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.

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