately 50 feet away dropped the second child.
It was -50 out.
He managed to find his way to a neighbour's home, totally frostbitten and was rushed to hospital by ambulance. He hasn't said much since this tragedy but apparently he felt something was wrong with Santana and was heading out in the storm with them to a neighbour's home to use her phone.
Charges are pending.
MURDERED
SantanaPauchay
SANTANA PAUCHAY, aged 15 months, of Yellow Quill First Nation,near Saskatoon, froze to death on January 29th, 2008.
Their father apparently had been drinking when he left his home with the girls early on Jan. 29. He was later discovered on the doorstep of a neighbour's home and rushed to hospital, suffering from hypothermia and frostbite. When he was able to speak eight hours later, he asked about his daughters, setting off a frantic search.
The father was wearing only a long sleeved shirt.
He dropped first one child, without knowing, and then approximately 50 feet away dropped the second child.
It was -50 out.
He managed to find his way to a neighbour's home, totally frostbitten and was rushed to hospital by ambulance. He hasn't said much since this tragedy but apparently he felt something was wrong with Santana and was heading out in the storm with them to a neighbour's home to use her phone.
Charges are pending.
MURDERED
Irene Jimmy
Irene Jimmy died from a single shot to the head. The bullet entered between her left eyebrow and the bridge of her nose. Sergeant Veitch testified that in his opinion the muzzle of the rifle was in contact with the skin when the trigger was pulled.
Ms. Jimmy's common law husband, Leonard Tipewan, was convicted of manslaughter.
MISSING
Hanalore Irene Lavalee
Hanalore Irene LAVALLEE, DOB: 1991-07-01, of Regina is described as: female, Aboriginal, 5’6 tall, weighing approximately 135 pounds, with black shoulder length straight hair. LAVALLEE was last seen in the 20 block of Empress Street on April 28, 2006.
LAVALLEE has a tattoo of lettering on her right outer calf and 3 dice tattooed on her left wrist. It is believed LAVALLEE is in Regina.
Anyone who may have seen Hanalore Irene LAVALLEE, or who may have information as to her whereabouts, is asked to contact the Regina Police Service at 777-6500, the nearest RCMP detachment or Crime Stoppers at 545-TIPS (545-8477).
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Jarita Naistus
Staff Sgt. Mike Yanota of the Lloydminster RCMP says the homicide investigation made little progress over the long weekend and investigators have yet to receive any substantial leads from the public. r team is still working day and night on it, but there’s no late-breaking news to report,” said Yanota, adding they are still without suspects. “A lot of people have been questioned and interviewed, but we’re not to the point where we’re looking at any particular individual(s) right now. One of the biggest reasons we withhold information with cases like this is if we do start getting a rash of tips coming in, it helps us quickly evaluate them,” said Staff Sgt. Mike Yanota of the Lloydminster RCMP. “The long and short of it is if certain details haven’t been released to the public and we do get information that is close to the crime, we know the person providing that information is worth pursuing.
“We know the tip is probably genuine and they are probably close to the situation or heard the story from somebody who was there because nobody else knows but us.” Yanota said the investigation is making headway and investigators have conducted about 50 interviews, none of which have produced enough evidence to make an arrest. “We are narrowing it down and starting to piece together where she spent Saturday evening and who she may have last been with, but we don’t have anyone in custody yet,” said Yanota, adding Naistus attended a local nightclub the night before her body was found.
He also declined comment on whether Naistus herself had rented the room where her body was found and whether investigators believe she was killed in the room or her body was left there. Naistus’ exact time of death remains under investigation. Jarita , a Journalism student at Lakeland College, left an impression on many during her short stint at Lakeland College and a candlelight memorial was held, ensured her memory will live on forever.
Angela Rugama and Tera Hartter of the Lakeland College Students’ Association arranged the vigil with the consent and cooperation of the Naistus family and although the turnout wasn’t what they were hoping for, the ceremony marked a heartfelt goodbye to a fallen student, friend and mother of two.
“It was very emotional, but still positive and our whole aim was to arrange a positive remembrance ceremony,” said Rugama. “We wanted to comfort her family and show respect for Jarita because her life meant something to a lot of people.” About 50 people donned purple ribbons and held candles throughout the roughly two-hour memorial – a majority being Naistus’ family and friends who made the trek in from Onion Lake – as Jarita’s uncle, Glenn Littlewolfe, performed a ceremonial smudging, her sister Eaglefeather Littlewolfe and brother-in-law Joey read a poem, and Rugama sang a rendition of Sarah McLachlan’s I Will Remember You, among other spiritual and cultural proceedings.
However, the ceremony was highlighted by Littlewolfe and Rugama unveiling the Jarita Naistus Memorial Award – a stone carving created by Littlewolfe himself along with a $200 scholarship – which will be handed out annually to a student excelling in all-around dedication to continuing his or her education through positive attendance and marks.
The Students Association also announced the creation of Lifetime Savings Accounts for each of Jarita’s two young children, which the college plans to host annual fundraisers to garner support for.
”Jarita was always talking about her kids and saying that if anything was to happen to her, the one thing she wanted was for her kids to be taken care of,” said Rugama, who has fond memories of the first-year tourism student. “Her classroom was just across the way from mine, so our breaks were at the same time and we always bumped into each other in the hallway. She was always smiling and laughing and really seemed to enjoy her time at Lakeland. She was undoubtedly the leader of her class and everyone referred to her as Super Mom because she always had her kids and was still making an effort to better herself education-wise.”
41 year old Gordon Dwight Hurley was arrested and charged with first degree murder but was convicted of second degree murder. He has appealed this sentence.
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MURDERED
Linda Sahpassum
LINDA SAHPASSUM, aged 48, of Prince Albert, SK, died Aug. 3rd, 2004, at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon. She was being transported to the city's police cells when she suffered head injuries -- allegedly after falling down while exiting a police cruiser.
