Identified! CA - Delano, Hisp/Ntv Fem 59UFCA, 30-34, 'Shirley, Seattle' tattoo, Jul'80 - Shirley Ann Soosay

[Grungster]

Wait, maybe I was wrong, wasn't she identified in February of 2020?

 

[UnlicensedPI]

I've thought about her often since I first saw her photos and read about her death. Chouest may have stolen her life, but he can never steal her story, even if it took 41 years to recover. I can't wait to hear more about her life from those who knew her. Today is a day to celebrate!

 

[Feme98]

Wait, maybe I was wrong, wasn't she identified in February of 2020?

Yes, she was identified just last year.

 

[onceuponadecember]

Does anybody know how old she was?

 

[ntt1]

Does anybody know how old she was?

34 or 35 according to Facebook which states she was born in 1945.

 

[cvaldez1975]

IDENTIFIED as Shirley Ann Soosay, of Alberta Canada

Kern County Jane Doe 1980 - IDENTIFIED

so she was first nations!

 

[victoriarobinson642]

RIP, Shirley.

 

[Grungster]

Does anybody know how old she was?

She would have been 34-35, according to the DDP post.

 

[Springrain]

So happy Shirley has her name back. Rest in
peace.

 

[Feme98]

I wonder if Shirley got the ‘I Love You Shirley’ from perhaps her partner.

 

[LucyOso]

RIP Shirley

 

[30Anne]

I am really pleased that Kern County Jane Doe has name back.
Does anyone know if Shirley Ann Soosay was ever reported missing?

 

[Springrain]

I wonder if Shirley got the ‘I Love You Shirley’ from perhaps her partner.

I was shocked that her name did turn out to be Shirley. I really was thinking it was the name of a girlfriend, or perhaps a friend. Good point about an SO possibly tattooing her with it.

 

[ntt1]

I am really pleased that Kern County Jane Doe has name back.
Does anyone know if Shirley Ann Soosay was ever reported missing?

I'd be very surprised if the RCMP/police would have filed a report in those times.

Missing and murdered Indigenous women - Wikipedia

 

[30Anne]

I wonder if it was a self affirmation tattoo - as in think of herself and take care of herself. Or it could be the name of a family relative too. I have the same name as my mother.

 

[30Anne]

I'd be very surprised if the RCMP/police would have filed a report in those times.

Missing and murdered Indigenous women - Wikipedia

Because she would be an adult or because was an indigenous woman?

 

[ntt1]

Because she would be an adult or because was an indigenous woman?

Sadly, the latter. It's a pretty deeply rooted systemic issue in Canada.

 

[Adrian_Almost_Sleuth]

I am really pleased that Kern County Jane Doe has name back.
Does anyone know if Shirley Ann Soosay was ever reported missing?

Sadly, a lot of missing indigenous girls/women weren't given the attention back then. Even today authorities brush it off as "the norm".

 

[30Anne]

Sadly, a lot of missing indigenous girls/women weren't given the attention back then. Even today authorities brush it off as "the norm".

Thanks... I wondered if that was the reason.

 

[30Anne]

Is there any further information about Shirley other than her niece saying that she stopped sending Christmas cards and Birthday cards to her mother?