Category: Murders

The Murder of Geraldine Settee

Geraldine Settee standing outside + Portrait of Geraldine Settee

EARLY LIFE: Geraldine Leona Settee was born on January 20, 1958, as the youngest of 10 children. She spent the early years of her life on Matheson Island, a Métis community at the narrows of Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba, before her family relocated to the big city, moving to St. Anne’s Road in Winnipeg. Growing up,

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Upperco Jane Doe (March 1996)

Two artists' renderings of what the Upperco Jane Doe (March 1996) may have looked like when she was alive

DISCOVERY: On March 5, 1996, tree trimmers were working in the 17225 block of Falls Road, south of Gunpowder Road, in Precinct 3, Franklin. The spot, in the unincorporated community of Upperco, in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, was a particularly busy road at the time. While conducting their work, the tree trimmers came across a

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Bernalillo County Jane Doe (1996)

Artists' renderings of what the Bernalillo County Jane Doe (1996) may have looked like

DISCOVERY: On May 2, 1996, a jogger travelling along a vacant field near 98th Street and Tower Road in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico discovered the decomposed remains of an unidentified female. Located on the city’s southwest side, the area was largely undeveloped at the time and was just one mile south of Interstate 40.

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The Death of Tina Fontaine

Portrait of Tina Fontaine + Selfie of Tina Fontaine

*This article was used as the basis for an episode of John Lordan’s Seriously Mysterious podcast.* EARLY LIFE: Tina Fontaine was born on January 1, 1999 to Valentina Duck and Eugene Fontaine. Both struggled growing up, with Eugene suffering the ill-effects of Canada’s residential school system. At 12 years old, he left his home in

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