Please Help Locate Delphine Anne Camelia Nikal

Delphine Nikal is believed to have been a victim of the Highway of Tears murders.

Delphine Anne Camelia Nikal
Missing since: June 13, 1990
Missing from: Smithers, British Columbia, Canada
Case reference: 2013000128
Date of Birth: February 16, 1975
Age at Disappearance: 15 years
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Indigenous
Eye Color: Brown
Hair: Black, Shoulder, Wavy
Teeth: Good
Height: 160 cm / 5 ft 3 in
Weight: 50 kg / 110 lbs
Physical Build: Medium
Complexion: Light/Fair
Last seen wearing:
Jacket: Denim, Blue, Light bleached with white pocket sewn on inside, Levi’s
Pants: Denim, Pink, Described as a hot pink and tight to the leg. Knee length
Purse: Leather, Black, Pouch style containing hair spray, brush, pictures, make up, address book
Shoes: White, LA Gear Running Shoes
Sweater: White, Cotton Ginny Brand
Distinguishing Features: A scar on her right temple. A purple birthmark on her neck.
A fractured right index finger.

A Little Bit About Delphine’s Case:

Delphine was living in Telkwa – a village located in British Columbia – and was in her uncle’s custody. On June 13, 1990 at approximately 2:00PM, she informed him that she was leaving. She hitchhiked to Smithers and met up with 3 female friends. At approximately 10:00PM, Delphine called her uncle to let him know she was returning to Telkwa. The last people to see Delphine were two of the friends she met up with, that saw her hitchhiking in the eastbound lane of Highway 16.

Delphine is one of 21 teenagers and young women confirmed to have disappeared or been murdered while hitchhiking along this stretch of highway since the 1970s. Due to the similarities in these cases, investigators strongly suspect that Delphine’s disappearance may be linked to a serial killer operating within the region at the time. Currently, the most likely suspect in her disappearance is American serial killer Bobby Jack Fowler. Fowler, who was active until 1995, frequently targeted female hitchhikers & his DNA was found on one of the murdered girls from BC in 2012, and he is the prime suspect in two other similar cases from the area.

Her cousin, Cicilia Nikal, went missing from Smithers, British Columbia the year before. Their cases are suspected to be connected.

If you have information on Delphine’s case, please contact any of the following:
E Division Project EPANA RCMP: 1-780-290-5291
Reference Case#: 2005E-3580

Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-TIPS(8477)
Online at: https://www.canadiancrimestoppers.org/tips
Crime Stoppers provides anonymous tipping

Send email to the National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains at:
canadasmissing-disparuscanada@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

Sources:
Justice For Native People
Canada’s Missing
CBC