CANADA Canada- Grand River, Dunnville, Ontario, Female Child, 1-4 yrs old, In water for some time, 17 May 2022

[Snoopster]

I find the ethnic ancestry very interesting. There are a lot of Chinese immigrants in Ontario...but there are fewer outside the major cities, particularly in the more rural Dunnville area. I'm wondering what the "North Africa/eastern Middle East" represents regarding possible countries of original immigration (e.g. recent immigrant vs decades ago).

LE believes that the child was put in the river not too far from where they were found. I wonder what they mean by 'not too far'. To me this excludes larger centres upstream on the Grand River, such as Kitchener/Waterloo, Cambridge and Brantford.

 

[Snoop Sister]

Bump

 

[AddyFinch]

North Africa/eastern Middle East" represents regarding possible countries of original immigration (e.g. recent immigrant vs decades ago).

I'm confused re this.
Correct me if I'm wrong... Middle East refers to its regions in location relative to Europe... whereas Middle Eastern are the people of West Asia or North African. So the clumping of "eastern Middle East" makes me think they meant the race was the eastern portion of the Middle East????
Eastern portion of Middle East could be Lebanese, Iranian, Egyptian, Syrian, Iraqi and Israeli, and possibly Turkey?
North African could be Algerian, Libyan, Moroccan, Western Saharan.
Since she was discovered in May, she might have been caught under ice and with the melt and faster flow of water her body was released to location she was found? Doesn't the Grand move pretty fast in some portions? Or is it a sleepy slow flow? I don't think it's very deep?

 

[dotr]

OPP release 3D facial likeness of child found in Grand River at Dunnville

OPP release 3D facial approximation of child found in Grand River at Dunville

www.simcoereformer.ca

''The remains were discovered May 17, 2022, on the southern bank of the Grand River — in a marshy area known locally as Grand Island — downstream of the dam by two people fishing in a boat.''

''Police say investigative genetic genealogy results have determined the child’s heritage to be half Asian (Chinese or neighbouring countries along the southern Chinese border) and half North African.''

May 13, 2024
OPP Investigative Lens delves into a heart-wrenching mystery that shook the small town of Dunnville, Ontario. The body of a toddler in the Grand River is left unclaimed. Go behind the scenes of the investigation with additional details of the case featuring the investigative team, forensic artist, forensic pathologist and anthropologist, DNA coordinator and members of the community.

 

[AddyFinch]

LOL.... Much simpler! Thanks

 

[dotr]

History of North Africa - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Nate_Bro]

I wonder if this has been looked into.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Chicago police reissue alert for missing child last seen with her mother in Brighton Park

Blessing Wasso has been missing since Nov. 15, 2021.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[iamshadow21]

I wonder if this has been looked into.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Chicago police reissue alert for missing child last seen with her mother in Brighton Park

Blessing Wasso has been missing since Nov. 15, 2021.

www.cbsnews.com

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Good resemblance. The Baby Doe isn't Caucasian, though, but is African and Asian, according to her DNA.

MOO

 

[dotr]

I wonder if this has been looked into.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Chicago police reissue alert for missing child last seen with her mother in Brighton Park

Blessing Wasso has been missing since Nov. 15, 2021.

www.cbsnews.com

View attachment 578210

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IL Post in thread 'IL - Blessing Wasso, 1, Endangered, taken by non-custodial mom Erika Ephraim aka Wasso during supervised visit, Chicago, 15 Nov 2021'

Apr 10, 2025

I wonder if this has been looked into?

Canada's Missing | Case details

www.services.rcmp-grc.gc.ca

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/girl-grand-river-facial-approximation-opp-1.7202320

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Intriguing find!

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[Nate_Bro]

Good resemblance. The Baby Doe isn't Caucasian, though, but is African and Asian, according to her DNA.

MOO

Yeah I couldn't figure out what the mom is tbh. It says Hispanic, but who knows.

https://www.chicagopolice.org/news/cpd-missing-ericka-ephraim-28/

 

[iamshadow21]

Yeah I couldn't figure out what the mom is tbh. It says Hispanic, but who knows.

https://www.chicagopolice.org/news/cpd-missing-ericka-ephraim-28/

Her surname is unusual. Jewish, Welsh, West Indian, Tanzanian, or Nigerian, according to sites I'm looking at. Over half the people in the US with that surname are Black, less than three percent are Hispanic.

Ephraim Surname/Last Name: Meaning, Origin & Family History

Ephraim ranks #23691 in the US. 58.0% Black in US. Jewish, Welsh, West Indian, and African (e.g. Nigeria and Tanzania): from the Biblical personal name.

discover.23andme.com

Blessing's surname is Cornish in origin.

MOO

 

[Nate_Bro]

Her surname is unusual. Jewish, Welsh, West Indian, Tanzanian, or Nigerian, according to sites I'm looking at. Over half the people in the US with that surname are Black, less than three percent are Hispanic.

Ephraim Surname/Last Name: Meaning, Origin & Family History

Ephraim ranks #23691 in the US. 58.0% Black in US. Jewish, Welsh, West Indian, and African (e.g. Nigeria and Tanzania): from the Biblical personal name.

discover.23andme.com

Blessing's surname is Cornish in origin.

MOO

Thanks for the research. To me someone could be adopted or illegitimate along the line so I'm not always convinced by the given ethnicities. The timing and resemblance is really close so I hope they look into it as a possibility.

Her surname is unusual. Jewish, Welsh, West Indian, Tanzanian, or Nigerian, according to sites I'm looking at. Over half the people in the US with that surname are Black, less than three percent are Hispanic.

Ephraim Surname/Last Name: Meaning, Origin & Family History

Ephraim ranks #23691 in the US. 58.0% Black in US. Jewish, Welsh, West Indian, and African (e.g. Nigeria and Tanzania): from the Biblical personal name.

discover.23andme.com

Blessing's surname is Cornish in origin.

MOO

 

[AddyFinch]

What a little sweetie.