Thirty-two-year-old Leon Adams was a laid-back father with a passion for music and community, described by those who knew him as affable and family-oriented. He lived in a house at 6025 Lady Hammond Road in Halifax, Nova Scotia. On the evening of May 21st, 2005, Leon was at home, winding down what appeared to be … More Leon Anthony Adams

Thirty-one-year-old Shana Lee Labatte was born and raised in the tight-knit community of Kamloops, British Columbia, and was a devoted single mother to two young children. For much of her life, Labatte led what those close to her described as a “normal” existence, working part-time as a cleaner at a local hotel and nurturing her … More Shana Lee Labatte

Thirty-six-year-old Bernadine Quewezance was by all accounts an extremely intelligent, outgoing, happy young woman, the devoted mother to five children. Originally hailing from the Yellow Quill First Nation, in 2012 she was living with friends in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. On January 2nd, 2012, a call came in around nine forty-five a.m. to Saskatoon RCMP. A woman … More Bernadine Quewezance

Cynthia Kudjick was born in Nunavik, the Inuit region of northern Quebec, and like many Indigenous women from remote communities, she had migrated to Montreal in search of opportunity. However, the city offered little respite from hardship. Cynthia, a homeless sex worker, navigated the precarious world of street survival in the area around Cabot Square—a … More Cynthia Kudjick

Born on June 11th, 1988, in the remote village of Dease Lake, British Columbia, Canada, Angel Carlick grew up in Good Hope Lake alongside her mother, Wendy Carlick, and younger brother, Alex (later known as Billy). Life was far from easy for the family. As members of the Kaska Dena First Nation, they navigated poverty, … More Angel Carlick

On Monday, October 21st, 2019, the body of forty-six-year-old Zoe Orton was discovered in her flat in McMillan Street, Deptford, south-east London. A welfare check had been requested by concerned neighbors, and after police found her dead, the Metropolitan Police launched a murder investigation. A post-mortem examination determined that the cause of death was neck … More Zoe Orton

Elisabeth Mandala was born in 1992 in Texas to an Italian-American father and a mother who had immigrated from Mexico. Raised on a ranch in a Houston suburb near Sugar Land, she grew up in a middle-class environment after her parents’ divorce, living with her mother, older siblings, and a younger sister. Elisabeth attended Kempner … More Elisabeth Mandala

On February 8th, 2009, twenty-six-year-old Shawn Callum, known to friends and family as “Pinky,” was celebrating a friend’s birthday at a party held inside Stonebridge Primary School on Shakespeare Avenue in Harlesden, northwest London. As the gathering wound down and attendees began to leave around two a.m., gunfire erupted outside the school grounds. Eyewitnesses reported … More Shawn Callum

Forty-five-year-old John Devine, known to his friends as Jake, lived on Gadshill Street in Royston, Glasgow, Scotland. He was last seen alive on July 10th, 2007, between ten thirty and ten forty-five p.m., entering Cowlairs Park with his loyal Staffordshire bull terrier cross, Chico. It was Chico’s behavior that ultimately led to the discovery of … More John “Jake” Devine

Philip Poru was born in Khartoum, Sudan, and moved to England at the age of three. Raised by his single mother alongside four siblings, he grew up in Peckham and was known for his humor, maturity, and determination. He had recently enrolled at Kingston University in South West Londonto pursue a joint honors degree in … More Philip Poru