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UNSOLVED
MURDERED
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
T h e O n ta r i o Pr o vin cial Police Per spective
MISSING AND
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
T h e O n ta r i o Pr o v i n c i a l Police Per spective
D E F I N I T I O N O F O P P JURIS D ICTIO N
Definition of OPP Jurisdiction: Policing responsibility in Ontario is shared by the OPP, 52 municipal / regional police services and nine (9) selfdirected First Nation police services. The geographic areas under direct OPP policing consists of 324 municipalities, some of which have
transitioned to the OPP in recent years, and 19 First Nation communities.
The 52 jurisdictions that are not policed by the OPP are independent or regional municipalities within the Province of Ontario that receive
policing services under terms of the Police Services Act (PSA). These are self-funded, stand-alone municipal or regional police services
covering their respective geographic boundaries.
In addition, the OPP is legislated under the Police Services Act (PSA) to provide assistance to other policing jurisdictions, when requested.
MISSING AND
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
INDIGENOUS FEMALES
U NSO LV E D I N D IGEN O U S F EMALE H O MICIDES
I N OP P J U R IS D I C T IO N
SUSAN ASSIN / AG E 2 0
On June 13, 1974, Susan ASSIN, a resident of Grassy Narrows First Nation Territory, traveled to Kenora
where she visited with friends and family for the week. She was last seen on June 17, 1974. ASSINs
body was located 14.8 kilometres north of Highway 17 just off the Jones Road, now the City of Kenora.
ASSIN had been stabbed to death.
R ACHEL R USSELL / AG E 2 9
On November 12, 2007, Rachel RUSSELL, aged 29 years, was found murdered on a remote railway line
in the Town of Cobourg. The OPP was requested by Cobourg Police to lead the investigation. It was later
determined that she had died as a result of blunt force trauma.
One family did not consent to having the information included in this booklet.
As a result, details are only being provided for seven females.
M I SS I N G I N D I GEN O U S F EMALES
I N OP P J U R IS D I C T IO N
M I SS I N G I N D I G EN O U S F EMALES
I N OP P J U R IS D I C T IO N
SAR AH SKUNK / AG E 4 3
In January 1995, Sarah SKUNK, age 43, visited with family members located in Mishkeegogamang First
Nation and also in Shabaqua. Since that time, she has not been heard from by any family members.
No Photo
on File
Mary Jane STRONG, age 16, was last seen in April 1964 in Kenora. The OPP was requested by Kenora
Police to assist with the investigation.
MISSING AND
UNSOLVED
MURDERED
INDIGENOUS MALES
U NSO LV E D I N D IGEN O US MA LE H O MICIDES
I N OP P J U R IS D I C T IO N
MI SS I N G I N D I GEN O U S MA LES
I N OP P J U R IS D I C T IO N
No Photo
on File
No Photo
on File
George ANGECONEB, age 20, left Red Lake on foot with plans to walk to Trout Lake on December 30,
1965. He left during a severe snowstorm, carrying a record player.
No Photo
on File
Henry ATLOOKAN, age 32, left Whiteclay Lake, in a canoe, to travel 55 kilometres to Armstrong. He may
have been seen on June 25, 1968, making a purchase at a local store in the Town of Armstrong. He has
not been seen or heard from since.
GR ANT AY ER ST / AGE 2 1
Grant AYERST, age 21, and Norman WHALLEY, age 36, both departed Vancouver, British Columbia, on
September 7, 1991, and traveled by air to Toronto where they checked into the Bond Place Hotel at 65
Dundas Street East, Toronto. They had a return flight booked to Vancouver on September 13, 1991.
They checked out of the hotel on September 11, 1991. Neither AYERST nor WHALLEY has been seen
or heard from since. AYERST was reported missing on November 15, 1991. As a result of information
received, the OPP began an investigation in the Orillia area in attempt to locate AYERST and WHALLEY.
MI SS I N G I N D I GEN O U S MA LES
I N OP P J U R IS D I C T IO N
HAR R Y BR OWN / A GE 5 4
No Photo
on File
No Photo
on File
Harry BROWN, age 54, was last seen June 21, 1976. He was with a co-worker and they were involved
in a boating accident on Osinawi Lake. BROWN is presumed drowned.
MI SS I N G I N D I GEN O U S MA LES
I N OP P J U R IS D I C T IO N
No Photo
on File
William HALVERSON, age 21, was last seen with John HALVERSON, age 16, on October 8, 1976,
walking towards a 14 foot canoe on Lake of the Woods. The canoe was found the following day,
the paddles a few days later and Johns body was found the next spring. Even though a search was
conducted by marine units, William HALVERSONs body was never recovered from the lake.
DAVID HANNAH / A GE 3 6
David HANNAH, age 36, went missing on January 4, 1983, from the Community of Millhaven. He was
last seen withdrawing money from the Federal Services Credit Union in Kingston.
R OBER T HEINTZ / A GE 1 2
Robert HEINTZ, age 12, went missing on December 1, 1982, in the Town of Larder Lake. HEINTZ was
attending Larder Lake Public School and was last seen going into the woods behind the school with
some friends. He became separated from them and has not been seen since.
