My aunties purse was found in nisku after her body was found naked in the river located in Edmonton. No leads, no follow ups, no hope. Another missing indigenous sister. 😭 Thank you Stephanie I am a big fan and have been watching you for a few years and I'm glad you have us a voice for our missing indigenous sisters.
100%. I’m originally from Alberta too, so I’m familiar with both this case and the other cases that get swept under the MMIW umbrella. If the mainstream media doesn’t care about all the indigenous women being murdered, I’m glad youtubers like Stephanie are willing to shine the spotlight on them and hopefully help them get justice.
Im so sorry for your loss Janine, i am from the uk and its honestly shocking how indigenous people are still treated. Im so glad more is coming to light and more is being done to protect your families and to speak up against the violence against your sisters xxx
Hi, indigenous Albertan here. I live in Edmonton. It is one of the most racist places in Canada. The police definitely didn’t take this seriously. Thank you for providing coverage. I’m glad our women’s stories are finally being told.
I had a thought, tell me what you think. So, the friend in Edmonton said that Amber left “in the middle of the night”; even though it was August, what is the light like in August around 7 pm? Maybe if it was pitch black, she said “the middle of the night” off-handed because it’s dark so early. Could that be a possibility or is that waaaay off lol?
As an Indigenous woman thank you for giving us a voice and amplifying the stories of these women. You are such a light on this platform and the way you handle these cases is truly amazing.
@@StephanieHarlowe Thanks for just covering it, and giving it your usual care! As a white Canadian with an adopted Cree brother, this case really gets to me, as do all cases of violence and police incompetence against Indigenous people up here. It's our own ugly racist history to deal with, and it needs to be brought to attention. Thanks again for doing a great job with this, and letting more people know Amber's name and what happened to her!
@@thatsalt1560 It involves the long history of racism in Canada. Cases are generally not investigated the same way for indigenous people, and I'm sure many are targeted by racist people who see their victims as less than. Many live high risk life styles due to being in a cycle of poverty initiated by Europeans settling in Canada. The history of residential schools, the development of reservations, the trading and plying of alcohol, etc were major detrimental factors. And living in Canada, I know many many people who I have been around and worked with who are white and have said some racist things, but generally leading with "I'm not racist, buuuut. ". It's sad, very sad.
As an Indigenous person from Canada, and someone who lost a blood relative along the Highway of tears. Thank you for touching on Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women. Just another reminder as to why I’m subscribed to you! ❤️ Edit: thank you to those who had reached out, to give you a bit of back ground - I am adopted from Alberta, and was raised by a European family in Ontario. My birth mother lived the same fate as I however, she was displaced as a result of the 60’s scoop - which has had lasting effects on our bloodline. It was her sister who was murdered, and to this day I’ve never met my aunt. However through the relationship with my biological mother I am well aware of the hurt it leaves within a family; knowing that you and your family members are disposable. I am not ignorant of my privilege in that I was raised in great opportunity amidst chaos, however awareness within advocacy is essential. Thank you for the kind words. And thanks to Stephanie for creating a space of awareness, advocacy and conversation. ❤️
I'm so sorry for your loss, Carrie. Canada does an injustice, and always has, to Indigenous people in so many ways, including missing peoples reports and the effort given to find justice there. The Highway of Tears is such a horrible thing to exist, again, I'm sorry to hear of another loss ❤️
@Kelly Even someone's voice recorded in clean conditions can't reliably link to a person. After the voice has been compressed and detail lost you're not even going to get close. Of course, inflections and phrasing can get you closer but imo can't be the only evidence... Look at the guy who was convicted based on his bite marks matching a victim who was then exonerated many years later with DNA. False positives like that are worse than no one caught at all, as much as that sucks. Same reason why the death penalty should never be considered in a criminal justice system.
I see them googling him now. His address and phone number are the first things of the preview. But what can a law abiding citizen do? Some writers on Reddit under r/Edmonton, there’s an Edmonton crime group on Facebook, and tip lines for the local news. Seems like too little too late. What to do…
@@sarab3417 Do you mean these chicks who do their makeup while covering true crime? They make me sick. I can't believe they get so many views.. they don't deserve them because they don't care about the victims what so ever.
That Chapter is definitely one of them. His videos are interesting but you can tell he couldn't care less about the victims. He only covers known cases and he just makes jokes the entire time.. which I thought was refreshing at first but it's just not cool. He's more interested in how his channel blew up than these poor people who lost their lives.
