Episode 13: The Highway of Tears in the 1990s
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11/05/21 • 84 min
Join Marc and Cassie as they discuss the Highway of Tears, a 450 mile stretch of road upon which 80+ women and girls have been murdered or disappeared, with a large portion of them being indigenous. In this episode, Cassie and Marc discuss all of the cases which occurred throughout the 1990s. Sit back, take a drink, and prepare to get mad, as most of these cases remain unsolved.
Source Materials:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_of_Tears#Victims
“Rochon Family Cold Case Reopened 25 Years After Fire Killed Three Generations.” (CBC News 02.05.15)
“Prince Rupert Man Haunted By Deadly 1990 Arson,” by Ian Austin. (Global News 02.07.15)
https://unidentified.wikia.org/wiki/Delphine_Nikal
“Dangerous Offender.” (Prince George Free Press 05.10.07)
https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/ramona-lisa-wilson
https://thehueandcry.com/roxanne-thiara
http://www.justicefornativewomen.com/2016/08/alishia-germaine-victim-of-highway-of.html
https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/lana-patricia-derrick
https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/121-56619
“Daughter Kept Mother’s Disappearance on RCMP’s Radar,” by Mark Nielsen (Prince George Citizen 12.10.10)
“Family of B.C. Murder Victim Fights to Keep Offender Behind Bars,” by Matt Robinson. (Vancouver Sun 8.27.19)
https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/amanda-jean-simpson
Join Marc and Cassie as they discuss the Highway of Tears, a 450 mile stretch of road upon which 80+ women and girls have been murdered or disappeared, with a large portion of them being indigenous. In this episode, Cassie and Marc discuss all of the cases which occurred throughout the 1990s. Sit back, take a drink, and prepare to get mad, as most of these cases remain unsolved.
Source Materials:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_of_Tears#Victims
“Rochon Family Cold Case Reopened 25 Years After Fire Killed Three Generations.” (CBC News 02.05.15)
“Prince Rupert Man Haunted By Deadly 1990 Arson,” by Ian Austin. (Global News 02.07.15)
https://unidentified.wikia.org/wiki/Delphine_Nikal
“Dangerous Offender.” (Prince George Free Press 05.10.07)
https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/ramona-lisa-wilson
https://thehueandcry.com/roxanne-thiara
http://www.justicefornativewomen.com/2016/08/alishia-germaine-victim-of-highway-of.html
https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/lana-patricia-derrick
https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/121-56619
“Daughter Kept Mother’s Disappearance on RCMP’s Radar,” by Mark Nielsen (Prince George Citizen 12.10.10)
“Family of B.C. Murder Victim Fights to Keep Offender Behind Bars,” by Matt Robinson. (Vancouver Sun 8.27.19)
https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/amanda-jean-simpson
Previous Episode
Episode 12: The Highway of Tears in the 1980s
In honor of Indigenous Peoples Day, Cassie and Marc are covering the Highway of Tears, a 450 mile stretch of highway in British Columbia, Canada, on which a mysterious number of Indigenous women have gone missing or been found murdered. This case spans upwards of 80 women, but in this episode, Cassie and Marc focus on the cases which took place during the 1980s.
Source Materials:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_of_Tears#cite_note-:42-69
https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/alberta-gail-williams
http://www.justicefornativewomen.com/2016/08/cicilia-nikal-missing-from-british.html
Next Episode
Episode 14: The Highway of Tears in the 2000s
Join Marc and Cassie as they discuss the Highway of Tears, a 450 mile stretch of road upon which 80+ women and girls have been murdered or disappeared, with a large portion of them being indigenous. In this episode, Cassie and Marc discuss all of the cases which occurred throughout the early 2000s. Sit back, take a drink, and prepare to get mad, as most of these cases remain unsolved.
Source Materials:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_of_Tears#cite_note-:42-69
“Husband Charged with Murder” (CBC News 07.06.00)
“A terrible, Troubling Death: The Story of Savannah Hall,” by Lori Culbert (The Vancouver Sun 10.15.05)
“Unresolved: Ada Elaine Brown,” by Martha Troian (CBC News, 10.07.16)
“He Killed Ex-Spouse to Avoid Child Abuse Charge,” by Joey Thompson (The Province 06.22.07)
“Elderly Woman Missing in Northern B.C.” (10.05.04)
https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/tamara-lynn-chipman
“Highway of Tears the Murder of Aielah Saric-Auger.” (Hue and Cry)
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