No Photo
on File
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On the morning of October 27, 1990, Theodore JACOBS, age 51, and his two friends took a boat out
on Georgian Bay at Killarney, near the Point Grondine Indian Reserve (now called Wikwemikong). The
boat overturned and capsized. After being swept away from the overturned boat, JACOBS was unable
to return to the overturned vessel and was observed sinking below the surface of the water. One friend
survived and the body of the other was later recovered.
MI SS I N G I N D I GEN O U S MA LES
I N OP P J U R IS D I C T IO N
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MI SS I N G I N D I GEN O U S MA LES
I N OP P J U R IS D I C T IO N
No Photo
on File
On October 23, 1971, Ernest MANITOWABI, age 29, disappeared and is presumed drowned in Lake
Huron.
ER IC MCKAY / AGE 2 4
Eric MCKAY, age 24, was last seen on December 18, 1987, after being involved in a fight on Front Street
in the Town of Sioux Lookout. He was reported missing on December 23, 1987.
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MI SS I N G I N D I GEN O U S MA LES
I N OP P J U R IS D I C T IO N
No Photo
on File
Andrew MOSES, age 34, was last seen on November 5, 1960, leaving Brunswick Lake to place a trapline
on Ericsen Creek. MOSES has not been seen since that time.
No Photos
on File
Charles OMBASH, age 11, and Tom OMBASH, age 12, went missing from the Pelican Falls Residential
School on October 5, 1956. The principal of the school reported the boys missing on November 10,
1956. It is believed the youths took a canoe and may have been heading to Savant Lake, Pickle Lake or
Cat Lake. The youths were never located.
No Photo
on File
WILLIE R AY / AGE 2 7
No Photo
on File
Willie RAY, age 27, was last seen on September 1, 1960, in Sandy Lake. RAY lived with his father on
Favourable Lake where they hunted, fished and trapped. The area is remote and virtually uninhabited.
On the morning in question, RAY departed the camp to hunt and did not return. All boats owned by the
RAYs were accounted for. The only missing firearm was a 12 gauge shotgun that belonged to Willie.
RAY was never found.
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MI SS I N G I N D I GEN O U S MA LES
I N OP P J U R IS D I C T IO N
No Photo
on File
Daniel RIEL, age 28, and Robert DAIGLE were in a steel-hulled open boat doing some commercial fishing
on April 20, 1982. They were on Lake Superior, approximately one kilometre south of the Pic River.
Their employer was standing on the shoreline where the Pic River enters Lake Superior. He observed
flames shoot up approximately 2 metres into the air, with a black heavy smoke. The fire and smoke
lasted for approximately 2 minutes and when it cleared, his boat and the two subjects had disappeared.
DAIGLEs body was found but RIELs body was never recovered. He is presumed drowned.
No Photo
on File
Eldie SYLVESTER, age 50, was last seen on April 20, 1970, at 12:30 p.m. in the Community of Cedar
Point. SYLVESTER had walked down to the main dock to await the arrival of a scoot to take him
across to Christian Island. SYLVESTER stated to witnesses that if the scoot didnt arrive he was going
to walk across the ice to get to the island. Numerous footprints were found leading to the ice area but
SYLVESTER was never located. It is believed that SYLVESTER drowned.
No Photo
on File
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Frank TURTLE, age 49, was last seen on May 12, 1994, at a fly-in outpost camp on Peisk Lake, which is
located northwest of Red Lake. When a pilot arrived to pick up TURTLE on May 16, 1994, and move him
to another location, TURTLEs boat was found adrift on the lake. All of TURTLEs belongings were left in
the camp. TURTLE was never located.
MI SS I N G I N D I GEN O U S MA LES
I N OP P J U R IS D I C T IO N
No Photo
on File
William WABIE, age 64, was last seen on October 20, 1980, on the western Peninsula of Bag Bay on
Shoal Lake which is located southwest of Kenora. He was heard leaving the area at approximately 4:00
p.m. in a 16-foot boat and was not seen again. The boat was recovered the following day with the plug
out, in forward gear and with the throttle on full. Other property that WABIE was known to have had
with him was also found in the boat and in the area. Although WABIEs body was never recovered, it is
believed he drowned.
One family did not consent to having the information included in this booklet.
As a result, details are only being provided for thirty-nine males.