I wanted to update everyone on Alexis Sharkey's death; her cause of death has officially been released. It was ruled homicide, specifically her death is the result of strangulation. The worst part is I didn't see it until our birthday January 25th; it made the paper back home where her mom and I live and was reported on January 20th. I won't let this go because her mom is someone I have so much respect and admiration for and have ever since she was my 6th grade social studies teacher. Her mom wished me a happy birthday which crushed me knowing her daughter will never celebrate that with her again, then seeing the paper my mom brought me on our birthday was just soul crushing. Please don't forget about her. #justiceforalexis
I am from Saskatchewan and let me just say that there are so many tragic stories such as this one hidden behind Canada's "friendly" stereotype. We all know about Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo, but at the same time as they were killing young women in Ontario, John Crawford was targeting Indigenous women in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Their voices and stories were forgotten and still go untold because of the glamourization of the "Ken and Barbie killers". Please continue to tell stories such as these and let the voices of Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women be heard.
What I really love about her is beside she has a very grounded personality, very down to Earth and she is so sensible with victms and their love ones and her fan base. She never says too much that leaves us wondering, nor tells to much to shock us. And yet when she speaks about her cases we can see the raw emotions on her face and voice and it is so refreshing on the sea of True crime RUclipsrs that are so robotic. This warmth that emanates from her makes so easy to us conect with her.
Every time I hear about this case I get more and more frustrated. Why won’t the police just listen to the community? You’re telling me you can’t get a warrant based on the numerous accusations alone? Ugh
@@teresahowick5197 Amen. My adopted brother is Cree, and the harassment he's dealt with from the cops here in Toronto is disgusting. As for the RCMP, they tend to alternate between incompetence and corruption in general, and when Indigenous people are concerned? They're downright criminal.
@@Chloe-pk7xv It sucks. He was even falsely accused once when a girl in his building was viciously beaten up and sexually assaulted, and he was the one who found her, brought her a blanket, called 911, and stayed with her until the EMTs got there. The cops were sure that an Indigenous guy couldn't just be helping this poor girl because he was a good person. Meanwhile he was in tears just seeing what some POS had done to her. When I showed up, defending my bro with my White Privilege blazing they were so confused! I guess that's using Karen powers for good instead of evil? Edit: When they caught the guy who was the real r*pist, he was a white homeless guy who had already been caught breaking into that building a couple of times before, and let off with a warning. SMFH.
I literally never watch true crime channels because of this. Their thumbnails, music, the way they dramatize like it's some celeb drama instead of real people they're reporting. Your videos stand out above else, and truly give a voice to the voiceless and long forgotten.
The first part of this video is the reason you have the success you do. You put yourself in the shoes of the families and victims and it shows. You aren’t just making a video for shits and giggles. You’re making them to bring awareness to the victims because we never really hear about who they were on the news. Lack of information make for less empathy. You bring their life to the forefront and you’re awesome because of it!
My mother has been missing for 28 years. We think we know who is responsible for her disappearance, but because of the lifestyle mama lived prior to coming up missing, we feel the police did not do much. It's sad. Really sad.
I really appreciate when non natives talk about missing and murdered indigenous women. Two of my aunts were murdered together and their case is supposedly under investigation. My grandmother has called the detective appointed to their case numerous times and there's been no follow ups. It's been a couple years now and still no word. We have no idea what happened to them or who did it. It makes it very hard I can't imagine what my grandmother's been going through all this time not having any answers to what's happened to your children. There is a crisis happening and we need help. Native communities need help.
So sorry about your aunties and what your family's going threw. My second cousin (so auntie to me) was murder too, police didn't want to put it down as murder didnt want to investigate they ruled it as an accidental death thought everyone know her boyfriend murdered her. They really don't care about us here 😪
So sorry about your aunties and what your family's going threw. My second cousin (so auntie to me) was murder too, police didn't want to put it down as murder didnt want to investigate they ruled it as an accidental death thought everyone know her boyfriend murdered her. They really don't care about us here 😪
There are so many true crime channels that have become desensitized to the crimes they cover that watching them just feels icky. Like they read a Wikipedia article, do a 10 minute video, pose with pouted lips for the thumbnail, & then go on like it’s just another Tuesday. I think once you actually do a deep dive into all the details & sides of the story, you begin to really feel sad for the victim and can imagine yourself in their shoes and thats when you gain respect for them and their life and their story. Some channels are so detached that they don’t even see the victim as a real person. Just an object.
Exactly!!!! I hate those stupid thumbnails, with those exaggerated faces. It's absolutely tacky and disrespectful. I have so much respect for Stephanie, because she doesn't do that.
@@lynne1517 I'm very into true crime and makeup so I like that some people put on makeup while telling a story. I really don't know who else does it but I like Bailey sarian. I just don't think doing makeup makes telling the story disrespectful, it's how they frame the story that matters.
Man. Her voice in that phone call, even tho you could tell she was trying to sound as nonchalant as possibly, literally made my fight or flight trigger go crazy. My heart is with her. I’ll never forget her voice.
@@JLynnEchelon oh hes been questioned!! Over this and many others. We lived near him when I was in high school...lots of stories about him even 20+ years ago.
As an indigenous woman from Canada, This was beautifully said in the beginning Literally made me emotional because this hits so close to home... you’re good at what you do...
