Mar 03 2025 56 mins
15 year old Tina Fontaine goes missing in Winnipeg, Canada. Her body is later found in the Red River after a boat propeller dislodged the weighted duvet cover that held her. An investigation goes on, but only a circumstantial case can be created. She is one of the many MMIW cases that plague society. The outcry for justice is still ringing in the ears of many.
Sources:
Jolly, Joanna. Red River Girl. The life and death of Tina Fontaine. 2019
https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/tina-michelle-fontaine
https://globalnews.ca/news/10444607/man-acquitted-in-tina-fontaine-murder-found-dead-says-her-aunt/
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/tina-fontaine
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/tina-fontaine-john-o-donovan-10-years-1.7294320