The lawyer for the family of a deceased Aboriginal woman is questioning police how they treated her before she died. One of the arresting officers, Constable Craig Mushka, testified the woman was leaning against the hospital when they picked her up for intoxication, and needed help getting inside the cruiser.
For a little over two days, the members heard details about the circumstances surrounding the death of 48-year-old Linda Sahpassum. The Aboriginal woman fell and struck her head while in the custody of two Prince Albert police officers last summer.
Just before her death, she was discharged from the Victoria Hospital because some staff thought she was drunk.
In fact, medical evidence showed she was suffering from severely low blood sugar and that she had been hospitalized for four days with the same ailment just a week before her death.
Sergeant Troy Cooper told jurors that when Sahpassum was driven into the police garage, she stood up out of the cruiser, staggered a bit, then fell straight back and hit her head on the concrete.
The lawyer for the family asked Cooper if there was a policy for officers on how to escort prisoners to cells.
Cooper said no.
He added that while the death was unfortunate, it was also unpreventable.
The jury's recommendations are to be handed off to the chief coroner of the province.
However, lawyer Kris Eggum asked why neither Mushka nor his partner assisted Sahpassum in getting out of the car at the police station.
The officer had earlier stated that when Sahpassum got out of the cruiser, she staggered left, then right, then fell back, hitting her head on the concrete.
Mushka says they were too far away to have caught her.
Jurors at the inquest gave the coroner three recommendations on how to prevent similar tragedies in the future.
They include:
-Setting up video cameras in strategic areas of the police department including the parking bay area.
-Making sure the medical histories of patients are checked when they enter the triage area of Victoria Hospital.
-Ensuring police officers physically escort prisoners when they are moving them around.
During the inquest, Prince Albert's deputy chief of police said a full review is underway into how prisoners are escorted to their cells.
NO ONE HAS BEEN CHARGED IN LINDA’S DEATH.
MURDERED
Jeanette Elysia Hoostie
JEANETTE ELYSIA JOYCE HOOTSIE, aged 19, of Regina, SK, was stabbed to death at a home on Rae St., Regina, SK, on December 30, 2005.
A 16 year old boy has been charged with he murder. His name cannot be revealed due to the Young Offenders Act.
Jeanette was the mother of four children - sons Skyler and Carter, twin daughters, Rosezata and Roseabella.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Amber Tara-Lynn Redman
Her mother, Gwenda Yuzicappi, says it's not like her daughter to stay away from home without calling.
Standing Buffalo Chief Rodger Redman, Amber's uncle, says his niece graduated from high school two years ago and was taking some university courses. "She was a typical teenager."
On the night she vanished, Amber was seen speaking to someone in a grey, older sedan outside Trapper's Bar.
She was wearing denim jeans, a blue denim shirt and blue metal earrings in the shape of a heart with two eagle feathers. She is five-foot-eight and about 126 pounds.
Chief Redman says he believes police are doing what they can. But an immediate in-depth search and more national media attention could have been a crucial help to find Amber, he adds.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Fort Qu'Appelle RCMP at 1-306-332-2222.
UPDATE
Sadly remains found have been identified as those belonging to Amber.
Gilbert Allan Bellegarde, aged 31, of the Little Black Bear First Nation is charged with first degree murder. Albert Patrick Bellegarde, aged 29, also from Little Black Bear First Nation has been charged with first degree murder.
These arrests do not come as a surprise to many people living in the area. Eight years ago, a judge said Albert Patrick Bellegarde had caused two women "as traumatic an experience as anyone can imagine or dream in a nightmare."
In May of 2000,Albert Bellegarde shot a woman (50) in the face with shotgun pellets while stealing her van. At the time of the shooting Bellegarde was on the reserve awaiting sentencing for beating, raping and sodomizing a woman he had been drinking with. After he pleaded guilty to the charge, he participated in a traditional sentencing circle in which an offender, victim and community members are brought together to recommend a sentence ... Bellegarde received 4 years in prison for the offences .... people in the area had been hearing rumours that Amber Redman was buried somewhere on the reserve -- and who might have been involved. Mary Grey first started hearing the rumours about a month after Redman disappeared 3 years ago. "I thought they just had to have enough evidence to charge somebody first."
Long before RCMP officers rolled onto the Little Black Bear First Nation on Monday afternoon,(May 5, 2008), people in the area had been hearing rumours that the missing 19-year-old was buried somewhere on the reserve -- and who might have been involved. Mary Grey said she first started hearing the rumours about a month after Redman disappeared nearly three years ago. "I thought they just had to have enough evidence to charge somebody first, that maybe that's what was taking long was getting evidence," she said. "I thought (a suspect) would get caught one of these days."
The RCMP moved into Little Black Bear on Monday, arresting Bellegarde and later confirming they had located remains believed to belong to the missing teen. Police spent Tuesday searching a house, identified by neighbours as Bellegarde's, and a wooded area on the reserve. House #350 is a shabby beige two-storey structure about 55 kilometres away from Trapper's Bar, where Redman was last seen early on the morning of July 15, 2005. Tin foil covers some of the house's windows, and four decrepit cars and a truck sit abandoned in the yard near piles of tires. The First Nation Council of Little Black Bear released a statement saying the community was "shocked and saddened" by the news that Redman's remains had been located, and exLetter from Yuzicappi and Redman family - Wednesday, May 07, 2008
We have searched tirelessly for Amber for the past three years. We have never given up. Today, we reluctantly accept with great sadness that the search for her is over.
Over the past day, it's been with great difficulty to accept the fact that she will never be coming home. In our time of grief and sorrow, we hope to find the strength and courage to cope with the loss of her special soul by better understanding her life and her meaning to us. Her life may have ended tragically. But she will be forever remembered and honoured by those of us who loved her deeply. To the family, she will always be alive.