I think Amber called her brother on purpose. Knowing it would be recorded. Knowing that her phone most likely wouldn’t be found. When they say she felt uncomfortable fairly early on during the ride, she didn’t just feel uncomfortable. She knew she may not be getting out of this and wanted evidence of that car ride. Amber was clearly terrified and was brave enough and put together enough to make that call.
I didnt know that. Maybe she just called where he was being held. Knowing no one would be there to answer and she would have to leave a voicemail. Or something along those lines
I’m from Canada myself and the way the RCMP treats indigenous peoples is horrific. It is a systemic issue that has never been adequately addressed by the Canadian government. This breaks my heart for Amber and her family. Thank you for sharing her story with us.
Yeah..this case haunts me ever since I heard that recording years ago. Someone knows the man who did this. It's important to remember that the call itself is 17 minutes long, this is only what was released to the public. Police must have more information that they haven't released on the suspect that was contained in that call. I really wonder as well if this was the work of a serial killer.
@@ThimbleFox350 I am from Calgary and I know for a fact there is a serial killer (or more than one) operating between Edmonton and Calgary. Lots of indigenous women (mostly prostitutes) disposed outside city limits going back to the 80s. It's weird... the man's voice sounds familiar to me. Not sure if it's just the accent/dialect from this area that is familiar or I know the actual man. I suspect he is a truck driver. They often pick up hitchhikers. Also a couple years ago a truck driver was arrrsted for the murder of an indigenous prostitute. He stabbed her vagina and left her to bleed to death in a hotel bathroom in Edmonton. He was on video going into the room with her but was aquitted because the jury bought his story that they had "rough sex" and she was completely fine when he left. Canadian "justice system" is fucked. Putting it lightly.
If I ever feel sketched out I’ll always call my bf. If it goes to voicemail I’ll pretend I’m having a conversation and give descriptors of where I am and who’s around. If anything were to happen I want some sort of timeline and a trace. Call me paranoid, I call it well aware of my surroundings and safe.
@@celestialclementine I've been incarcerated several times, my ex husband was in prison for years a few times, many friends and a few family, I have never heard that before... Maybe Canada is different?
There is unfortunately a history with the RCMP and indigenous people. The RCMP have been accused of racism and abuse. They need to be held responsible for these acts.
I know in Saskatchewan there have been several incidents where Rcmp's have driven native people out into the middle of nowhere in below freezing temperatures in the middleof the night, like im talking -30, and just leaving them there to freeze to death. Its horrifying.
I noticed that the shelter Amber met Evangeline at was also for victims of trafficking. I'm wondering if Evangeline was there to scope out/lure women away from that town to traffic.
This is unfortunately a extremely plausible theory. If only there were a group of trained individuals whose job it was to investigate these kinds of crimes. If only these cases received as much attention as investigation as other cases.
I love what she said at the beginning about being respectful in the way you make a video. Especially when it's an ongoing case and public opinion/ public pressure could have an effect on the search or investigation. I think it's important to remember these aren't just stories.
It's sad they have to pass a law for that. It should be obviously mandatory that parents MUST report their children missing. I cannot believe it has to be made into a law.
There shouldn't have to be a law written regarding this. But between Evelyn, Caylee Anthony & I'm sure there are others out there that would fall into the same category, this law is not going to make a difference to these shitty excuses for parents. The penalty for this cannot be worse than for murder, and that doesn't seem to bother them at all.
I know around my town in Canada there are a lot of missing women right now , and for some reason nothing can be released about a missing person until 24 hours , which is insane I know some families just break the news before the police missing person report . I’m glad though the radio stations get it out fast .
I'm indigenous and I just want to say the biggest thank you for educating your viewers, and people who stumble on this video, about the issues of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and children. I almost cried because it's not often we hear acknowledgement. Honestly. This story had been talked about with no further detail about missing indigenous women. I respect you so much!
As a Hunkpapa Lakota woman from SRST, thank you for covering this. My grandma, Jackie Brownotter, always advocated for MMIW when she was younger. She even opened a shelter to honor her sister, who was murdered. My grandma makes me proud. ❤️
Oh wow,your grandma is AMAZING! I am so sorry for the loss of her sister,she is an extraordinary lady to have the strength to take that pain and turn it into something positive. Both my mum & my youngest sister have depended on women's shelters at one point (my mum escaping my abusive father,and my sister after being trafficked),so please thank her for me. The kindness & support people like your grandma show the women in these shelters is at times honestly the only thing that gives them the hope to hold on,hope that things can be better,that there are decent people in the world. Please tell her I want to thank her for everything she's done,and that I promise every single woman she helped will remember her for the rest of their lives.
I am the mother of 4 NA girls so according to stats 3 out of 4 my girls will experience violence. I refuse to allow my girls to be the victim of these ugly stats and harmful routines. Its so important to empower NA women and girls. Through cultural strengthening we can lift up generations of our ppl and stop cycles of violence and trauma.
