Tag: Disappearance

The Disappearance of Lisa Marie Young

*This article erroneously stated that Lisa’s father, Don Young, attended a residential school. This has since been corrected.* EARLY LIFE: Lisa Marie Young was born on May 5, 1981 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada to her parents, Don Young and Marelene “Joanne” Martin. She was very close to the pair, calling her father her best friend

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The Disappearance of Evelyn Hartley

EARLY LIFE: Evelyn Grace Hartley was born on November 21, 1937 to her parents Richard and Ethyl Hartley. She was the youngest of four children, with one of her older brothers unfortunately passing away in 1946 due to polio. In 1949, the family relocated from Charleston, Illinois to La Crosse, Wisconsin. 15-year-old Evelyn was a

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The Disappearances of Shannon Alexander & Maisy Odjick

EARLY LIFE: Shannon Mary Dale Alexander was born on March 29, 1991. A member of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, she lived in the nearby town of Maniwaki, Quebec with her father, Bryan Alexander. According to those who knew her, Shannon was an outgoing and loving girl who would go out of her way to

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The Disappearance of Charlene Catholique

EARLY LIFE: Charlene Catholique was born on June 23, 1975 into the Łútselk’e First Nation, a fly-in Dene community located on the eastern arm of Great Slave Lake in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Unfortunately, her mother died of cancer when she was just 12 years old, so Charlene was primarily raised by her father, Joe, and her

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The Disappearance of Chantelle Bushie

EARLY LIFE: Chantelle Bushie was born on April 2, 1991 in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. The daughter of a single mother, she and her family had a difficult time during her upbringing, with Chantelle in particular experiencing numerous traumatic events. When she was 11 years old, she and her brother witnessed the death of their

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