Inside the Case

On April 16th, 1987, four year old Marlena goes missing while playing in her front yard. Her mother Pam first states that she is not involved in her daughters disappearance. Just seven weeks after she goes missing and confesses to her murder. However, she recants her confession and the charges were dropped, but Marlena is stilling missing. In 2002, Pam is charged with attempted murder for stabbing her 12 year old son. Is Pam responsible for her daughter's disappearance. https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/170dftn.html https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tbi/documents/missing-children/USTN_Marlena_Childress.pdf https://www.nwtntoday.com/2012/04/12/cold-case-investigation-to-focus-on-disappearance/ https://www.wbbjtv.com/2012/02/18/girl-missing-for-almost-25-years-police-still-searching/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/9h48i9/the_1987_disappearance_of_4year_old_marlena/ https://www.wkms.org/society/2012-04-16/west-tennessee-child-missing-24-years https://www.wkrn.com/news/tennessee-news/unsolved-missing-child-cases-in-tennessee-date-back-up-to-40-years-have-you-seen-any-of-them/

From birth the cards were stacked against Tina but she fought hard to overcome all the hurdles and obstacles that she faced. But after the loss of her father at just 12-years-old her life started on a downward spiral. Tina was failed her entire life by the system in Canada and many interventions could've been done to save her.
In August 2014, 15-year-old Tina's body would be pulled from the Red River. Someone would be arrested of her murder, but then found not guilty.
Listen to her tragic story now told by Holly.
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Episode Sources:
Residential Schools:
https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/the_residential_school_system/
MMIW Source:
https://research.lib.buffalo.edu/missing-indigenous-women/missing-indigenous-can#:~:text=Indigenous%20women%20represent%2016%25%20of,are%20women%20are%20being%20targeted.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/tina-fontaine-thelma-favel-advocate-report-1.5051804
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/tina-fontaine-17-kids-at-risk-1.5055481
https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/report-finds-services-failed-to-support-tina-fontaine-in-final-months-of-her-life-1.4330606
https://www.vernonmorningstar.com/news/indigenous-leaders-call-for-change-after-system-fails-tina-fontaine/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/tina-fontaine-reforms-child-welfare-justice-system-1.4550165
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https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-not-in-vain-how-tina-fontaines-tragic-story-showed-a-way-forward/
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https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/tina-fontaine#:~:text=In%20early%202014%2C%20Tina%20Fontaine,trade%20and%20struggling%20with%20alcoholism.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/tina-fontaine-report-parents-1.5...

Skylar Galloway tells her story off being violently stalked by a man named Mark Holland who worked in law enforcement.

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A'Lexas was a beautiful 22 year old woman who was found lying unresponsive on the floor of the apartment she shared with her boyfriend. The night before A'Lexas had gone out with her boyfriend but parted ways after a fight. Listen to her story now!

A'Lexas' sister YouTube video discussed in episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg6X8mu7nBc

Change.Org Petition for A'Lexas: https://www.change.org/p/riverside-county-sheriff-s-department-can-t-stop-won-t-stop-justice-for-a-lexas-patino-woman-stabbed-to-death-in-her-apartment

Kendall Rae Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R1Ws4co8sM&t=1212s

Justice for A'Lexas IG: https://www.instagram.com/justice.for.alexas/

Other Sources:
https://www.pe.com/2017/11/29/22-year-old-found-dead-in-moreno-valley-was-a-fighter-mom-says/
https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/bqc95p/in_2017_22year_old_alexis_patino_was_found/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuDzc_7Hjy4

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Allyson went missing from North Plains, Oregon just days before Christmas in 2019. Someone out there knows SOMETHING! Her story needs to be heard. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/crimeaholicspodcast/support