A Native American lecturer once told me, as she was doing research on violence against Indigenous women, she came across many women at a few tribal resource centers. And you would NOT believe how many mothers go into health clinics and state “What do I do WHEN my daughter gets raped?” Its absolutely heartbreaking. I appreciate you shedding light on this issue and her specific story.
@@lainiwakura1776 you must be dense. Didnt you pay attention to the statistics at the beginning?? Genocide is a perfect word. Don't you know your history? Oh that's right, schools left out the horrible, terrible details of how Natives have always been murdered, displaced, raped, etc from the time of "discovery".
@@ruthnakamura9768 It isn't genocide. Genocide is the deliberate killing of a population with the explicit goal of eradicating that group of people. Murders committed by many different people who are unaffiliated is not genocide. Cases of indigenous women either murdered or missing being ignored or mishandled is a real issue that more people need to be aware of. If you feel someone is uneducated about something, why don't you try respectfully educating them and having a productive conversation rather than being hostile and condescending? They will be more open to listening to what you have to say.
@@thefatherrabbit trying to correct the voice of an Indigenous woman, who is part of a group of peoples that has been silenced in several ways throughout history, is the same as saying "all lives matter", a white response to BLM. Both things are COMPLETELY missing the point, and yes, pretty dense. A type of white perspective. A "slow genocide " is how this woman chooses to describe the further atrocities committed against Natives. Who is someone to even dare correct her?? Wow. Just WOW.
@@ruthnakamura9768 I'm not minimizing the issue. The description of this as a genocide is incorrect. I never said it was a less severe or important issue. The point of my comment wasn't to silence anyone. I specifically acknowledged the problem regarding the discrimination and unfair treatment of indigenous women. I was also responding to you, not the original comment. You pointed out a lack of knowledge you perceived the other person to have but chose to belittle them rather than educate them, just as you are doing right now with me. If you feel there is something I don't understand, please explain it to me. I am more than willing to listen.
As the family member of a murder victim, THANK YOU. I can’t describe how painful it is to see media sources (and just people) get it wrong, or not even bother to get the truth. Reaching out to the family is truly EVERYTHING. One, ONE person ever cared to reach out to us directly before making articles, videos, etc. You are truly a rare and beautiful soul. I love the way you go about your research, and the way you truly love these families. It means so much more than you know. ❤️
@@sandraboudreau1551 Thank you, Sandra! That means a lot to me. Unfortunately his killer served only 3 months of the sentence, and then was released. There was more weight put on “they have their whole life ahead of them and shouldn’t have their life ruined now” than the fact that my family member now has no life at all. The justice system is very flawed…but I do still believe in good justice, and eternal justice! ❤️
WOW!! 3 stinking months?? Even if he was tortured every day for those 3 months...it wouldn't be enough time!! The whole justice system is broken! Just listening to true crime stories (both US and Canada) and the criminals have more rights than the victims (alive or not). My heart goes out to you and your family!!
@@sandraboudreau1551 It was earth shattering for my whole family…I can’t even describe. There’s a horrible habit of public opinion, and putting way more sanctity on the lives of the criminals vs the life of the victim. The murderer was able to request that my family show no emotion in court or be removed. They were able to call character witnesses, but my family was unable to speak to the character of our family member because he was dead. So, he wasn’t able to be defended, and the defense was able to say whatever they wanted about him in court. It’s really messed up…I had a lot more faith in how our justice system worked before all of this. But I learned quickly how flawed it really is. That being said, I think there are GOOD people, that care about the truth, and about rightful justice being carried out. In and out of our criminal justice system. And I’m thankful for that!!!!
You are the ONLY true crime youtuber who doesn't ever include misinformation, and who actually takes the time to research and make "side notes" about things that give us more insight into the background of the case, instead of just saying "I don't know much about that thing but oh well, moving on" as almost every other youtuber does. You are so thorough, so caring, and in my opinion, the very best representation of the way that true crime videos should be done. Thank you
She is certainly not the only one. I have found 3 different channels that also do extensive research and respect the cases they focus on but also deliver all the information they can find. All of which are popular in the true crime area of RUclips. You don't have to insult others to compliment someone. Stephanie genuinely seems to care about these cases and the people involved. She does a lot of research and finds some interesting information that I sometimes haven't found myself. She also helps keep certain cases in the public eye when they aren't given much attention. This is no shade to any other youtuber who may do things differently, though. That's the difference.
I am just so heart broken for amber and her family and I'm disgusted by our RCMP. Canada is not this happy, kind, safe place full of politeness as well as safety for all. Nope. We are just like the rest of the planet. Full of stranger danger, drugs, and people who just shouldn't be in the police force. We need to look out for eachother. Stay alert. Don't trust strangers, carry a debilitating spray and if you can, poke 'em in eyes, kick 'em in the balls and run like hell, cuz hell IS at YOUR heels.
