At 1:30pm on the 17th August 2014, a body was found in the Red River in Canada. The body was wrapped in plastic and a duvet and it was weighed down with rocks. The body would be identified as that of 15 year old Tina Fontaine. A 56 year old man would stand trial for her death but with no DNA evidence, no cause of death and no witnesses, the Crown had a struggle on their hands. Join me as we delve into the case and discuss the shocking statistics around missing and murdered indigenous women in Canada.

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Resources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Tina_Fontaine
https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/tina-michelle-fontaine
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/tina-fontaine-1-year-since-her-death-has-anything-changed-1.3192415
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/raymond-cormier-tina-fontaine-no-appeal-1.4574899
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/raymond-cormier-case-tina-fontaine-1.4540049
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/tina-fontaine-ndinawe-raymond-cormier-trial-1.4521381
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/cormier-fontaine-homicide-trial-1.4516097
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/raymond-cormier-trial-verdict-tina-fontaine-1.4542319
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/streets-still-not-safe-for-winnipeg-teens-tina-fontaine-s-cousins-reflect-on-her-death-1.3193270
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/tina-fontaine-death-five-years-anniversary-1.5249346
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/raymond-cormier-denies-killing-tina-fontaine-admits-to-giving-her-drugs-1.5055739
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_and_murdered_Indigenous_women