For 19 years we have had the honour and privilege to have Amber Tara-Lynn Redman as a daughter, sister, niece, cousin, granddaughter and friend. She was very special to us. Young, beautiful, intelligent, compassionate and kind, she loved and was cherished by all those around her.
She inspired a positive difference to those around her. Her heart roused a sensitivity for victims of violence throughout the country. Since she first disappeared three years ago, she has never been forgotten. Today we may have stopped looking for her. Though, now we know that she's with her father. She will always be remembered in our hearts. She will be dearly missed. The beauty of her spirit will forever shine.
At this time we would like to thank and acknowledge those who have provided their support and helped with the search efforts
- - And, finally, all those who prayed for Amber's return and for all those who continue to pray for us.
Finally, we kindly ask reporters to respect the privacy of our family and community as we take this time to make preparations for Amber's journey home. Details on the funeral arrangements will be made public at a later date.
On Behalf of the Yuzicappi and Redman Family
MURDERED
Melanie Geddes
Her mother, Valerie Smokeyday, said it was not like the 24-year-old to disappear. She is married and has three young children she loves.
Melanie was last seen at a residence in the 900 block of Robinson Street at approximately 1:00 a.m., August 13, 2005. She reportedly left the house to return to her home in the 1100 block of Athol Street, but did not arrive.
Family members, concerned for her safety, reported her absence.
On Feb. 1, 2006, RCMP announced that skeletal remains found north of Regina shortly before Christmas were those of Melanie and are treating her death as a homicide.
In a heart-rending statement to reporters, Geddes' cousin, Terry-Lyn McNab, said the family is awash in emotions. "We hoped that we would one day face the media with the news that Melanie was alive and home with us. This is not the case," McNab said. "Today is difficult because, through our grief, we are grateful for the closure and the ability we now have to bring Melanie home and finally lay her to rest."
Anyone who has information that could help police investigate the death of Melanie Dawn Geddes is asked to contact the Regina Police Service at 777-6500 or call Crime Stoppers at 545-TIPS or 545-8477.
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MURDERED
Florence Frenchman
Three young girls have been charged with her murder and are out on bail awaiting trial.
Florence's husband was also severely beaten in the same attack. Police say this was not gang related.
MURDERED
Farro Bird
RCMP were called to the reserve after receiving reports of shots being fired in the small community northwest of Prince Albert. Once there, they found the bodies of the three victims.
The three killed include Farro Bird, a 19-year-old woman, Kerry Naytowhow, a 19-year-old man, and Greg Naytowhow, 27, Kerry's brother.
The suspect, whose name can't be reported under provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, has been charged with three counts of first degree murder.
MISSING
Tamra Jewel Keepness
Tamra lived with her mother, and five siblings, including her twin, in Regina's inner city.
Police say search and rescue organizations from Regina and Moose Jaw are helping out, and the city's major crimes unit is involved as well.
Tamra's father,Troy Keepness told reporters he hopes she's found as soon as possible.
"It's not like her to go off by herself," he said.
More than 20 police officers have been assigned to the search.
The circumstances of Keepness' disappearance -- from her bedroom overnight -- bear haunting similarity to those of Toronto's Cecilia Zhang.
It's a coincidence weighing on everyone who knows the missing girl.
"We hope that everything turns out okay," Keepness' aunt, Jamie Fabel told CTV. "We're just hoping for the best."
Described as aboriginal, with short, bobbed brown hair and brown eyes, Tamra stands at three foot five and with a slim build, weighs approximately 40 pounds. When she was last seen, she was wearing a light blue striped halter top with pink accents, light blue jeans, and pink and white shoes.
Anyone who has seen the girl, or has any information pertaining to her whereabouts is being asked to contact the Regina Police Service at (306) 777-6500 or call Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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MISSING
Dahleen Kay Bosse
DAHLEEN KAY BOSSE, aged 24, of Saskatoon, SK. disappeared May 18, 2004.
Dahleen is a fourth-year education student at the University of Saskatchewan and the mother of a three-year-old girl. She disappeared May 18 after an Assembly of First Nations function.
Her mother, Pauline Muskego, has been meeting with police and trying to console their granddaughter. "Every time we come back she says 'Did you find my mom?'" she said. "And we say, 'Not yet, we're still looking.' We're continuing to tell her that we're looking for her mom, that we will find her and that she'll be OK." Frustrated by the lack of progress Muskego hired a private investigator earlier this month.
Todd Hrabok of Saskatoon Private Investigations, said Bosse may have been spotted at a bank machine a couple of days after she disappeared, but her ATM card doesn't seem to have been used since then. He also said the discovery of the missing woman's car last month hints at foul play. "There's a lot of kilometers put on the car. There's a steering wheel cover that was missing. Some floor mats from the front, seat covers from seats, and a child seat in the back," he said. "Generally what I think as an investigator is that's a clean up of a crime scene. We wouldn't like to think of it that way but that's the way it's looking."
The Onion Lake First Nation, where Muskego lives, has posted a $5,000 reward for information leading to the discovery of Ms. Bosse.
She was last seen on Friday, May 21, 2004 at the Scotia Bank in the Circle Centre on 8th St. Mall.
Bosse is 25 years old, born 1979-03-25, she is of native descent and described as being 5'5", 175 lb., black shoulder length hair, medium complexion and she wears glasses. Daleen was driving a 2002 Chev Cavalier white in colour, Sask. Licence 764 DJS which has been located
Daleen is Member of the Onion Lake First Nation. That band office is offering a reward for information.
The family would like Daleen to know that they are very concerned of her well-being and would like her to return safely.