Stephanie I love the fact that you have communication and some ongoing relationships with the loved ones of some of the victims. It must be so comforting for them knowing that there's a kind, well educated lady presenting the case in an intelligent and respectful manner x
I’m so fed up with how the rcmp don’t give AF about the native population and especially the women. 3 guesses why highway of tears was even spoken about? Yeah, a white woman disappeared so it became “important”. No offence to her, not her fault. But if this was taken seriously since day 1, she’d be alive anyway most likely. I’m forever sorry of the treatment you and your people get. Nothing will ever suffice as an apology but I am. It’s beyond reprehensible that we’re so far behind. In Canada, at least in Quebec, the reserves don’t even have proper plumbing. All the best to you
I live in Edmonton! I frequently see missing posters for Indigenous women and girls on instagram for our area and never hear amber alerts for them. It is heartbreaking and horrifying. Thank you for telling this story.
As someone who lives in BC, Canada, I wanted to say thank you for bringing the disgraceful and sad epidemic of indigenous women's deaths to people's attention. It's terribly sad that this continues & maybe by making it more public, something will be done.
Tell me about it literally every time I’m having a bad day & need some true crime content it seems like I can’t find anything to watch then she uploads
Angel Carlick, my auntie through my uncle who she was dating at the time was missing for about over a year then her body turned up in a trail by the mountain. Still don’t know who murdered her. She’s my favourite auntie, I remember last time seeing her was when I was walking back from school and I wanted to show her my new furby and other new toys and I asked her to come over and play Mario Party on my GameCube, she promised she would. At her funeral I couldn’t go to her gravesite because my grandma and mom said it was too far out on the highway so I asked her mom if she could put a wolf plush on her grave for me since she’s of wolf clan, years later at 17 I finally got to visit her, I didn’t recognize it at first but I saw the little wolf stilling by her beautiful headstone with an angel hugging it. Her mom Wendy passed away in a similar way sadly..My uncle Alex her brother hasn’t been doing well all these years...
You are one of the first RUclips creators I’ve seen speak on the epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous women. I work for a native specific domestic violence program and u are spot on! You are not only bringing exposure, but also respect and humanity back to them. It’s seriously disheartening to talk about, but you’re doing awesome work!!!
And this is precisely why you stand out as the most outstanding true crime presenter , some You Tubers present fairly poorly researched crime content , others deliver as if a case is an exiting story , others still present a lime light grabbers . I've commented before that I personally find you leave no stone unturned , you offer so much logical , rational & thoughtful insight to each case . Its a crying shame Shauna Rae was bullied off You Tube because like you she is efficient & offers dignity to victims and their families . Thank you for your amazing work !
I totally agree! I absolutely hate those Reddit LOSERS for doing that to her for no reason. That idiot who started it even said they overreacted. Disgusting people.
I miss Shauna so much :( her and Stephanie were my favourites. They’re so respectful and obviously do so much research and truly care about the cases they cover. I do also like Danelle. But too many true crime ytbers leave a bad taste in my mouth :/ like it’s just a story they’re telling and it feels like they forget that these are real people and real stories and the victim’s families might watch these videos and it makes me so uncomfortable :/
I’m Mohawk, all people should announce their nation and not just say Indigenous, you have a specific identity, culture, language. I appreciate your bravery for covering this case. You are asking all the right questions & in turn, identifying the shortfalls of investigators. The law rarely cares and generally says the missing person is “just partying “. How many white women get the same accusation? Why, really why is it assumed that that’s what indigenous women do? That needs to be answered. I had a friends daughter murdered, tons, TONS of evidence clearly pointing to a specific person, with lots of history of violence towards women, blood stains on walls, clothing but it was ruled an OD. Can you believe that one??? Plz cover that one
LOL I hate to burst your bubble, but MOST white women get the same treatment. We get to see the very few ones that the MEDIA picks to cover. The police have limited resources and they get hundreds to thousands of missing person reports, some every month and others in a year. With a MAJORITY of people showing back up. They have to manage their resources. WOMEN should make better choices. It is has been KNOWN for DECADES that it IS DANGEROUS to hitchhike. NO they don't deserved to be killed for this but MURDERS DON'T CARE. They look for EASY targets. Women need to STOP BEING EASY TARGETS.
i recently asked my friends what i should be using. and she said if you know the tribe you should refer to them as such but if you dont know they prefer native... they are also Mohawk. from tyendinaga
It’s amazing how many indigenous women are saying thank you for bringing light to this case and the indifference of police /public . My heart goes to you guys .
The way you spoke in the beginning of this video is why I respect you so much. Thank you for all you hard work and for caring so much about the families in these tragedies.
This story enrages me so much. I’m from Alberta. And it’s so so so awful how the First Nations people are treated in Canada. Thank you for covering this though. I hope the coverage will bring the killer to Justice.
