Highway of Tears Investigation Expanded

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RCMP Sergeant Pierre Lemaitre updates media on  Highway of Tears investigation

    Prince George, B.C. -  RCMP have added nine more names to the file of  murdered  or missing women  along B.C.’s  highways.

Initially, the investigation focused on Highway 16, but some of the cases added are communities along Highway 97.

Sergeant Pierre Lemaitre of the RCMP says the investigation has expanded to include cases as far south as Kamloops and Merritt, and as far east as Hinton Alberta.

Over the past year, the review of the cases used geographic and criminal profiling as well as the Violent Criminal Link Analysis System to check for anything that would be common to all the cases.  After reviewing 200 cases, the investigation is now focusing on 18 cases.

When asked if police believe if the murders and disappearances are the result of a serial killer, Lemaitre would only say, “I would hope not”

Some of the cases that have been added to the list date back as far as 38 years.

Lemaitre says they haven’t made any arrests, and won’t say if they have any suspects, but they are asking the public to come forward with any information that might assist in this investigation.  “We know there are people out there who know something, it may be a waitress who overheard a conversation, or maybe you heard something at a drinking establishment, it may seem like nothing to you, but those little tips, little bits of information are invaluable to us.”

Lemaitre says investigators met with family members of the murdered and missing yesterday and coverage of the update on this case did spark “dozens of tips”.

He says despite what some may think, the RCMP has enough resources and sufficient funding for this case “We are working towards ensuring who ever is responsible for this, is brought to justice.”

Anyone with information can contact their nearest RCMP detachment or contact CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS

The  cases  being investigated  as part of this  special probe are as follows:

1. Gloria MOODY HomicideWilliams Lake - 1969

2. Micheline PARE - Homicide       Hudson Hope - 1970

3. Gale WEYS - Homicide      Clearwater - 1973

4. Pamela DARLINGTON - Homicide      Kamloops - 1973

5. Monica IGNAS - Homicide      Terrace - 1974

6. Colleen MacMILLEN - Homicide      One Hundred Mile House - 1974

7. Monica JACK - Homicide       Merritt - 1978

8. Maureen MOSIE - Homicide      Kamloops - 1981

9. Shelly-ann BASCU - Missing      Hinton Alberta - 1983

10. Alberta WILLIAMS - Homicide        Prince Rupert - 1989

11. Delphine NIKAL - Missing        Smithers - 1990

12. Ramona WILSON - Homicide        Smithers - 1994

13. Roxanne THIARA - Homicide         Burns Lake - 1994

14. Alishia GERMAINE - Homicide        Prince George - 1994

15. Lana DERRICK - Missing        Terrace - 1995

16. Nicole HOAR - Missing         Prince George - 2002

The investigation into the disappearance of Tamara Chipman and the homicide investigation of Aielah SARIC AUGER are being conducted by the local agencies. Reviewers have been and continue to be in contact with investigators from the CHIPMAN and SARIC AUGER investigations.

17. Tamara CHIPMAN - Missing         Prince Rupert - 2005

18. Aielah SARIC AUGER - Homicide        Prince George - Feb 2006

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