THIS $5000 REWARD WILL BE AWARDED TO THE PERSON OR PERSONS INSTRUMENTAL IN LOCATING DALEEN KAY BOSSE (MUSKEGO).*
If you have any information please call:
Pauline at (306) 821-7610
or Delores at 1-888-217-8625 – ext. #226,
or Todd, Private Investigator, at (306) 975-0999 or 1-866-372-7574.
ALL CALLS WILL BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
* The payment of this reward shall be determined solely in the discretion of the Onion Lake First Nation
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Naomi Leigh Desjarlais
NAOMI LEIGH DESJARLAIS , aged 21, shot and killed March 25, 1987 in Regina.
Naomi's nude body was found in the northeast outskirts of the city at about 7:30 a.m. March 27. She had been shot sometime during the night and her body left in the west ditch of the road leading to the city dump.
According to RCMP S. Sgt. Garvin Shearer, investigators are following all leads but have run into a number of dead ends.
When last seen the 21-year-old Regina woman was wearing a brown three-quarter length coat, black fashion boots, a black miniskirt a purple sweater, black fancy style pantyhose and was carrying a black purse.
Investigators believe that the discovery of any or all of Desjarlais's clothes may hold the clue as to who killed her.
Anyone with information is asked to call the RCMP detachment at 306-780-5570.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Jaime Wheeler
JAIME WHEELER , aged 20, from Nipawin
(Stabbed to death March 12, 2000). Jaime was in the third year of a psychology degree program, shared a basement suite with a friend in Saskatoon and worked at a restaurant.
“Friends of Jaime described her as having a fun-loving, trusting nature that endeared her to everyone she met” say police.
Jaime was found by a roommate in a basement suite on March 12, 2000. She had been stabbed 56 times, some of these stabbings in her ne0AMcCullock was apparently a friend of Jaime's and her roommates and frequented the apt. often.
Dominic McCullock took the stand briefly to deny that he killed Jaime Wheeler and to deny that he was present when she was killed. The jury did not deliberate for long before bringing in a guilty verdict.
Following the trial, a letter surfaced suggesting new evidence exists. The letter was given to The StarPhoenix and other media outlets, as well as the police, by an anonymous source.
In it, McCullock's lawyer Mark Brayford writes he has obtained a new, unidentified, object ( that later turned out to be another blood stained knife ) that may have the victim's and the killer's DNA on it. He implores Crown prosecutor Dan Dahl to send the item for DNA testing or forward it to a private lab for DNA tests.
NOTE: Despite McCullock being convicted of Jaime's murder, there is the possibility that he is not guilty of her murder, and that the real killer is still out there.
MURDERED
Donna Marie Kasyon
DONNA MARIE KASYON , age 20 was stabbed to death on Saturday, June 15, 2002. Police attended in the 3100 block of Laurier Drive at 12:45 a.m., after being notified by Saskatoon Transit of an injured woman. The woman was rushed to Royal University Hospital, where she later died as a result of being stabbed in the chest.
Police are requesting the public’s assistance in this investigation. It is known that Donna was last seen between 10:30 and 11:00 p.m., Friday, June 14th in the 1900 block of 22nd Street West. Police are trying to determine her whereabouts between then and when she was found at 12:45 a.m. Saturday, June 16th, 2002.
Donna was described as being 20 years old, Aboriginal, 5’5” in height, 122 pounds, brown eyes, shoulder length brown hair done up at the back, wearing a green wrap-around mini skirt and a white button up sleeveless blouse.
Donna was involved in the sex trade and may have been proceeding to the Avenue R & 21st Street area of the stroll, when she was last observed in the 1900 block of 22nd Street. Police cannot confirm that her murder was a result of being involved in the sex trade, but are considering that possibility.
Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call the Major Crime Section at 975-8440 or Crime Stoppers at 931-8477.
For further information contact Sgt. Keith Atkinson, 975-8209.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Maxine Wapass
MAXINE WAPASS , age 23. (Disappeared May 16, 2002)
Maxine's sister, Marilyn reported missing to the police on June 5, 2002,after she failed to show up at her boyfriend's reserve.
Saskatoon Police Service said it is believed Wapass was killed within the city and that her body was moved to the wooded spot near Asquith where her remains were found imn November, 2002.
The first of Maxine's remains were found by a hunter near Asquith, 16 kilometres west of Saskatoon. Those bones were identified by comparing their DNA to that of her father.
In February, the family held a funeral at the Wapass home reserve, Thunderchild First Nation. When more remains were discovered , the grave had to be reopened for their burial, Maxine's cousin, Kyla said.
Maxine's relatives held a traditional ceremony with an Elder in the bush where the remains were found.
Marilyn has said that Maxine had a rough life, that her mother, who died about 12 years ago, drank a lot and that Maxine had become involved in street life, including drug use and prostitution.
But she was also a dear sister and a loving aunt who is fondly remembered by Marilyn's children.
A 31-year-old man has been charged with Maxine's murder.
Police said Bear and Wapass knew each other.
Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call the Major Crime Section at 975-8440 or Crime Stoppers at 931-8477.
For further information contact Sgt. Keith Atkinson, 975-8209.
UNSOLVED
MISSING
Allyson Ball
Allyson is described as Aboriginal, 5ft. 117lbs. She was last seen wearing a white top, jeans, black runners with pink, and a black bunny hug.
Anyone knowing of Allyson or Ryan Knight’s whereabouts is asked to contact 949-3925 or 757-1277 or call the Regina city police 777-6500.
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MURDERED
Jacqueline Charles
Upon arrival, Police observed the suspect, a 40 year old male, sleeping in the basement of the home. Police attempted to wake him with negative results. Concerned over his well being, an ambulance was called and the suspect was transported to Royal University Hospital.
There is no further information regarding the suspect, or if charges have been laid.
