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The Disappearance of Patricia Favel

Portrait of Patricia Favel

EARLY LIFE: Patricia “Patsy” Favel was born on February 10, 1966 to Alice Berger and Wilfred Favel. She was one of six children, and her siblings were Gary, Maxine, Alvin, Donny and Sharon. The family were members of Saskatchewan’s Kawacatoose First Nation, located 200km from Saskatoon. While initially placed in foster care, she was later returned

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The Disappearance of Roxanne Fleming

Roxanne Fleming smiling

EARLY LIFE: Roxanne Elaine Fleming was born Rosanne Darcy Copeland in 1964. A member of British Columbia’s N’Quatqua Band, she was put up for adoption just a few months after she was born and placed in the care of a family not from the First Nations community. Growing up, she was known as a vibrant

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San Juan County Jane Doe

Artist's reconstruction of the San Juan County Jane Doe from the front and the side

DISCOVERY: While hiking in Fruitland, San Juan County, New Mexico on January 22, 1991, hikers discovered the partial skeletal remains of a deceased individual. According to reports, the bones were found in a shallow grave in a dead end canyon, about half-a-mile south away from APS Four Corners Plant Road. AUTOPSY: Based on the state of the

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The Disappearance of Roxanne Isadore

Roxanne Isadore looking forward + Photograph of Roxanne Isadore smiling

EARLY LIFE: Roxanne Marie Isadore was born on October 14, 1982, in High Prairie, Alberta. Her mother, Dorothy Blue, was 17 years old at the time and was already raising her other daughter, two-year-old Nicole. Following Roxanne’s birth, Dorothy gave birth to two more girls, Nicole and Rollanda. The family are members from the Driftpile Cree

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The Disappearance of Selina Wallace

Selina Wallace holding a baby

EARLY LIFE: Selina Wallace was one of 10 children born to a family from the We Wai Kai First Nation, located in Quadra Island’s Cape Mudge, across from the Campbell River in British Columbia. Growing up, she was known to be very family-oriented, spending the summers picking berries with her mother and fishing with her father.

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