EARLY LIFE: Rose-Ann Blackned was from Nemaska, a Cree community located more than 1,000 km north of Montréal, Québec, Canada. The oldest of nine siblings and the mother to two young sons, she was viewed as a parent by her brothers and sisters. To cope with a sexual assault she’d suffered when she was younger, Rose-Ann turned
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EARLY LIFE: Deanna Marie Bellerose was born on October 29, 1972. The sister to three siblings – Ginger Lee, Darcy and Gerald – her family experienced several tragedies growing up. Their father wan’t in the picture and their mother died by suicide when Deanna was just a teenager. Ginger Lee was also murdered in 2001
EARLY LIFE: Lana Derrick was born in 1976 to Marge and Darvin Haugan. From Gitanyow First Nation in British Columbia, she was known for being a prankster who easily made friends with those around her. At the time of her disappearance, Lana was a 19-year-old forestry student at Northwest Community College in Houston, British Columbia.
EARLY LIFE: Viola Isabella Panacheese was born on January 24, 1949. From Mishkeegogamang First Nation in northern Ontario, Canada, she was the mother of four children – Candace, Bruce, Lilly and Virginia – and was living in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In the lead-up to her disappearance, Viola was in an on-again, off-again relationship with her partner,
EARLY LIFE: Rachel Liz Quinney was born to Delia Quinney. The sister of Keith Lajimodiere, she was known for her smile and love of laughter, as well as her ability to speak her mind. She also loved to dance and sing. At the time of her disappearance and murder, Rachel was 19 years old and





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