MURDERED
Pamela Jean George
(Found face down in a ditch West of Regina on the morning of April 18, 1995). The 28-year-old mother of two was the victim of a tragic and violent homicide. Steven Tyler Kummerfield, 20 years old, and Alexander Dennis Ternowetsky, 19 years old, were charged with first degree murder in her death.
According to Kummerfield's testimony, he and Ternowetsky met in the evening of April 17, 1995 for drinks. They first shared a nearly full 40-ounce bottle of Southern Comfort. After 11 p.m., they picked up a 12-pack of high alcohol beer from a downtown beer outlet.
While Kummerfield testified that their only plan was to drink that evening, they did look for a prostitute. With Ternowetsky in the trunk, Kummerfield picked up Pamela George and drove out on a gravel road to a spot near the airport.
Kummerfield then let Ternowetsky out of the trunk. At this time, Pamela George started to scream and tried to escape. The two men caught her and returned her to the car where, according to Kummerfield, they had oral sex. They then proceeded to beat her.
Dr Modesto Escanlar, who testified for the Crown, described her injuries as being consistent with blows from a blunt object. He stated that the beating gave Pamela George a broken nose, swollen eyes and hand, cuts on her face and lips and numerous bruises that covered her upper body especially her head.
On April 19, 1995, Tyler Stuart, a friend of Kummerfield, asked him what he had done the night before. Stuart says that Kummerfield replied,
"Not much. We drove around, got drunk and killed this chick."
Under cross examination, Stuart qualified the statement by saying,
"I think we killed her."
He also testified that Kummerfield told him they threatened to kill Pamela George if she refused to have sex with them.
Stuart also related a telephone call from Ternowetsky and said his friend told him, "She deserved it. She was an Indian." In a later telephone call, Ternowetsky told him "he was real drunk and couldn't remember a lot of it."
After the testimony of almost 30 witnesses, Mr Justice Ted Malone, of the Court of Queen's Bench told the all-white jury it would be "very dangerous' to convict Kummerfield and Ternowetsky of first degree murder.
He also told them to bear in mind that Pamela "indeed was a prostitute" when considering if she consented to having sex with the accused.
The jury returned a guilty verdict to the lesser charge of manslaughter.
Public reaction to the verdict was swift and widespread. A coalition of Regina-based women's groups filed a formal complaint against Mr. Justice Malone to the Canadian Judicial Council for the inappropriate comments during his charge to the jury. The National Action Committee on the Status of Women said the judge's remarks "dehumanized women and trivialized the murder".
Blaine Favel, Chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, called the verdict "one of the most unjust in Saskatchewan judicial history".
In an open viewpoint in the Saskatoon Star Phoenix (February 7, 1997) Chief Favel wrote, "There have been over 20 major justice studies over the past 15 years, including one in Saskatchewan in 1993, which have all come to the same conclusion. First Nations people experience racism and systemic discrimination in the criminal justice system both as accused and victim. In the Pamela George case, we have seen little respect for Aboriginal persons. First Nations will not have respect for the justice system until it is changed."
Immediately after the verdict, Chief Favel also wrote a letter to the Acting Attorney General, Eric Kline. He said, "I submit to you, as the Attorney General for this province, to strongly consider appealing this case and, if successful, argue for a verdict that would be appropriate considering the circumstances under which it was committed so that justice is not only done but also seen to be done."
“Once again, Indian people are victimized by a system that does not reflect our values and the lives of our people are devalued by the courts.”
-Vice-Chief Lindsay Cyr
December 6, 2000
In December 1996, Steven Kummerfield and Alex Ternowetsky were convicted by jury of manslaughter for the murder and sentenced to 6½ years each by Justice Ted Malone. Judge Malone instructed the jury to remember that George was "indeed a prostitute," when considering whether she consented to the sexual assault. The issue of consent was important in determining whether the young men should be convicted of manslaughter rather than first-degree murder. Ternowetsky hid in the trunk of the car when they picked Pam George up, so that she wouldn't know that there were two of them. She was beaten so badly that her family couldn't open the casket for her funeral. The manslaughter conviction was appealed byCrown prosecutor Matt Miazga.
Kummerfield was paroled November 10, 2000, after serving just under four years in New Brunswick, because officials feared for his safety in a Saskatchewan prison where there is a large Native population. He is now living in a half-way house in Vancouver
Ternowetsky was granted day parole in August, 2000. He was returned to prison in 2002 for violence against his current girlfriend.
MURDERED
Janet Sylvestre
(Murdered - October, 1994.) Janet's naked body was discovered in a grove of trees near Saskatoon. No one has been charged with her murder. John Crawford was suspected but never charged. During the same period, Shirley Lonethunder ominously disappeared from a nearby First Nations community. She has not been found. The fact that she has been missing for so many years has never been publicized. Was John Crawford responsible for her murder as well?
UNSOLVED
MISSING
Shirley Joanne Lonethunder
Shirley is described as 5’5” tall, 128 lbs, aboriginal, black hair and brown eyes. She has a tattoo on her left ankle of a heart an a scar on her left cheek about 4 cm in lenghth. At the time of her disappearance she was wearing a black jacket, blue jeans and white runners.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Saskatoon Police Service at 306-975-8214
Agency Case Number: 1992-21457
UNSOLVED
MISSING
Joyce Lucille Tillotson
Joyce is described as aboriginal, brown hair, brown eyes, 5’2” tall, 110 lbs. She has a tattoo of “Joyce & Leo" on right arm, "LOVE" on left hand, and "TWYLA" on left leg. She wears dentures.