Knowing she was in danger, I cannot begin to imagine how scared she was. I hope she fought and I hope she hurt who ever did this to her. This is so sad.
I get human trafficking vibes from her “friend” Edit: I never thought the friend had something to do with the disappearance I just mean with the lying and situation of why they were there in general. Though I understand she wanted to visit her brother but seems she wouldn’t have left that early for that ??
i already said this in an earlier comment but on that site as well as reddit where people share stories about pat carson many of them talk about him trying to get them to "recruit" young women, etc. like literally he'd apparently just drive them into the city and push em outta his truck and expect them to go talk up strangers and get them to come back with them. delusional.
Lucia, I noticed that the shelter they met at was for victims of abuse and trafficking. While I understand that Amber is smart, you never expect to get trafficked by your friend.
@@catchtwenty22 You knew her personally? Or family or something? Just curious, it sounds like you do and even if you were extremely close(best friend, mom, son, brother, etc) - and I mean this in the kindest way, not trying to offend at all - you simply cannot know or say what Amber would've and wouldn't have done... you see her through the lens of your own life experience(s), your guys' relationship, etc. for better and for worse. I don't disagree with you and honestly you share some new to me info(assuming it is indeed true) but where I do take issue is when you say "no way, Amber was too smart to fall for that" when the fact of the matter is that she *did* "fall for" some level of deception, as evidence by the very fact that she's no longer here with us today. if she thought she was going to die she'd not have gotten into this particular vehicle, correct? and that doesn't mean she's stupid or not streetwise or ignorant or naive or anything: just that she's human and made a mistake, as well all do. unfortunately this mistake cost her and her family/friends so, so dearly. again, please do not think I'm judging: I'm the last person to judge, in fact I have family not far from this area and I myself have stayed(with my newborn premi son, as a matter of fact) in a similar shelter, I've hitchiked(in the past), etc. i think *that* kind of thinking & speculation is more likely to sway matters into a potentially negative direction IMO, as does any kind of tunnel-vision inducing line of thinking does. one other thing though to you and others: the term "trafficking" applies to more than just your average crime dramas' version of it, wherein people are snatched off the street, chained up and essentially become literal products, items to be used, bought and sold... especially in the case of the shelter mentioned above and in the video, what they mean is prostitution. With the above in mind, I think that when people say her friend "trafficked" her it's because people are speculating on the "friends" strange actions/behaviours, some of which was not mentioned in the above video, although it sounds like you may already know about that... and it's not to say that she sold her outright for a lump sum to this man - that seems obvious enough - but that perhaps manipulated her into the situation, either like a recruiting type of thing or to "set up a date" for her, etc... not making accusations in the least, just trying to clarify. also, devils advocate here for ya: a poor financial situation is not evidence to the contrary... people blow through crazy amounts of money all the time, especially if they've got addiction issues and whathave you... not saying either girl did ofc, but just pointing out an issue with your line of thinking on that.
Stephanie thank you for being you! I love your honesty and your willingness to address difficult things! I am also so inspired by your thirst for knowledge and I love that you share it with us💖
You're the first person I've seen do a video about an MMIW I live in New Mexico near reservations knowing there are thousands of cases that are botched and aren't even made public unless their family steps in. Thank you for bringing awareness to this types of cases and I hope to see more of them
I’m from Alberta, and we never hear about these cases involving indigenous women despite the alarming number of them who go missing. Thanks for sharing Stephanie
Amber's case is so frustrating. I hear her voice asking where they're going, etc... and then knowing what we know now, I cannot imagine how she must have felt, being driven into unfamiliar territory. I always feel like it's happening as I'm listening and find myself wishing I could be there to save her.
I’m from Alberta and remember this! So very heart breaking and tragic! My heart goes out to her family! Hearing Amber’s voice is gut wrenching knowing she was scared.
If Evangeline was in the shelter because she was running from a dangerous situation, she might need to be anonymous. I wouldn't expect much public info about such a person.
You're right, and taking into account the multitude of similar cases in the area I would assume it's either a systemic problem in the city or a serial killer, not her.
8 minutes of "how to be a good human" and I'm like, "MY GIRL!!!" Although it's a lesson in respect for the true crime community, it could easily transition into a daily lesson for life! Stephanie needs to start everyone's day with a little pep talk. I know I'm gonna love the crime time video, but not gonna lie-- I love the respectful shade this queen can throw and make everyone walk the line🙌👋🙌
Brooke Makenna is a young true crime RUclipsr who is very respectful and empathetic about the victims she discusses. I appreciate Stephanie's shoutout to Jon Chrymes. I need to look at his videos, it’s been a while. He’s blazing hot intensely passionate in his coverage.
