The Case Of Shelly Tannis Dene - Lost But Never Forgotten

Case Number: EPS File #:13-151984

Name: Shelly Tannis Dene

Missing Since: August 1, 2013 from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (date approximate)
Missing From: Fort McKay First Nation
Classification: Missing
Date Of Birth: 1988
Age: 25
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 111 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Race: Aboriginal/Native
Gender: Female
Distinguishing Characteristics: She has a scar on her right cheek and a piercing above her left upper lip.

A Little Bit About Shelly's Case

Shelly is an Aboriginal female with brown eyes and brown hair. She has a scar on her right cheek and a piercing above her left upper lip.

Shelly was reported missing to the EPS by a family member on November 8, 2013. She had been out of family contact since approximately August of 2013.

Family is concerned for her welfare as it is unusual for her to be out of contact for this length of time. At the time of her disappearance she was living at a residence in the area of 114 Street and 102 Avenue.

The EPS Missing Persons Unit is investigating her disappearance, but has not yet been able to locate her.


If you have any information concerning this case, please contact: 
Edmonton Police Service 
(780) 423-4567

You may also reach out to the Edmonton Police Service Complaint Line at 780-423-4567 or the Edmonton Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit your tip online at www.tipsubmit.com.

Shelly Tanis Dene - Case Number: EPS File #:13-151984

Where Is Jennifer Leigh Catcheway? Skownan First Nation's Missing Daughter

Case Reference: 2012020053

Name: Jennifer Leigh Catcheway

Missing Since: June 19, 2008
Missing From: Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada
Home: Skownan First Nation
Date of Birth:  June 19, 1990
Age at Disappearance: 18
Gender: Female
Bio Group: Aboriginal
Eye Color: Hazel Green
Hair: Brown, long length
Height: 170cm / 66 inches
Weight: 75kg / 165lb
Build: Slender/Thin
Clothing: Shirt -Green, White, Striped; Tattoo-Left Ankle, Letters "JC"; Tattoo-Left Hand, "J" scraped into skin

A Little About Jennifer's Case

Jennifer called her mother on June 19th and told her she was in Grand Rapids and was coming home to the Long Plain First Nation with two male friends. A family member last saw Jennifer on June 19 getting into a truck in Grand Rapids for what was supposed to be the return trip to Portage la Prairie. Jennifer was due to attend a barbecue celebrating her 18th birthday when she disappeared. She never made it home. There are reports she had been seen at a house party on Dakota Tipi First Nation on June 20th. The RCMP are now concerned because of the length of time that has gone by since she had contact with her family or friends.


If you have any information regarding the disappearance of this person please contact one of the following agencies:

Winnipeg RCMP at (204) 983-5461
Email: ddiv_contact@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)

Jennifer Leigh Catcheway - NAMPN

The Unexplained Disappearance Of Reuben Matthew Buck

Case Reference: 2014002353


Name: Reuben Matthew Buck

Missing Since: June 2, 1978
Missing From: Moose Lake , Manitoba Canada
Year of Birth: 1957
Age at Disappearance: 20
Gender: Male
Bio Group: Aboriginal
Eye Colour: Brown
Hair: Black , Long
Height: 170cm / 66 inches
Weight: 68kg / 150lb

A Little Bit About Reuben's Case

On June 2nd, 1978 two men found a racing canoe and reported the incident to police. During the resulting investigation it was discovered there were two men in the canoe who apparently were going out to dig for Seneca root. According to witnesses who observed the men leave; indicated they left in adverse weather conditions which included high winds. BUCK has not been located and his whereabouts remain unknown.


If you have any information regarding the disappearance of this person please contact one of the following agencies:

Winnipeg RCMP at (204) 983-5461
Email: ddiv_contact@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)


The Doe Network: Case File 3565DMMB

The Disappearance Of Willard Clarence Brass - Still Hoping 25 Years Later and Always Searching

Case File 2032DMSK
Willard Clarence Brass

Date Of Birth: May 12, 1941

Age at Time of Disappearance: 52 years old
Missing From: Yorkton, Saskatchewan

Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Weight: 66 kg (146 lbs)
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Race / Ethnicity: Aboriginal / Native / Indigenous

Clothing: Blue denim jacket, red/gold ball cap, blue jeans, white and brown dress shirt, white socks and black leather shoes.
Distinguishing Characteristics: Tattoo on right forearm of a dagger and a heart; on left hand, "Love" and 4 Aces across the fingers.

A Little About Willard's Case
On the 15th of May, 1993, Willard BRASS, 52 years old, was last seen at a residence in Yorkton, Sk. Willard was reported missing on May the 15th by his family, however, searches and investigation have failed to locate him.

The letter below was sent to the RCMP by Willard's family. They will not give up hope.

To whom it may concern

We the family of Willard Brass are asking if anyone has any information to the disappearance of Willard to contact the RCMP or crimestoppers. All we want from this is to find our dad and give him a proper burial like every human being deserves. We would like to have closure and to be able to live our lives and not wonder constantly where he is. Willard was not only a father to 10 children he was a grandfather to 27 grandchildren and a great grandfather to 20 great granchildren.Whom loved him very much. Year after year we had to live with losing loved ones that never new what happened to their son, brother and uncle. There`s always that hope that he would walk back into out lives and take away all this pain and agony we`ve been going through for almost 16 years. We are always searching for him in crowds or in different towns and cities.