Investigation and searches have failed to locate her.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Regina Police Service Cold Case Unit 306-777-8649
Agency Case Number: 1993-35353
UNSOLVED
MISSING
Mary Nancy Goodfellow
MARY NANCY GOODFELLOW, aged 67 years old (DOB November 10, 1925), Missing since April 3, 1993 from Chitek Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada when she was last seen in the community of Chitek Lake, SK. She was also a caregiver of Kevin Charles. They are both reported missing and extensive searches failed to locate either individual.
Mary is described as aboriginal, 5’3” tall, 151 lbs with black hair and brown eyes. She is known to wear a hearing aid.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Saskatoon RCMP Historical Case Unit 306-975-5153
Agency Case Number: 1993-417
UNSOLVED
MISSING
Lavina Gloria Tocher
LAVINA GLORIA TOCHER, aged 35 (DOB December 31, 1955), disappeared from Parkman, SK on September 26, 1991. She was reported missing by an anonymous caller. Investigation and searches have failed to locate her.
Lavina is described as aboriginal, 5’6” tall, 131 lbs. with black hair and brown eyes. She has a scar on her right arm, and tattoo on her right forearm of “I LOV”.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Regina RCMP Historical Case Unit 306-780-5582
Agency Case Number: 1991-3206
UNSOLVED
MISSING
Corrine Moosomin
CORRINE MOOSOMIN, aged 25 (DOB April 7, 1961), disappeared from Sautleaux First Nation, SK on November 15, 1968 at approximately 4:00 a.m. on the Saulteaux First Nation near North Battleford, SK. She was last seen walking on a grid road. Moosomin was reported missing and extensive searches failed to locate her.
Corinne is described as aboriginal, with black hair and brown eyes. She has freckles. She is 5’6” tall, and weighs 125 lbs.
When last seen she was wearing blue jeans, blue jean jacket, and tall brown winter boots.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Saskatoon RCMP Historical Case Unit 306-975-5153
Agency Case Number: 1986-11911
UNSOLVED
MISSING
Patricia Maye Favel
PATRICIA MAYE FAVEL, aged 18 (DOB Fe bruary 10, 1966), On the 30th of September, 1984, Patricia w as last seen in the downtown area of Regina, Sk. She was last seen getting into a white car. Searches and investigation have failed to locate her since that date.
Patricia is described as aboriginal, 5’7” tall, 100 lbs with black hair and brown eyes. Her hair was dyed blonde and was curly at the time of her disappearance. She has an unknown tattoo on her right thumb. She was last seen wearing blue jeans, a white blouse and grey boots. Her nickname is “Patty”.
She is classified as ENDANGERED MISSING.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Regina Police Service Cold Case Unit 306-777-8649
Agency Case Numbers: 1984-26986 and 1991-13413
UNSOLVED
MISSING
Edna Smith
EDNA SMITH, aged 24, (DOB August 19, 1959), of East Trout Lake, SK. On O ctober 15, 19 83, Edna Smith was last seen at a camp with two other persons on East Trout Lake located approximately 120 kilometers north of Prince Albert, SK. A search party located the bodies of the two companions, however, she has never been located. A boat the trio had previously used was found capsized in the lake and it was suspected that all three individuals drowned.
Edna is described as aboriginal, black hair, brown eyes, 5’2 “ tall, 136 lbs. She had had an operation for a cleft palate. There wa a space betweeen her upper front teeth.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Saskatoon RCMP Historical Case Unit 306-975-5153
UNSOLVED
MISSING
Myrna Montgrand
MYRNA MONTGRAND, aged 14, of LaLoche SK, disappeared on April 21, 1979 around 5 am outside a residence in LaLoche, SK. She had previously been with a group of people at a party. Searches and investigation failed to locate her.
Myrna is described as aboriginal, 5’1” tall, 130 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. When last seen she was wearing a blue jean jacket, blue jeans and rubber boots.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Saskatoon RCMP Historical Case Unit 306-975-5153
Agency Case Number: 1979-357
UNSOLVED
MISSING
Maggie Catamaran
MAGGIE CATAMARAN, aged 74 was last seen in Pinehouse, SK. On July 3, 1976. issing since July 3, 1976 from Pinehouse, Saskatchewan, Canada . Maggie Natomagan Natomagan was known to walk in the bush near the community, however, searches failed to locate any trace of her.
Maggie is described as aboriginal, black hair and brown eyes.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Saskatoon RCMP Historical Case Unit 306-975-5153
Agency Case Number: 1996-497
UNSOLVED
MISSING
Caroline Burns
Caroline is described as aboriginal, 5’3” tall, 120 lbs. with dark brown hair and brown eyes. She has a burn mark on the side of one knee.
br>At the time of her disappearance she was wearing a long dark blue coat, blue jeans, rubber boots pant stockings, ankle socks, a dress tucked into pants, knee length pink bloomers, and no bra.
Caroline is missing the top left molar and lop left front tooth.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Saskatoon RCMP Historical Case Unit 306-975-5153
Agency Case Number: 1972-02 and 2003-4457
UNSOLVED
MISSING
Marie Norma Mike
Marie is described as aboriginal, 5’4” tall, 151 lbs with black hair and black eyes. She has scars on her right hand and forearm. At the time she disappeared she was wearing dressy black and white checkered laminated jacket, a pair of black stirrup pants, and a pair of shiny black rubber boots with plain lining.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Saskatoon RCMP Historical Case Unit 306-975-5153
Agency Case Number: 1964-701 and 2003-98
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Crystal Paskemin
CRYSTAL LEE PASKEMIN, aged 21 met Kenneth David Mackay at Saskatoon's Longbranch Saloon on Dec. 29, 2000. Crystal worked as a waitress at a different bar, the Double Deuce Bar and Grill.
Mackay said he gave Paskemin a ride home, but they ended up on a gravel road to the northeast of Saskatoon.
He admitted he became angry with her and said he threw her out of his truck, but then changed his mind and drove back to pick her up. That, he said, was when she slipped under the wheels of the vehicle.
