CANADA Charlene Candace Catholique, 15, Yellowknife, NWT, 22 July 1990

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May 16 2020
CRIME HUNTER: Hurricane and homicide a deadly cocktail

Charlene Catholique vanished without a trace. Police suspect foul play. HANDOUT / RCMP
MISSING: Charlene Candace Catholique

AGE: 15

LAST SEEN: Snowdrift (now Lutsel K’e), NWT

411: Charlene was last seen July 22, 1990 after attending an assembly in Yellowknife. Cops say she travelled to Fort Rae afterward and was last seen hitchhiking at the intersection of Hwy. 3 and Rae Access Rd. She is described as 5-foot-5, 125 pounds, with short black hair and brown eyes. She has pierced ears and had acne at the time of her disappearance. Police suspect she is the victim of foul play.

CONTACT: RCMP at 1-867-669-5235 or Crime Stoppers.

 

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Charlene was referenced on this thread..
CA - CA - Los Angeles, HispFem 155UFCA, 14-24, in South Central alley, Dec'92

https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/charlene-candice-catholique
''Charlene, 15, was from the Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation, a fly-in community on the east arm of Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories.

It's been nearly 30 years since she went missing, and little is known about her disappearance.

A former residential school acquaintance of Catholique said they met Charlene before she disappeared near Behchoko, N.W.T., northwest of Yellowknife. The acquaintance saw Charlene looking for a ride, Catholique said.

The acquaintance left for a moment and told Charlene to stay put. When they returned, Charlene was gone.

She was last seen walking along Highway 3 toward Yellowknife.

Catholique said police initially had a suspect in her disappearance, but nothing ever came of it.

On June 9, 2017, the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories issued an order stating there were reasonable grounds to presume Charlene is dead. She's no longer considered a missing person, but RCMP say her case remains open and active.

Desperate to find his daughter, Catholique travelled to the U.S. and hung posters using his own money.

"I travelled all down into the States, five states," he said.

Catholique said his daughter sometimes said she felt scared but would never explain why.

Charlene, who lost her mom to cancer when she was 12, was raised mostly by her father and grandmother.

"She was quiet [and] friendly. She liked kids," Catholique said.

"She liked to play games with the school kids."

When it comes to Indigenous women and girls who go missing, Catholique feels little is done, and there are often bigger searches for non-Indigenous women and girls.''

 

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235DFNWT - Charlene Candace Catholique
Date of Birth: June 23, 1975
Age: 15 years old
Race: Native
Gender: Female
Height: 165 cm or 5'5"
Weight: 57 kg or 125 lbs.
Hair Color: Black, short.
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Pierced ears. She had acne.
Clothing: Acid-washed jeans, a neon pink t-shirt, and a blue jacket with white sleeves.

 

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July 22 2020
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/charlene-catholique-missing-30-years-rcmp-1.5658774

''On the 30th anniversary of the disappearance of Charlene Catholique, RCMP in the N.W.T. are renewing their call for any information about the missing teenager.

On July 22, 1990, Catholique, who is from Łútselk'e, was looking for a ride on Highway 3 near Behchokǫ̀, and seen walking along the highway toward Yellowknife. The 15-year-old was not seen again.

In a news release on Wednesday, RCMP said its Historical Case Unit is still investigating the case, "trying to gather information as to what happened at the intersection of Highway 3 and Behchokǫ̀ Access Road."

RCMP say they're "hoping for a breakthrough," and it's still an open, active investigation.

"Any tips from the public could potentially help us shed some light as to what happened 30 years ago and bring closure to her family," said Cpl. Mike Lewis, in the statement.''

 

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Sept 4 2020 rbbm.
RCMP working on Charlene Catholique cold case in Behchoko area
''The police issued a news release on Friday stating that the NT RCMP Historical Case Unit with the help of major crimes unit and forensic identification section are searching an area of interest near the hamlet to try to locate Charlene Catholique.

Catholique, a 15-year-old from Lutsel K’e, was last seen on July 22, 1990 when she was looking for a ride on Highway 3 near Behchoko.''

''The unit has been fully staffed and operational since July 2019 and seeks to maintain and investigate historical homicide and suspicious death as well as solve long-term missing person’s files in the NWT, states the release.''

 

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I have the impression that she got into a vehicle confident that it would take her but she found what she least expected... many people discriminate against native aboriginal people but I have one question where she was supposed to be last seen is close to the so-called "highway of tears" I say this because there are still many cases to be resolved...
rest in peace