@@StephanieHarlowe I have to give you fantabulous kuddos! Your videos are flawless, and your opinions are spot on. Keyboard warriors are in abundance, they forget that real people are on the other side of the screen and story. You have gained more respect from me and mine for trying to halt the primary school shennanigans by putting folks on notice! I love that you said, "help you." That's exactly what every single one of us need! You killed it and I bow down😂
@@spiritmatter1553 I recently found her videos and like what I'm seeing. I'm fairly new to all of this, but I'm loving those that Stephanie recommends.
Steph, I really appreciate you doing this case. I’m black, but I know for sure that the Native American community does not receive much assistance in situations like this. I was wondering if you have heard of the case of Ashley Loring Heavy Runner. She is a Native American woman that went missing in 2017 and her sister has been searching for her ever since. Can you cover this next? Ilysm Steph
Thank you. As a “Canadian” Indigenous woman I appreciate platforms shedding light on the gross misconduct of law enforcement who are assigned to MMIW. I agree with everything you said about true crime channels and how the cases should not be hurting the families who are still suffering from losing a loved one. Also I appreciate your response and respect you show to each case you talk about. ❤️
Best True crime youtuber intro ever. Sat here nodding my head along in agreement without even realising, it's so important to be respectful in this content
And that is why I respect Danelle Hallan. She immediately removed a video that the family requested be removed, and in another instance, she did a follow-up video where she added info in after input from the victim's family. As for Amber Tuccaro, what a crazy story. Definitely one of the more haunting stories, especially because we get audio of her and her killer before she's killed.
My mother-in-law turn 99 years old today she's in a nursing home and we go visit her every Sunday we sit outside her window cuz we can't go in but we tell her how much we love her and she tells us these beautiful stories and it's just wonderful
This is what sets you above the rest; your honesty, your ethics, and integrity, and I really appreciate you. I think sometimes people listen to you, and forget that this is your job, and that you make it look easy, but, you put many, many hours of investigative work into your videos. You keep being you, and bringing us the best of crime stories with integrity.
Someone has to be pretty horrible for other people to create a website about you warning others about you. Wow and three different women came forward recognizing the voice and all said it was him and yet the RCMP do nothing.
Sooo happy you touched on the subject if you tubers. There are cases I would love to talk about and want to be respectful as possible to the families before I even start. And the Indigenous crimes are for reals. Great Job! I just love you and respect your fact checking.
Love that one guy has an entire website dedicated to warning others about him. You must have REALLY fucked up for someone to make a website about you and then others contributed. Like. Wow. Good job to whoever made that website👏 👏
I just saw the title and am alredy tearing up, from sadness and gratitude. Thank you so mich for covering Amber Tuccaro's case. I feel that your voice is an important one to contribute to speaking out on Canadian police injustice towards indigenous women.
I feel compelled to comment on so many of your videos because you do such an amazing job with not only the amount of research you clearly do to prepare for filming, but also the method in which you deliver the story- giving the victims and their families a voice. However, with this video in particular, I felt deep respect for the introduction you gave and the reminder you issued other content creators. There are times where I might not agree with your opinions but I flock to your videos- new and old- because I trust them as such reliable sources because you go to such lengths to research the cases you cover. I’m also a history and psychology teacher in a high school in Virginia and your knowledge of both subjects is impressive. This video is older so I don’t think you’ll ever see this comment but in case you do- well done! ❤
thank you so much for talking about how indigenous people are disproportionately affected by violence and how their cases are often never brought to the public's attention. it needs to stop. i appreciate your content so very much
The respect you give the victims and their families is one of the main things I love about your channel. I really appreciate how you tell their stories and make the victims real and personal to us.
RCMP: we’re trying our hardest to catch this serial killer Also RCMP after finding bodies in the same area and had a name: we don’t have enough proof to start the investigation.
Its crazy how even when its a story/case that ive heard before, stephanie harlowe still gives me new info and makes it seem like its a brand new case allover again! Great content as always!
Thank god someone finally said something in the true crime community about reaching out to family members! I remember reading an article about a family member from the Atlanta Child Murders case saying they wished podcasts and TV shows would reach out before making episodes based on their cases. That it just brings up traumatic memories again, and without permission. So thank you for taking the time to get in contact with family members of these cases.
So very few know about MMIW. Thank you for sharing and bringing awareness. My heart goes out to Amber and these women/girls and their families. May their ancestors be with them.
Stephanie, I am a white settler Canadian and my minor at university is Indigenous Studies. My future research is dedicated to unpacking the settler colonial mindset in people like me so we can be better supporters and allies to Indigenous peoples in Canada. I tend to be really careful watching videos like this because sometimes people aren't the most informed about MMIWG and their comments sections can get really racist and awful. Firstly, I am blown away by the comments section here which has been full of some really incredible and important words. I hope we can keep this conversation going amongst Canadians and Americans especially. The RCMP is a colonial, racist institution designed to police Indigenous people and ensure that the Canadian government will always have ownership over the territory. It was never designed to help Indigenous people. It's disgusting. It's heartbreaking, and I think you did a really good job at making that clear for viewers who might not have the information at hand.