"Simply the fact that this was a young, attractive girl taken out to an isolated, lonely stretch of road in the middle of winter and found nude, I think there's a lot of evidence a jury could conclude a sexual assault had occurred and they obviously came to that conclusion," Ritter ( Crown Attorney) said outside court.
During the trial, the Crown Attorney proved that the accused,:
The Crown alleges that the accused :- - struck the victim with such force as to completely break her jaw and dislodge a tooth;
- ran over the head of the victim with his truck, crushing her head and causing her death;
- set fire to the upper part of her body, with resultant superficial burning;
- attached a chain to the left leg of the deceased and to his truck and dragged her body down roads a distance of 2.8 kilometres (1.74 miles);
- scooped out a shallow depression in the snow at the bottom of a ditch, placed the body in it and covered it with snow
Paskemin's burned body was found buried in the snow four weeks after she disappeared. Her jaw was broken and one of her teeth was found near her body.
During the trial, the jury took a field trip to where her body was found.
It was the same spot where Mackay had urinated when police took him out to look for the body a few days before it was found, according to RCMP Cpl. Kirby Buckingham.
Court also heard that Mackay's toilet clogged up and flooded his bathroom after he tried to flush Paskemin's red cowboy hat.
The trial was told that during an early interrogation of Mackay, he denied killing Paskemin and hinted someone else could have stolen his truck and used it in the crime.
During his charge to the jury, Justice Irving Goldenberg pointed out that although none of Mackay's semen or DNA was found on Paskemin's body, they were not necessary to prove a sexual assault took place.
Determining whether there was a sexual assault could be relevant in deciding between first-degree and second-degree murder, the judge explained.
A jury deliberated for 8½ hours before deciding to reject Kenneth David Mackay's contention that Crystal Paskemin, 21, accidentally fell under the wheel of his truck, and that he dragged her body out of compassion because he didn't want it to be hit by another car.
Mackay showed no emotion as the verdict was read. He was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.
To read some of the trial report, click Here
MURDERED
Victoria Nashacappo
VICTORIA NASHACAPPO aged 22, disappeared from Saskatoon, in September, 2002. She was later found deceased.
A 58 year old Kelowna man charged in connection with the death.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Amelia Janet Papastesis
The woman did not regain consciousness and was pronounced dead at the scene.
No further details are available as to her cause of death, pending autopsy results, however her 55 year old uncle, Patrick James Martineau has been charged in her death.
Family members of the young woman, who had a seven-year-old daughter, are struggling to cope with the loss. "She was a good-hearted woman. She loved everybody," Papastesis's aunt, Myra Kiyawasew, said from the reserve Sunday night. "She was beautiful."
MURDERED
Sheila Kahnapace
Sheila had been out drinking on the night she died. She called a cab and asked the driver to drive her to an address in Regina. When she arrived she could not find her money. Her cab far was $4.05. Despite several attempts at finding her money, she was unable to. The cab drver, Melvin Johnson, decided he was losing business by wasting so much time with this situation so he called his dispatcher and asked that the police be called. He was told the police would take approximately 30 minutes so he decided to take Sheila's coat as collateral. He told her that when she found her money to call him and he would return the coat. He also said he would add on a surcharge of $3.00 for his troubles. Sheila was unable to walk to the door herself so he helped her. He then relayed this information to his dispatcher and drove off, leaving Sheila on the front step of the address. This was not where Sheila lived however.
A while later he found Sheila's key and drove back to the house where he found Sheila still sitting outside on the steps. He asked a neighbour if she knew her. The neighbour did not.
Sheila begged the driver to drive her home, giving him her address, a few blocks away. He refused because Sheila had no money to pay for the fare.
The next morning Sheila's frozen body was found by another neighbour. She died of hypothermia.
The accused, Melvin Johnson, who drove for Co-op Taxi was charged with criminal negligence causing death. He was aquitted. To read trial report please click Here
Family and loved ones of Sheila feel this was a traavesty of justice, that for $4.05 this man could have saved her life. Because of this, we consider this case .
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Elizabeth Bertha Halkett
ELIZABETH BERTHA HALKETT, aged 19, of Saskatoon, the mother of two young children, a one year old son and an adopted one year old nephew, was murdered in a house fire deliberately set.
Elizabeth Halkett's body was found by firefighters in the charred ruins of a bungalow at 314 Witney Ave. South on March 19, 2004.
An autopsy revealed she was dead before the fire was set. Police are not releasing the cause of death.
Elizabeth was originally from Montreal Lake FN, Sask.
She was expected to testify on April 8, 2004.at the trial of a young offender, charged in connection with her brother’s murder a few months before she was killed ( Oct. 8, 2003). Investigators are looking into her intention to testify as a possible motive in the killing, said Staff Sgt. Kelly Cook of the Saskatoon Police Service. Her brother’s murder was believed to be gang related.
"There may be other motives. That's one we're looking at," he said.
James Terrance Slippery, 21, was formally charged with arson at a Saskatoon hospital Wednesday, where he remains in police custody, Cook said.
"Mr. Slippery came to light on Saturday morning in regards to an unrelated incident. Officers who dealt with him observed the burns to his face," Cook said.
"He went to hospital, upon these burns being noticed, and he's been in there since," Cook said. Slippery, who has connections to "a high profile street gang," is accused of starting the fire, not with killing Halkett, Cook said.
"It's our belief that there may well be others involved and we are following up that avenue of investigation of the arson and with regards to the murder," Cook said.
Elizabeth attended Princess Alexandra and Westmount community schools, as well as the Montreal Lake school for three years when they lived with their aunt, Rose Halkett, on the reserve. Elizabeth was enrolled at City Park Collegiate at the time of her death, though she did not attend regularly, Roseanne said.
