CANADA Canada - Dorothy Georgina Abel, 39, Yellowknife, NWT, July 1996

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Dorothy Georgina Abel, 39 of Lutselke, NWT

• Chipewyan woman and a mother of five, her eldest was only 13 years old at the time of her attack
• Victim of a violent assault in Yellowknife, NWT, in July 1996
• Subsequently medevaced to the Royal Alexander Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta
• Doctors placed her into a medically induced coma
• Dorothy passed away in hospital in 2000 after 4 years in coma
• No charges were ever laid in her assault
• Dorothy's family attended the pre-inquiry for the NI-MMIWG (The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls)
• "The case remains open, but her files have been lost"
• If you have any information regarding the homicide of Dorothy Georgia Abel please contact the Yellowknife RCMP at 867–669–1111

"Her smile and presence would brighten any room or any dark day. She loved to help anyone in need. She loved her culture, her traditional language and ways. When she spoke," Lydia wrote, "she spoke with integrity, honesty and compassion. Just the sound of her voice you knew she was full of love." - Lydia (eldest daughter) for No More Silence

I wish I could find more news articles or even a single LE statement for this case but unfortunately it was very sparse. I hope these are sufficient. I think it is still likely that someone with knowledge of her assault is out there somewhere, and of course, she and her family still deserve justice. It is a major shame that LE don't seem to have any information to share with the family or the public.

Northern News Services Ltd - "Yellowknifer: YK COLD CASE FILES" - Anna James - Jan 31, 2022

It Starts With Us MMIW: "Our Mother – Dorothy Georgina Abel" - January 27, 2017

Medium: "Mother Dies After Assualt, Files Destroyed — Dorothy Georgina Abel (1996)" - Dani Bujold - May 30, 2024

Unsolved Case Files Canada: "Indigenous Dorothy Abel remained in a coma for 4 years" - UCF #104200135 | Updated: 2026-01-21