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The Highway of Tears is a 719-kilometre (447 mi) corridor of Highway 16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert in British Columbia, Canada, which has been the location of crimes against many women, beginning in 1970 when the highway was completed.
The Highway of Tears case consists of numerous unsolved murders and disappearances of women on Highway 16, with a majority of the victims being Aboriginal. [1]The documentary explores the possible effects of systemic racism on the investigation, [2] beginning with the Canadian Indian residential school system and including the popularity of the song "Squaws Along the Yukon" by Hank Thompson in ...
The task force was created during the Fall of 2005 in order to investigate a series of unsolved murders and disappearances along BC's Highway of Tears, and determine whether a serial killer or killers is operating there. In 2006, the Task Force took ownership of nine investigations. In 2007 the number of cases doubled from nine to eighteen. [2]
Chronologically, Helen is the first woman to have gone missing along the Highway of Tears corridor. To raise awareness, Helen's family wanted her to be added to the RCMP E-Pana list of victims; however, this request was denied by the RCMP, stating that she didn't meet the criteria for a victim on this list.
The Highway of Tears is a stretch of Highway 16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert. [23] Since 1970, numerous women have gone missing or have been murdered along the 720 km (450 mi) section of highway. [24] Aboriginal organizations speculate that number ranges above forty. [25]
The Jack family disappearance is often linked to other unsolved crimes against Indigenous Canadians along the Highway of Tears, a stretch of British Columbia Highway 16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert. The case has been dubbed "Canada’s most tragic—and spooky—modern disappearance." [1]
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Isaac was active along the Highway of Tears, a corridor of Highway 16 infamous for being the location of many missing and murdered indigenous women. He is one of three convicted serial killers to have been active in the area, the others being Brian Peter Arp and Cody Legebokoff. [1]