Elizabeth liked to play bingo and hang out with friends. She was a fan of Jackie Chan movies, loved fashionable clothes and always kept her long red hair beautifully groomed, Roseanne said.
Elizabeth’s common law husband also died recently due to exposure.
3 persons charged with:
1. Accessory after the fact to murder 240CCC
2. Commission of an offence, accessory after the fact to murder, for the benefit, or at the direction of, or in association with, a criminal organization (Indian posse ) 467.12(1)CCC
Elwood Terry POORMAN age 23 years
James Terrance SLIPPERY age 22 years
Gerald Wayne LITTLECROW age 23 years
Details surrounding their involvement in this case will be presented at trial.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Elaine Keewatin Flowers
ELAINE KEEWATIN FLOWERS, of Regina, Saskatchewan was shot in the chest and murdered on May 11, 1981.
Elaine, a sex trade worker was killed by her pimp, Pelletier because she had not given him any money for two days. Pelletier had several prostitutes working for him in the downtown Regina area who were accustomed, and indeed expected by the appellant, to turn over to him the money which they received from their clients.
For some time prior to May 11th, 1981, a rival group, referred to as "the Nortons", had attempted to establish themselves in the same business as the appellant. This was resented by the appellant and a great deal of animosity and rivalry existed between the appellant and his associates on the one hand, and the Nortons on the other hand.
On May 11th, 1981, the Pelletier, Anderson, and one Allan Stonechild, drove in Anderson's car to the downtown core of Regina to locate and confront the Nortons. Before they reached the downtown area they stopped the car and Pelletier and Anderston took from the trunk a loaded 16 guage semiautomatic sawed-off shot gun and a loaded 22 calibre semi-automatic rifle. They placed these in the riding area of the car.
After having searched unsuccessfully for the Nortons for some time, they met Elaine in a downtown hotel parking lot at about 4:30 P.M.
Two witnesses called by the Crown, Carol Keewatin, a sister of the deceased and Helen Tootoosis, both prostitutes, testified that the deceased was forced into the car by the appellant. The appellant, Anderson, and Stonechild on the other hand maintained that the deceased entered the car voluntarily.
In any event, they left the downtown area with Elaine in the car. A short time later, Allan Stonechild got out of the car and went his own way. The appellant and Anderson then took Elaine beyond the city limits of Regina. The appellant said that he asked her where the money was that she was expected to turn over to him in the previous two days. Anderson confirmed this and also testified that the appellant asked the Elaine where the Nortons were. Both the appellant and Anderson said that they then decided to take Elaine five miles out of the city and force her to walk back on her bare feet. Somewhere along the way, Elaine suffered a fatal shot gun wound to her chest. The appellant and Anderson took the body out of the car and hid it beneath some bales of hay. On May 15th, Anderson and Stonechild retrieved the body from the hay and buried it in a shallow grave.
During the trial the two accused attempted to say the shooting was an accident, that Elaine ,herself, had held on to the gun in the car and it accidently went off.
They were both convicted of first degree murder and appeals denied.
MURDERED
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Laura Anne Ahenakew
During a police interview, Cindy Caron stated that Laura Anne got religion and she stated ”I did stick that broad”and likened it to a jungle killing.
On March 15, 1989, Cindy Caron was charged with first degree murder in the death of Laura Anne Ahenakew.She appealed, requesting a charge of second degree murder.
Outcome not known.
MURDERED
Wannita Leanne Wolfe
WANNITA LEANNE WOLFE,aged 18, of Regina, Saskatchewan, was shot on May 22, 1999.
The person who shot her was Donald Earl Blind, who, following an assault on himself, fired a .303 calibre rifle at the rear window of a car containing five people, including Wannita. A bullet struck her, causing what would ultimately be a fatal injury to her, and injuring two other passengers in the car. Blind originally fled the scene then turned himself into police.
Ironically, Wannita who was not drinking at the party returned to the home to make sure everyone had a ride home. When she returned to her car she was shot. Wannita passed away on May 28, 1999. Blind was charged with second degree murder in the death of Wannita. He was also charged with attempted murder and four counts of attempted murder.
The accused later plead guilty to manslaughter and following his trial, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He is appealing the sentence.
MISSING
DANITA FAITH BIGEAGLE
Danita was last seen in the 800 block of Victoria Avenue at approximately 10 PM on Feb. 11th, 2007. Family members, concerned for her safety, reported her missing. She has not been in touch with her family and all efforts to locate her have been unsuccessful.
The Regina Police Service has received information that BIGEAGLE may have traveled out of the province to either Alberta or Manitoba. Media is asked to extend this release to media affiliates in Alberta or Manitoba if possible.
Twenty-two year-old BIGEAGLE, DOB:1984-03-06, of Regina, is described as female, Aboriginal, approximately 5’6” tall, weighing about 110 pounds, with short, black straight hair and brown eyes. She has a tattoo on the web of her left hand of a happy face and the letter “D”. She was reported wearing a black quilted parka with a drawstring waist, a black toque, a black t-shirt, blue jeans and white shoes.
Anyone who has information that could help police locate BIGEAGLE is asked to contact the Regina Police Service at 777-6500 or call Crime Stoppers at 545-TIPS or 545-8477.
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
Corona Genaille
CORONA GENAILLE , aged 7 1/2 months suffered fatal injuries on Sept. 24.
The next morning, she was taken by ambulance from her parents' home in the 700 block of Avenue N South to Royal University Hospital. Within hours, hospital staff summoned police, reporting the child's injuries as suspicious and life-threatening.
The baby girl died two days later.
An autopsy showed the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head.
The baby's mother, 26 year old Corrona Charity Shorting, who is also known as Corrona Wilson, has been charged with second degree murder.
UNSOLVED
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