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Mystery of Highway 16

Indigenous women and girls have either gone missing or have been murdered along Highway 16 in British Columbia, Canada. 

Highway Of Tears: The Unsolved Serial Murders of Aboriginal Women | Real Crime

 "The Highway of Tears is a 725-kilometre corridor of Highway 16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada, which has been the location of many missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls beginning in 1970." 

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Killers Connected to Highway 16 Murders

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Tracey Clifton

Jean Virginia "Ginny" Sampare

Helen Claire Frost

The exact date of Tracey's vanishing is unknown and is listed between 1970 to 1979. The last time Tracey was seen, she left her home in Prince Rupert after an argument with her mother. Witnesses say they saw her walking down Highway 16 and she hasn't been seen since. 

Helen Claire Frost

Jean Virginia "Ginny" Sampare

Helen Claire Frost

Helen left her home in downtown Prince George on October 13, 1970. She was living with her sister, Sandy, and had been working various jobs to make ends meet. Sandy assumed that Helen stayed with friends, but after almost two days, Sandy reported her sister missing on October 15, 1970. Police took a missing person's report, however, Sandy stated that she knew police officers didn't take Helen's case seriously. 

Jean Virginia "Ginny" Sampare

Jean Virginia "Ginny" Sampare

Jean Virginia "Ginny" Sampare

Jean went missing on October 14, 1971, while hanging out with her cousin, Alvin. Alvin said that they were near a bridge that was close to Highway 16 in Gitsegukla. He left Jean there to go home and get his jacket using his bike, and when he came back Jean wasn't there. Alvin recalled hearing the door to a pickup truck slam, but didn't see any vehicles in sight. There have been theories saying that Jean may have harmed herself because of her boyfriend went missing. He had been found in the Skeena River after Jean had disappeared.

Monica Ignas

Mary Jane Hill

Jean Virginia "Ginny" Sampare

Monica was last seen on December 13, 1974, at around 11 PM in Thornhill. It's believed that Monica was trying to go home but never made it. The day Monica disappeared; it was a snowstorm. Monica's body was found in a gravel pit in a dense forested area on April 6, 1975, east of Terrace, near Celgar Forest Service Road. There were two witnesses that said they saw a car that was pulled over to the side of the road the night that Monica went missing. They saw a man, and a passenger who looked like a woman. Monica had been strangled to death. 

Coreen Thomas

Mary Jane Hill

Mary Jane Hill

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Mary Jane Hill

Mary Jane Hill

Mary Jane Hill

 Mary's MarchMarch, 1978, along Highway 16. Mary was nude and died from brochitis and brochopneumonia due to manslaughter. She was found about 21 miles away from Prince Rupert. 

Jean Mary Kovacs

Jean Mary Kovacs

Jean Mary Kovacs

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Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative

 This report reveals the painful truth of federal Indian boarding schools and honors the resilience of Native communities affected by their lasting trauma. The document can be downloaded for offline reading. 

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