Femicide

On May 31, 2003 the body of a 40-year-old woman was found wrapped in a mattress cover and left in a shopping cart behind a dry cleaners in downtown Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. She had been strangled to death by a customer who had paid to have sex with her and became enraged upon discovering she was transgender. His defence? The highly controversial “gay panic” argument was used in court and her murderer was sentenced to just 9 years in prison for manslaughter. 

This is the story of Shelby Tracy Tom.

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On January 6, 1995 a 23-year-old woman was abducted from the tanning salon where she worked and her body was discovered three weeks later in a canyon in British Colombia, Canada. The prime suspect in her murder committed suicide eleven days before her body was found, leaving the family with more questions than answers. 

This is the story of Melanie Carpenter. 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Melanie_Carpenter

https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1995/1/30/carpenter-loved-her-family-and-feared-the-attentions-of-men

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrey,_British_Columbia

https://ucfiles.com/Files/1995.php

https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1995/1/30/the-prime-suspect

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_River

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjmssyO0PvwAhVaCc0KHd2yC7UQFjAQegQIGRAD&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublic.journals.yorku.ca%2Findex.php%2Fpublic%2Farticle%2FviewFile%2F30043%2F27606&usg=AOvVaw03s8zrUSnrFLFVENgNcVIm

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On December 15, 2011 four young adults were heading to the airport after a night out celebrating, when the ex-boyfriend of one of the women forced them off the road and then shot at the vehicle, killing three of the passengers before turning the gun on himself.

This is the story of Tabitha Stepple and the Claresholm highway shooting. 


Scott Conway’s Article|
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https://globalnews.ca/news/3131234/claresholm-shooting-anniversary-tabitha-stepples-family-returns-to-the-scene/

https://www.saltwire.com/halifax/news/canada/here-to-do-gods-work-nursing-career-begins-for-pei-woman-who-survived-2011-alberta-shooting-that-claimed-three-lives-453020/

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On April 13, 1979 the body of a 19-year-old college student was found floating in a small body of water not far from her dorm in Quebec, Canada. She had been missing for 5 months and was initially thought by police to be a runaway, but after her body was found it was suggested that she was simply the victim of an overdose. However, in 2002, evidence came to light that suggested her death may actually be linked to a possible serial killer.
This is the story of Theresa Allore.

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https://canadianwomen.org/the-facts/sexual-assault-harassment/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Townships
https://www.missingpeople.net/amateur_sleuthing_reveals_murder.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laval,_Quebec
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal
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On January 21st, 1985 a 23- year-old heiress was stabbed to death and then raped inside her Toronto apartment. A childhood friend admitted guilt and was brought into custody but what happened next left many questioning the legal system and if justice was in fact served. 

This is the story of Nancy Eaton. 

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On April 23, 2017 the body of a 19-year-old high school senior was found brutally beaten on the Sagkeeng First Nation Reserve. Her murderers were two female classmates who not only recorded the horrific beating, but also uploaded it to Facebook for the world to see.  This is the story of Serena McKay.

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https://www.sagkeeng.ca/about-us/
http://www.sagkeeng.ca/sagkeeng-history/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagkeeng_First_Nation
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/anishinaabe
https://heavy.com/news/2017/04/serena-mckay-facebook-live-death-beating-video-murder-canada-photos-sagkeeng-suspects/
https://www.statista.com/topics/2943/aboriginal-crime-and-justice-in-canada/
https://www.statista.com/statistics/566294/rate-of-female-homicide-victims-canada-by-aboriginal-identity/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Serena_McKay
https://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-245394/MCKAY_SERENA
https://globalnews.ca/tag/serena-mckay/
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9304269

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On December 6th, 2009 the body of a 33-year-old woman was discovered in the basement of her own home. She had been tortured for 11 days by her own husband and eventually died of septic shock from her injuries. This is the story of Donna Jones. 

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https://ottawasun.com/2013/06/07/monster-mark-slowly-killed-donna-jones

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/hutt-found-guilty-of-first-degree-murder-1.1334192

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Donna_Jones

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/forensic-officer-testifies-about-state-of-jones-s-body-in-hutt-trial-1.1317844

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/christie-blatchford-ottawa-jury-watches-video-of-man-accused-of-brutally-killing-his-wife-tell-police-he-tried-to-save-her

https://www.pressreader.com/canada/ottawa-citizen/20091212/283708360544296

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/murder-victim-s-death-haunts-family-friends-1.1354609

https://kelownawomensshelter.ca/domestic-abuse-canada-facts-you-need/

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On Saturday February 2, 2008 a 24-year-old real estate agent was brutally murdered at a property showing in Victoria, British Columbia, while her boyfriend and his colleague were sitting in a car just outside. Due to a lack of evidence and details in this case, the prime suspects have still not been identified. This is the story of Lindsay Buziak. 

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https://www.facebook.com/Lindsay-Buziak-Murder-375736079167204

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/85-002-x/2019001/article/00016-eng.htm

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/petition-demands-lindsay-buziak-murder-case-be-turned-over-to-new-investigators

https://www.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/documents/2018-member-safety-report-09-12-2018.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria,_British_Columbia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Lindsay_Buziak

https://breakingthecode.ca/lindsay-buziak-murder-yields-confession/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Unresolved

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On October 3, 1984 a 9-year-old girl went missing after purchasing bubble gum from a local convenience store. Her body was discovered a few months later and a suspect was arrested. However, 36 years later, on October 15, 2020 it was announced her real killer was finally identified. This is the story of Christine Jessop.

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Kaufman Report
https://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/about/pubs/morin/morin_esumm.html

https://www.unicef.org/publications/files/Violence_in_the_lives_of_children_and_adolescents.pdf

https://globalnews.ca/news/7401782/christine-jessop-family-cold-case-murder-solved/

https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/christine-jessop-murder-timeline

https://data.unicef.org/topic/child-protection/violence/violent-deaths/

https://www.protegeonsnosenfants.ca/pdfs/C3P_AMC_PreliminaryFindings_en.pdf

https://bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/1/1/e000112

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hoover-family-devastated-by-murder-accusation-1.5771340

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/christine-jessop-mother-1.57

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On December 6th, 1989 at around 4pm, a man by the name of Marc Lepine entered the building of a Montreal University and murdered 14 women in what is described as an anti-feminist attack. He also injured 10 more women and 4 men, before turning the gun on himself.
This is the story of the École Polytechnique Massacre.

Below are the 14 woman who lost their lives in the massacre. 

·      Geneviève Bergeron (born 1968), civil engineering student

·      Hélène Colgan (born 1966), mechanical engineering student

·      Nathalie Croteau (born 1966), mechanical engineering student

·      Barbara Daigneault (born 1967), mechanical engineering student

·      Anne-Marie Edward (born 1968), chemical engineering student

·      Maud Haviernick (born 1960), materials engineering student

·      Maryse Laganière (born 1964), budget clerk in the École Polytechnique's          finance department

·      Maryse Leclair (born 1966), materials engineering student

·      Anne-Marie Lemay (born 1967), mechanical engineering student

·      Sonia Pelletier (born 1961), mechanical engineering student

·      Michèle Richard (born 1968), materials engineering student

·      Annie St-Arneault (born 1966), mechanical engineering student

·      Annie Turcotte (born 1969), materials engineering student

·      Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz (born 1958), nursing student

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https://theconversation.com/the-montreal-massacre-is-finally-recognized-as-an-anti-feminist-attack-128450

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/École_Polytechnique_massacre#Memorials

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polytechnique_Montréal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Lépine

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