If you have any information regarding the disappearance of this person please contact one of the following agencies:

Regina RCMP Historical Case Unit at (306) 780-5582
Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)
Email - saskmissingpersons@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

Source Information: 
Canada's Missing Case File 

The Terry Cornell Murder Case - 40 Years Cold

Case Number: W-68458

Terry Cornell
Age: 17
Height: 5’7”
Weight: 135 lbs.
Body Discovered: Sunday September 7th, 1975
Location: 100 block of McDonald Rd., Syracuse, NY
Suspect: Unknown

A Little About Terry's Case

The body of Terry Cornell was discovered on Sunday, September 7th, 1975, lying in a culvert in the 100 block of McDonald Rd.  She was last seen walking in the 100 block of Glenwood Ave. after leaving a bar in the Elmwood section of Syracuse. The 20-year-old had been stabbed several times in the head and chest. Terry was discovered by a passerby just nine hours after she was last seen alive. Police said she had left the Avalon Bar on foot after refusing a ride from friends and was last seen around 3:20 a.m. near the corner of Glenwood Avenue and Craddock Street. Terry left Avalon Bar, 1826 South Ave.

around 3:15 a.m. on Sept. 7, 1975. She was last seen alive in the 200 block of Glenwood Avenue five minutes later. At 12:42 p.m. that day, Terry's body was found dumped in a culvert in the 100 block of McDonald Road, near Corcoran High School. Terry was choked and stabbed five times, including once through the heart. One of her sandals was found near 109 Strathmore Drive the following morning. The second sandal was found a block away outside 211 Strathmore Drive.

Terry Cornell murder scene
These are significant locations in the Sept. 7, 1975 murder of Terry Cornell.

1 - Avalon Bar -  3:15 a.m.: Terry Cornell leaves the Avalon Bar at 1825 South Ave.
2 - 3:20 a.m.: She is last seen alive at 200 Glenwood Ave.
3 - 109 Strathmore Dr.: Victim’s first sandal found.
4 - 211 Strathmore Dr.: Victim’s second sandal found.
5 - 12:42 p.m.: Cornell’s body found at 100 McDonald Rd.

A composite photo made in 1975 of a 

suspect in Terry Cornell's homicide. This 

suspect was seen driving a dark blue 2-door

vehicle that was seen in the area on the night 

Cornell was killed.

A composite photo made in 1975 describing 

a teenager seen walking in the area the night

Terry Cornell was killed.

Anyone with information about Cornell's death or any other of the more than 70 cold cases the Syracuse Police Department continues to investigate is urged to call police at 442-5234, or leave a tip on the department's website. All tips will be kept confidential.

Syracuse Police Department - Cold Case Division

E-mail: coldcasesquad@syracusepolice.org

Phone: 315-442-5234

Detectives welcome any and all information that is provided.

Every Person Matters - He has very little, but shares it anyway

The Disappearance Of Yvonne Marlene Abigosis Of Pine Creek First Nation

Case File 921DFBC

Yvonne Marlene Abigosis 
Missing Since: January 1, 1984 from Vancouver, British Columbia
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date Of Birth: November 23, 1957
Age At The Time Her Of Disappearance: 26
Age As Of 2015: 58
Height: 5'6"; 168cm / 66 inches
Weight: 119 lbs.; 54kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Race: Aboriginal/Native
Gender: Female
Also Known As: Ross, Clara; Richards, Darlene; Abigosis, Marlene Yvonne;
Campbell, Darlene
Case Number: Case Reference: 2014001708; Reference Case#: MIS 02-112467
Distinguishing Characteristics: Native female. Wavy black hair; brown eyes.
Home Community: Pine Creek First Nation

A Little About Marlene's Case
Marlene Abigosis was last seen in March of 1984 in Vancouver's downtown east side and lived a high risk lifestyle. Known to work near the docks, clients that owned boats would take Marlene with them on trips to Washington State and Vancouver Island on occasion. Yvonne was last seen on January 1st, 1984 and reported missing on May 22nd, 2002.

A Little About Marlene (written by her sister)
Marlene was the eighth born of 14 children by Frank and Vitaline Abigosis (Campbell) of Pine Creek Reserve in Manitoba. Had she still been here, she would have been in the process of applying for the Common Experience Payment, and the Independent Assessment Process as a result of the residential school experience. Unfortunately, she was not a survivor so she vanished before she had a chance to resolve that part of her past. My last memory of and contact with my sister was in March of 1983, when she telephoned me in the middle of the night. She was sick and tired of being sick and tired, so she was planning to leave Vancouver and try to make some changes in her life. I thought she would arrive in Revelstoke in the next few days. Sadly, she never arrived, and I never heard from her again. Half my brothers and sisters have passed away, and all have died from alcohol and/or drug addiction, without ever resolving the pain, anger, hate, shame and loss of a childhood that they were put through while going to school. If it wasn’t the school, it was from parents who were themselves former students of the residential school system. My father, Marlene’s father, suffered traumatic experiences in the residential school system, then passed on the violence and abuse of every sort to his children, including to our mother. Therefore the residential school system, the Catholic Church and our father, who was a former student, took something from us children that severely compromised our adulthood, causing the deaths of half my brothers and sisters. And that something was our childhood.

I think of Marlene all the time. She was a beautiful person who made an effort to phone all the time to make sure someone knew where she was. I still wonder, and want to know, what happened to her. I have this fantasy that she left with a boyfriend in a ship and is abroad somewhere in Norway. She fell in love once. I met him, and he was a handsome Norwegian who came to Vancouver in a Norwegian ship. She would wait for his ship to come in so she could see him. It was at this time that I saw a change in her. A change in appearance and attitude.

All she wanted was to be happy

The Doe Network - Case File 921DFBC
North American Missing Persons Network - Marlene Yvonne Abigosis

If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Vancouver Police Department 
877-687-3377
604-717-2530