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NATIVE WOMEN MISSING AND/OR MURDERED IN CANADA
CASES IN NEW BRUNSWICK
MURDERED
DONNA JOE
Found on September 28, 1992 in the St.John River just south of Fredricton, New
Brunswick, Canada.
Cause of death was homicide.
Vital Statistics
Estimated age: 18-35 years old. Could be older.
Approximate Height and Weight: 5'0"-5'7" (155-170 cm.); approximately 100 lbs.
(45 kg.)
Distinguishing Characteristics: Could have been Caucasian or Native Canadian.
She may have also had an admixture of Caucasian and Native Canadian
ethnicities. She had long brown hair that had been dyed red and her nose may
have protruded. Her left arm was smaller and possibly shorter than her right
arm and she also had bad oral hygiene.
Dentals: The skull was missing the lower jaw. She had extensive dental work
done to her upper jaw, and she may have had an overbite.
Clothing: Black jeans and a long-sleeve white cotton shirt. The clothing was
sold at a Bargain Harold's store -- the kind of store that sells cheap clothing.
This woman's bleached skull was found by a duck hunter on the shores of
Gilbert's Island, an uninhabited low-lying island in the Saint John River, near
Fredericton, N.B. Police believe the body was carried there a year or two
before by the flood waters that immerse the islands each spring. After a search
police found a pony tail of woman's hair, her clothes and half her bones at the
base of one grove of trees.
Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (toll-free)
877-318-3576
or
506-452-3494
UPDATE
Feb. 26, 2002
IDENTIFIED THROUGH DNA AS DONNA JOE FROM BURNT CHURCH.
Donna Joe, a transient originally from the Burnt Church reserve in northeastern New Brunswick. Joe's death is regarded as suspicious. While little is known about Joe, she is believed to have been born in the 1960s. She was a homeless woman who visited Fredericton soup kitchens and shelters. People who knew her said she was quiet, sombre and preferred to be left alone.
UNSOLVED
MISSING
Gladys Simon
GLADYS SIMON, of Campbellton, NB has been missing since June 24, 2004 when RCMP were advised that Ms. Simon was missing from Restigouche Hospital Centre. She went out for a walk and never returned. It is believed that Ms. Simon may have hitchiked along Highway 11, possibly heading twoards Big Cove or Moncton.
Gladys is described as Native, , 6'2", 300 pounds, short hair and wearing dark pants and a beige top when last seen. Ms. Simon is diabetic and requires insuline on a daily basis<.br>
UNSOLVED
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