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STAT I S T I C S
MU RD E R E D IN D IGEN O US FEMA LE S AN D MALES
150
140
130
120
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Total
Solved
Unsolved
Total
Solved
Unsolved
126 125
54
46
8
1
Males (1978 2014)
Age
(years)
TOTAL
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
TOTAL
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40
0 to 10
0 to 10
11 to 20
11 to 20
21 to 30
21 to 30
31 to 40
31 to 40
41 to 50
41 to 50
51 to 60
51 to 60
61 to 70
61 to 70
71 to 80
71 to 80
81 to 90
81 to 90
MI S S I N G IN D IG E NO US FEMA LE S - A GE AT
DI S A PPE A R A N C E (8)
Age
(years)
TOTAL
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Age
(years)
0 to 10
0 to 10
11 to 20
11 to 20
21 to 30
21 to 30
31 to 40
31 to 40
41 to 50
41 to 50
51 to 60
51 to 60
61 to 70
61 to 70
71 to 80
71 to 80
81 to 90
81 to 90
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TOTAL
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40
STAT I S T I C S
40
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Females (1957-2014)
Males (1956-2014)
61
1,542
351
From OPP
Jurisdictions
290
Males from OPP
Jurisdictions
Identified as
Indigenous Females
(Missing over 30 days)
40
Identified as
Indigenous Males
(Missing over 30 days)
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STAT I S T I C S
C LE A R A N C E R AT E FO R IN D IGEN O US FEMALES & MALES I N OP P J URI SDI CTI ON
INDIGENOUS
FEMALES
85.2%
54
Total
Clearance Rate
1964-2014
46
Solved
8
Unsolved
For the years 1964-2014 (inclusive), there were 54 homicides involving Indigenous females.
Of those, 46 are solved and eight remain unsolved.
INDIGENOUS
MALES
99.2%
Clearance Rate
1978-2014
126
Total
125
Solved
1
Unsolved
For the years 1978-2014 (inclusive), there were 126 homicides involving Indigenous males.
Of those, 125 are solved and one remains unsolved.
9 Family Members
10 Domestic/Partner
1 Not Available
9 Unknown
46
19 Known
125
Solved Homicides
Solved Homicides
17 Domestic/Partner
18
70 Known
35 Family Members
STAT I S T I C S
MI S S I N G IN D IG E NO U S FEMA LE S (1957 - 2 0 1 4 )
5
4
3
2
1
0
1957 to 1967
1968 to 1977
1978 to 1987
1988 to 1997
1998 to 2007
2008 to 2014
Solved
Unsolved
25
20
15
10
5
0
1964 to 1974
1975 to 1984
1985 to 1994
1995 to 2004
2005 to 2014
MI S S I N G IN D IG E NO U S MALE S (1956 - 20 1 4 )
10
8
6
4
2
0
1956 to 1966
1967 to 1976
1977 to 1986
1987 to 1996
1997 to 2006
2007 to 2014
MU RD E R E D IN D IGEN O US MALE S BY YE A R
Total
Solved
Unsolved
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
1978 to 1988
1989 to 1998
1999 to 2008
2009 to 2014
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MANITOBA
Cecilia Payash
RED LAKE
ONTARIO
QUEBEC
Mary Strong
KENORA
Sarah Skunk
SHABAQUA
Viola Panacheese
SIOUX LOOKOUT
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MANITOBA
Judy Quill
PIKANGIKUM FIRST NATION
ONTARIO
QUEBEC
Evaline Cameron
WHITEDOG
Susan Assin
KENORA
Jane Bernard & Doreen Hardy
MUNICIPALITY OF SHUNIAH
Rachel Russell
COBOURG
Sonya Cywink
ELGIN COUNTY
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MANITOBA
Gerald Bouchard
MOOSONEE
Willie Ray
FAVOURABLE LAKE
Jeffrey Turtle
PIKANGIKUM FIRST NATION
Frank Turtle
PEISK LAKE
Louis Wesley,
Ferlin Southwind
LAC SEUL
Mark Kakepetum
KEEWAYWIN
FIRST NATION
George Angeconeb,
Leo Payash,
Henry Atlookan
Charles Campbell, WHITECLAY LAKE
Ronald Desmeules,
RED LAKE
ONTARIO
Simon Angeconeb,
Simon McDonald
WHITEDOG FIRST NATION
Thomas Lyon,
Eric McKay
SIOUX LOOKOUT
Michael Linklater
COCHRANE
QUEBEC
Robert Heintz
LARDER LAKE
Andrew Moses
BRUNSWICK LAKE
Francois Betournay
Daniel Riel
Harry Brown
NOELVILLE
William Wabie
LAKE
SUPERIOR
ATIKOKAN
Robert Pegahmagabow
Theodore
Jacobs
SHOAL LAKE
PARRY SOUND
KILLARNEY
Charles Ombash & Tom Ombash
William Halverson
PELICAN FALLS
LAKE OF THE WOODS
Ralph Monague & Curtis Smith
Michael Recollet
CHRISTIAN ISLAND
LITTLE LA CLOCHE ISLAND
Melvin Big George
MORSON
Ernest Manitowabi
LAKE HURON
Eldie Sylvester
David Hannah
Leslie Jones & Shawn Jones CEDAR POINT
MILLHAVEN
WIARTON
Grant Ayerst
ORILLIA
William Drake
KENORA
22
MANITOBA
James Strang
PIKANGIKUM FIRST NATION
ONTARIO
QUEBEC
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In agreement with family members, all efforts continue to be made by the OPP to obtain
photographs, consent and ensure the information being published is up to date and accurate.