There are hundreds of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls across Canada, and these are just some of their stories.
In part 2 of the missing and murdered Indigenous women mini-series, we cover the case of Amber Tuccaro, a 20-year-old Indigenous woman who went missing in August of 2010 during a short vacation with a friend and her young son. En route to Edmonton, Amber was hitchhiking, grabbed a ride with an unknown man and was never seen again. A portion of this drive is captured in a chilling 60-second piece of audio that was released to the public of a phone call Amber made from inside the vehicle. While the man's voice from that audio has never been identified, it remains a vital clue in the case.
In the eleven years since her murder, information about the misconduct of the police during the course of the investigation has been revealed, leading to a public inquiry into Amber's murder led by her own family who demands justice. Countless theories are still out there about just who could be responsible- including a possible tie to a notorious string of murders in the US and a man who came forward to accuse his own father.
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EPISODE RESOURCES:
Inquiry Into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women:
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/inquiry-into-missing-murdered-indigenous-women-opens-hearings-in-edmonton
RCMP failures in botched Amber Tuccaro Investigation:
https://www.thestar.com/edmonton/2019/06/27/report-outlines-series-of-rcmp-failures-in-botched-amber-tuccaro-investigation.html
CBC MMIW- Amber Alyssa Tuccaro:
https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/amber-alyssa-tuccaro
CBC's 'The National':
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwqZcfJN6gs
Possible Tip in the case:
https://globalnews.ca/news/6458470/alberta-rcmp-amber-tuccaro-homicide-tip/
RCMP apology to the Tuccaro family:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/rcmp-apology-amber-tuccaro-murder-1.5225042
Audio clip voice comparison:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdUXo9JIV1M
True Crime Times Blog:
https://truecrimetimesblog.medium.com/ten-years-later-who-killed-amber-tuccaro-d9d78beae68f
Another possible lead in the case: