EARLY LIFE: Jessica Patrick-Balczer was born on January 8, 2000. From Lake Babine First Nations, she grew up in and out of foster care in Fort Babine, approximately 100 km north of Smithers, British Columbia. This was due to her parents’ struggles with substance abuse and intergenerational trauma. When she was 14 years old, Jessica
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MURDERS: In the early hours of August 27, 1966, Doreen Hardy and Jane Bernard were seen getting into a dark-coloured 1959-to-1963 Pontiac or Oldsmobile in Port Arthur (now Thunder Bay), Ontario, Canada. The vehicle, seen on Cumberland Street, near the New Main Café, was operated by an unidentified White male, who looked to be between
*Last Updated – July 7, 2025* EARLY LIFE: Juanita Migwans was a resident of M’Chigeeng First Nation, on Manitoulin Island, Ontario. The daughter of Morris Ashcroft and Carmelita Migwans, she was close to her family and often stayed at her mother’s residence. Tragically, she lost her brother, Michael, in 2021. Herself a mother, Juanita dreamt
DISAPPEARANCE: On August 1, 1989, Cecilia Nikal arrived in Vancouver, British Columbia, to visit her mother. Shortly after, she left the residence to live on the streets. Cecilia’s mother last saw her that October. Another family member reported that the missing teenager had moved to Vancouver Island, approximately 173 km away, but this information has
EARLY LIFE: Amanda Bartlett was born in 1979 to Helen Flett Bignell. Part of the Pimicikamak Cree Nation, she spent much of her life with the Opaskwayak Cree Nation, near The Pas, Manitoba. Described as a creative soul, Amanda dreamed of becoming a published author. She loved to read and write, and her bubbly personality








