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Thinking of the above gang-related killing/decapitation of Robert Roth still takes me back to murders of women in Alberta.
While Project KARE is seeking a serial killer that they believe is connected in some of the Edmonton killings, there are many other missing and murdered women in Alberta who, while they may not be victims of that one crazed individual, I strongly believe may be victims due to a combination of lifestyle and gang activity or affiliation.
The one thing so many of the victims have in common is drug addiction and prostitution. From my files, just 2 examples of murders that I believe could very possibly be gang-related:
Shannon Maureen Collins
pic:
http://www.obitsforlife.com/obituary/39323/Collins-Shannon-Maureen.php
29 y.o, Caucasian, blonde, last seen December 2007, body found June 5 2008 on rural acreage (Belvedere Heights) at Twp Rd 514 and RR 231 outside Edmonton, after a farmer’s dog came home with a human skull. Additional remains were found, believed to have been there at least 9 months. It is believed she was killed in Calgary and returned to Edmonton. Shannon was a mother of an 11 year old boy.
Shannon led a high-risk lifestyle; when her sister last spoke with her in May 2007, Shannon had “three legitimate, good-working jobs; September 9, 2008 (3 mos after the unidentified remains were found), her sister reported Shannon missing after hearing she had been going to Calgary to become a prostitute for the Hells Angels.
Rachel Elizabeth Quinney
pic:
http://studentservices.upei.ca/rachel-quinney-1
19 years old, disappeared June 4 2004 from Edmonton. Her mutiliated body was found June 11 2004 in a small grove of trees north of Sherwood Park, on a property owned by a John Brown, at Twp Rd 540 and Range Rd 224. She was found naked, her breasts and genitalia had been removed, and she had marks consistent with bruising on her legs, right forearm, neck and lower back, and a potentially lethal level of cocaine.
Rachel was a crack addicted street worker, street name Candace. She worked the area of “the stroll”, 118 Avenue between 92 and 97 Streets and was known for ripping off johns whenever she could get away with it. Her boyfriend (?) was Alex Tran. She was mom to a little boy who was placed in foster care 6 months before she was killed. Her 4 y.o. daughter was adopted by relatives. She was also a friend of other missing/murdered women Charlene Gauld, Samantha Tayleen Berg, and Monique Pitre.
Without any further clarification from him, Rachel’s brother, Keith Lajimodiere says he blames his "gang lifestyle that he led"
Tom Svekla, who “stumbled” onto Rachel’s mutilated body, was charged with her murder but was acquitted. When he was being investigated for the murder of Theresa Innes, (for which he was convicted), and having transported her body 700km in a hockey bag, Svekla claimed he was “just doing his job” and that (iirc) “others were involved”.
While Project KARE is seeking a serial killer that they believe is connected in some of the Edmonton killings, there are many other missing and murdered women in Alberta who, while they may not be victims of that one crazed individual, I strongly believe may be victims due to a combination of lifestyle and gang activity or affiliation.
The one thing so many of the victims have in common is drug addiction and prostitution. From my files, just 2 examples of murders that I believe could very possibly be gang-related:
Shannon Maureen Collins
pic:
http://www.obitsforlife.com/obituary/39323/Collins-Shannon-Maureen.php
29 y.o, Caucasian, blonde, last seen December 2007, body found June 5 2008 on rural acreage (Belvedere Heights) at Twp Rd 514 and RR 231 outside Edmonton, after a farmer’s dog came home with a human skull. Additional remains were found, believed to have been there at least 9 months. It is believed she was killed in Calgary and returned to Edmonton. Shannon was a mother of an 11 year old boy.
Shannon led a high-risk lifestyle; when her sister last spoke with her in May 2007, Shannon had “three legitimate, good-working jobs; September 9, 2008 (3 mos after the unidentified remains were found), her sister reported Shannon missing after hearing she had been going to Calgary to become a prostitute for the Hells Angels.
Rachel Elizabeth Quinney
pic:
http://studentservices.upei.ca/rachel-quinney-1
19 years old, disappeared June 4 2004 from Edmonton. Her mutiliated body was found June 11 2004 in a small grove of trees north of Sherwood Park, on a property owned by a John Brown, at Twp Rd 540 and Range Rd 224. She was found naked, her breasts and genitalia had been removed, and she had marks consistent with bruising on her legs, right forearm, neck and lower back, and a potentially lethal level of cocaine.
Rachel was a crack addicted street worker, street name Candace. She worked the area of “the stroll”, 118 Avenue between 92 and 97 Streets and was known for ripping off johns whenever she could get away with it. Her boyfriend (?) was Alex Tran. She was mom to a little boy who was placed in foster care 6 months before she was killed. Her 4 y.o. daughter was adopted by relatives. She was also a friend of other missing/murdered women Charlene Gauld, Samantha Tayleen Berg, and Monique Pitre.
Without any further clarification from him, Rachel’s brother, Keith Lajimodiere says he blames his "gang lifestyle that he led"
Tom Svekla, who “stumbled” onto Rachel’s mutilated body, was charged with her murder but was acquitted. When he was being investigated for the murder of Theresa Innes, (for which he was convicted), and having transported her body 700km in a hockey bag, Svekla claimed he was “just doing his job” and that (iirc) “others were involved”.