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The Murder of Rose-Ann Blackned

Photograph of Rose-Ann Blackned

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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The Murder of Deanna Bellerose

Portrait of Deanna Bellerose

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

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The Disappearance of Lana Derrick

School photo of Lana Derrick

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.

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The Disappearance of Viola Panacheese

Viola Panacheese standing outside

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,

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