Vancouver Missing Women Case
1983-06-22 00:00:00
Rebecca Guno
Rebecca Guno goes missing from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES), known as Skid Row.
1983-11-01 00:00:00
Sherry Rail
Sherry Rail goes missing from DTES. She is not reported missing until January 1984.
1984-01-01 00:00:00
Yvonne Abigosis
Yvonne Abigosis goes missing from DTES.
1985-05-30 00:00:00
Sherryl Donahue
Sherryl Donahue goes missing traveling to Vancouver.
1986-03-15 00:00:00
Elaine Allenbach
Elaine Allenbach goes missing from DTES.
1987-12-01 00:00:00
RCMP Team Assembled
The RCMP assigns a special team to the Vancouver Missing Women investigation.
1988-07-21 00:00:00
Teressa Williams
Teressa Williams goes missing from DTES at 15. She is not reported missing until March 1999.
1989-01-01 00:00:00
RCMP Team Dissolved
The special RCMP team assigned to the Vancouver Missing Women investigation in dissolved. The disappearances and killings continue.
1989-08-28 00:00:00
Ingrid Soet
Ingrid Soet goes missing from DTES. Unlike most other missing women, she is not an addict or in the sex trade.
1991-02-14 00:00:00
Valentine's Day Walk
A group of mostly Native women establish an annual walk of remembrance for the missing women and to express frustration with police inaction.
1991-11-01 00:00:00
Project Eclipse
A group of criminal profilers who are a part of a special project called Project Eclipse gives a presentation to the VPD, telling them that they suspect the Missing Women cases to involve at least one, possibly up to three, serial killers. The VPD does not take them seriously.
1992-06-06 00:00:00
Kathleen Wattley
Kathleen Wattley goes missing from DTES.
1992-10-16 00:00:00
Elsie Sebastian
Elsie Sebastian goes missing from DTES. She is not reported missing until 2001, despite numerous attempts by relatives.
1993-12-25 00:00:00
Leigh Miner
Leigh Miner goes missing from DTES.
1994-08-19 00:00:00
Angela Arseneault
Angela Arseneault goes missing traveling in Vancouver.
1995-02-23 00:00:00
Remains Found
A human skull is found 40 km down the Lougheed Highway from Robert Pickton's farm. More bones from the same victim would later be found on the farm.
1995-03-01 00:00:00
Catherine Gonzalez
Catherine Gonzalez goes missing from DTES.
1995-04-01 00:00:00
Catherine Knight
Catherine Knight goes missing from DTES.
1995-08-01 00:00:00
Dorothy Spence
Dorothy Spence goes missing from DTES.
1995-12-01 00:00:00
Diana Melnick
Diana Melnick goes missing from DTES.
1996-04-01 00:00:00
Frances Young
Frances Young goes missing from DTES.
1996-07-01 00:00:00
First media coverage
Vancouver Sun reports that police suspect a connection between ten cases of missing women from DTES.
1996-10-01 00:00:00
Tanya Holyk
Tanya Holyk goes missing from DTES.
1996-12-01 00:00:00
Sherry Irving
Sherry Irving goes missing from DTES. She is last seen with Robert Pickton at his farm.
1996-12-01 00:00:00
Olivia Williams
Olivia Williams is last seen in DTES. She is not reported missing until July 1997.
1997-01-01 00:00:00
Andrea Borhaven
Andrea Borhaven goes missing from DTES sometime in 1997.
1997-01-01 00:00:00
Jacqueline Murdock
Jacqueline Murdock goes missing from DTES sometime in 1997.
1997-01-01 00:00:00
Stephanie Lane
Stephanie Lane goes missing from DTES.
1997-01-01 00:00:00
Maria Laliberte
Maria Laliberte goes missing from DTES.
1997-06-01 00:00:00
Janet Henry
Janet Henry goes missing from DTES.
1997-08-01 00:00:00
Helen Hallmark
Helen Hallmark goes missing from DTES.
1997-08-01 00:00:00
Marnie Frey
Marnie Frey goes missing from DTES.
1997-09-01 00:00:00
Cindy Beck
Cindy Beck goes missing from DTES.
1997-11-26 00:00:00
Cynthia Feliks
Cynthia Feliks goes missing from DTES.
1998-01-01 00:00:00
Kerry Koski
Kerry Koski goes missing from DTES.
1998-01-01 00:00:00
Ruby Hardy
Ruby Hardy goes missing from DTES sometime in 1998. She is not reported missing until 2002.
1998-01-27 00:00:00
Attempted Murder Charge
Robert Pickton is charged with attempted murder after stabbing a prostitute on his farm in 1997. The charges are dropped due to the victim being considered an unreliable witness.
1998-02-01 00:00:00
Inga Hall
Inga Hall goes missing from DTES.
1998-04-01 00:00:00
Sarah DeVries
Sarah DeVries goes missing from DTES.
1998-07-01 00:00:00
Sheila Egan
Sheila Egan goes missing from DTES.
1998-10-01 00:00:00
Julie Young
Julie Young goes missing from DTES.
1998-11-20 00:00:00
Angela Jardine
Angela Jardine goes missing from DTES.
1998-12-01 00:00:00
Marcella Creison
Marcella Creison goes missing from DTES.
1998-12-01 00:00:00
Michelle Gurney
Michelle Gurney goes missing from DTES.
1999-01-21 00:00:00
Jacqueline McDonell
Jacqueline McDonell goes missing from DTES.
1999-02-01 00:00:00
Brenda Wolfe
Brenda Wolfe goes missing from DTES.
1999-03-01 00:00:00
Georgina Papin
Georgina Papin goes missing from DTES.
1999-07-31 00:00:00
America's Most Wanted
America's Most Wanted airs a story on the Missing Women, saying that over 30 prostitutes have gone missing, and police are offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.
1999-12-01 00:00:00
Tiffany Drew
Tiffany Drew goes missing from DTES.
1999-12-01 00:00:00
Wendy Crawford
Wendy Crawford goes missing from DTES.