The Stranger, the Job Offer, and the Family That Never Returned: More Mysteries on the Highway of Tears

About this episode

The episode discusses the ongoing crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women along the Highway of Tears in British Columbia.

Send us Fan Mail For more than five decades, a remote stretch of road in British Columbia has been the epicenter of one of Canada’s darkest crises. The Highway of Tears is home to dozens of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and families — many cases mishandled, ignored, or never fully investigated. In this episode, Arlene and Leah uncover: The disappearance of the Jack Family, the tragic story of Alberta Williams, RCMP misconduct and systemic failures, & how racism, isolation,...

People in this episode

Hosts: Arlene, Leah

Topics covered

• missing persons
• murdered Indigenous women
• systemic failures
• racism
• Highway of Tears
• RCMP misconduct

Keywords

• Highway of Tears
• missing persons
• Indigenous women
• RCMP misconduct
• Alberta Williams
• Jack Family
• systemic failures

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RCMP

Places: British Columbia

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