Historical Missing Persons & Cold Murder Cases
Strathmore, Alberta — A Christmas Day police shooting, an independent investigation that questioned the use of deadly force, and a decision not to prosecute have left troubling questions about the death of a 39-year-old Siksika Nation father. Christmas Day is supposed to be a time for families to gather, celebrate, and make memories together. But... Continue Reading →
Mary Jean Kreiser was 49 years old when she disappeared in Alberta in the fall of 1987. Nearly four decades later, there are still fundamental questions about where Mary was during her final weeks, who last saw her, and whether information that became part of the official account of her disappearance was ever independently verified.... Continue Reading →
Carl William Charlie Schooner Jr.File #: 2022-9721Missing since: December 4, 2022Missing from: Williams Lake, BCDate of Birth: September 14, 1992Age at disappearance: 30 yrsGender: MaleEthnicity: IndigenousEye Color: BrownHair: BrownHeight: 183 cms / 6ft 1inWeight: 73 kgs / 160 lbsPhysical Build: Medium Carl William Charlie Schooner Jr. was 30 years old when he disappeared from Williams... Continue Reading →
Emily has been missing since September 13, 2007.
Bonnie Marie Joseph was a mother of five who was accustomed to travelling between the northern British Columbia communities of Fort St. James, Vanderhoof and Prince George. She was independent, frequently travelled on her own and was known to hitchhike between the communities. On September 8, 2007, Bonnie was seen in Vanderhoof. Then, somewhere between... Continue Reading →
In the fall of 1964, 16-year-old Eunice Esther Bird disappeared from Prince Rupert, British Columbia. More than sixty years later, the details surrounding her disappearance remain frustratingly sparse. There has been no confirmed sighting, no known explanation for what happened to her and no resolution for the family members who spent decades searching for answers.... Continue Reading →
Loretta “Lora” Ann Frank was a young Indigenous woman from the Tahltan First Nation whose disappearance from Whitehorse, Yukon, more than three decades ago remains unresolved. Although her case is often associated with 1989, there is uncertainty surrounding exactly when she disappeared. What is known is that Lora was last known to be living in... Continue Reading →
Irene Jacknife’s story remained unresolved for nearly half a century, but not in the way her family could ever have imagined. For decades, those who loved her did not know where she had gone or what had happened to her. All the while, Irene had been buried in Edmonton as an unidentified woman, her name... Continue Reading →
On March 26, 1978, 31-year-old Mary Jane Hill was found dead along Highway 16 east of Prince Rupert, British Columbia. She was a Nisga'a woman and a mother of three. Her death occurred decades before the stretch of highway would become nationally known as the Highway of Tears, but her story would eventually become part... Continue Reading →
Kostas “Gus” Fourtounes was 40 years old and a father of two when his life was taken in Guelph, Ontario, during the early morning hours of August 25, 2005. More than twenty years later, no one has been charged with his murder, making Gus’s case the oldest unresolved homicide currently being investigated by the Guelph... Continue Reading →
