CANADA CANADA - Yvonne Abigosis, 27, Vancouver, BC, Dec. 1983

[TheArtfulDetective]

Yvonne Marlene Abigosis


Missing since January 1, 1984 from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Classification: Endangered Missing

Vital Statistics

• • Date Of Birth: November 23, 1957
  • Age at Time of Disappearance: 27 years old
  • Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'6"; 120 lbs.
  • Distinguishing Characteristics: Native female. Wavy black hair; brown eyes.
  • Alias: Darlene Richards, Darlene Campbell, Clara Ross, Marlene Yvonne Abigeois

Circumstances of Disappearance
Marlene Abigosis was last seen in March of 1984*** in Vancouver's downtown east side and lived a high risk lifestyle. Known to work near the docks, clients that owned boats would take Marlene with them on trips to Washington State and Vancouver Island on occasion. Yvonne was last seen on January 1st, 1984 and reported missing on May 22nd, 2002.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Vancouver Police Department
877-687-3377

The Doe Network: Case File 921DFBC

***many reports state she has been missing since December 1983 but reported missing January 1984.

 

[TheArtfulDetective]

Marlene Yvonne Abigosis

Marlene was 26 years old when she was reported missing from Vancouver, British Columbia on January 1st, 1984.

Her family had last heard from her in December of 1983. She called her sister, Valerie Abigosis, in the middle of the night crying, saying she was unhappy with Vancouver (and the high risk lifestyle) and planned on leaving for Calgary soon. When Marlene didn’t show up at her sister’s home in Revelstoke, Valerie repeatedly tried to report her missing. It wasn’t until 2002, that officers showed up at her sister’s home to collect DNA. No matches have been found.

Marlene struggled with drug addiction and was homeless. Sources say Marlene prostituted on the docks and at times her clients would take her by boat to Washington and Vancouver Island. Despite numerous calls to authorities, Marlene was not officially listed as missing until 2002 when the crimes of Robert Pickton, a serial murderer and pig farmer, began to come to light. The DNA RCMP gathered from Marlene's family didn't match any material found at the Pickton farm.

Marlene and her siblings were victims of Canada's residential school system and were taken from their family when they were young. When they turned 18 and graduated, both Marlene and her sister Valerie developed a drinking problem to cope with difficult memories. No arrests have been made and Marlene remains missing.

DOB: Unavailable. Circa 1957.
Description: Marlene was 5'6 and 119 pounds at the time of her disappearance. She has black, wavy hair and brown eyes. She may use the last names Ross, Richards, Yvonne, and Campbell or the first names Clara and Darlene.

Tribal Information: Marlene is a member of the Pine Creek First Nation.

If you have any information regarding the disappearance or whereabouts of Marlene Abigosis, you are encouraged to contact the Vancouver Police Department at 604-717-2530.

Justice for Native People: Marlene Abigosis, Missing from British Columbia since 1984.

https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/marlene-yvonne-abigosis

 

[spartanx]

Poor girl abandoned by the rubbish parents she had... drug addict, alcoholic and prostitute... how hard life is for some people who only come to suffer in this world... completely destroyed by the terrible aid system... it's the same in all countries... children are always left adrift... as they have no purchasing power they are left aside...
whatever the case
rest in peace

 

[HopeRains]

Poor girl abandoned by the rubbish parents she had... drug addict, alcoholic and prostitute... how hard life is for some people who only come to suffer in this world... completely destroyed by the terrible aid system... it's the same in all countries... children are always left adrift... as they have no purchasing power they are left aside...
whatever the case
rest in peace

How do you know she and her siblings were abandoned by rubbish parents? I don't see that in any of the information provided in the thread. Many, many families and children were victims of the Canadian Indian residential school system with no leverage in their children being taken. Here is an extensive "article" with many supporting links and academic research, including that of the Truth and Reconciliation Committee, and the horrors of the program (which also includes discussion of missing children and unmarked graves). Such a tragedy for her, her siblings, people who loved them, and countless others just like them.

 

[spartanx]

¿Cómo sabes que ella y sus hermanos fueron abandonados por unos padres pésimos ? No veo eso en ninguna de las informaciones proporcionadas en el hilo. Muchas, muchas familias y niños fueron víctimas del sistema de escuelas residenciales para indios canadienses sin poder de decisión sobre el secuestro de sus hijos. Aquí hay un extenso "artículo" con muchos enlaces de apoyo e investigación académica , incluida la del Comité de la Verdad y la Reconciliación, y los horrores del programa (que también incluye un análisis de los niños desaparecidos y las tumbas sin marcar). Una tragedia para ella, sus hermanos, las personas que los amaban y un sinnúmero de personas como ellos.

Marlene Abigosis

Marlene Yvonne Abigosis (Born November 23, 1957) was a young woman who was reported missing on May 22, 2002. She is known to use the aliases Clara Ross, Darlene Campbell, and Darlene Richards. Some sources may refer to her by her middle name or misspell her surname as Abigeosis. Marlene...

int-missing.fandom.com

 

[HopeRains]

Thanks for responding @spartanx, I still don't see anything in the link you provided that speaks to her and her siblings being abandoned by their parents.