As a Black American, it is refreshing to hear a Canadian being honest about their racism because it is often denied while everyone bashes the U.S. and for good reason. However, as a Caucasian please be careful not to be the voice of the Indigenous but only a supporter and ally as you state. Whenever Blacks speak for ourselves and state truths we are shot down and constantly told that we make everything about race unless Caucasians can take over the conversations. The story of our history and place in America has been manipulated and dishonest to make the world believe that we aren't already in our ancestral land. The best thing you can do is not to seek the attention and virtue signaling of become another 'white savior' yet instead, if you truly care about the racial disparity and dismantling generational lies and curses, then you will recognize your own individual privilege and not abuse it to further hurt those who are not as blessed.
@@ejc1692 I really appreciate you correcting me here and calling me in to acknowledge where I went wrong on this post. I can see where I was speaking over instead of amplifying and why the impact my comment had was virtue signalling now that I'm reading it again. I realise that I sometimes take my education and the work I'm doing in my personal life to "qualify" me to try to call other white people to be more engaged but that definitely wasn't the impact that my comment had. I will reflect more about why I feel the need to speak up in certain places where my voice isn't actually the one we need to be hearing. I apologise, and thank you for taking the time to respond to what I said here.
@@miguelitoenriquefilo7946 I actually have enough self respect to hear where I can be doing better and not using my white privilege to feel like I have an authoritative voice on these issues! :)
@@black.cake1 I really don't think this person was trying to bring me down at all but just to inform me that my words weren't having the impact that I intended them to and that there are ways that I can improve! I still really appreciate their comment :)
I was waiting for the day you'd cover this case!!! I seriously think about her almost every day. That phone call haunts me, and I desperately hope it gets solved.
I love true crime tv shows and have just discovered these type of videos on RUclips recently and I really appreciate what you had to say at the beginning of this video. There is respectfully reporting and highlighting these cases and then there is simply being sensational and exploiting both the victims, their families and your followers
whenever it's about POC, the police- "ohh she's probably partying" 😡 This is infuriating. The police who didn't follow policy should be fired and maybe even charged with crime themselves. I do think it's the psycho ranch guy. Maybe the American ranch guy stays on the same ranch and they are partners in crime. She was so scared she didn't even want the driver to know she was on the phone, she clearly dialed and then let the phone sit and record, but she was trying to leave hints of her whereabouts that is why she was repeating the street name. The brother should have caught that and told the police right then, that was a big mistake not doing that. She was clearly sending him a hint. Sadly, nothing will probably ever be done.
It's so sad and so frustrating! Like the case with the American who disappeared in Vienna, but I think in his case the police were protecting someone. When it comes to Amber's death, they simply don't care. How can you not care? Or even if you don't care, why not do the job you are paid to do when you know obviously know how to do it? Unbelievable.
"The brother should've caught that", what are you even talking about?!^^ Amber had called a prison or jail her brother was held at, inmates don't have access to the phone, whenever they want. Conclusion: her brother didn't know about that call at all and that it even existed; it was recorded on the jail's/prison's recording system and I'm very glad, they've even found this recording.
I live an hour away from where this happened, I have thought of this case many times over the years. You have given us more information than I have ever came across. For one I didn’t know anyone had come forward saying they knew whose voice that was in the recording. Why in the hell hasn’t he been arrested!?! So frustrating when we live in such a great country that criminals can get away with shit like this.
My aunties purse was found in nisku after her body was found naked in the river located in Edmonton. No leads, no follow ups, no hope. Another missing indigenous sister. 😭 Thank you Stephanie I am a big fan and have been watching you for a few years and I'm glad you have us a voice for our missing indigenous sisters.
I’m so sorry for your loss 😥
100%. I’m originally from Alberta too, so I’m familiar with both this case and the other cases that get swept under the MMIW umbrella. If the mainstream media doesn’t care about all the indigenous women being murdered, I’m glad youtubers like Stephanie are willing to shine the spotlight on them and hopefully help them get justice.
Im so sorry for your loss Janine, i am from the uk and its honestly shocking how indigenous people are still treated. Im so glad more is coming to light and more is being done to protect your families and to speak up against the violence against your sisters xxx
I'm sorry for your loss. 😔
I'm sorry for your loss. That is terrible to hear.
Imagine your daughter is murdered and the police tell you that she was a "learning opportunity" for them.
That thought fills me with an intense rage, I can only fathom how her family feels.
It's not human to tell such disgusting thing to a grieving family
Imagine your loved one is murdered and the rcmp throw your belongings out and didn't investigate because the missing person was an indigenous women..
@@chicacamionista very sad.
Disguisting
Hi, indigenous Albertan here. I live in Edmonton. It is one of the most racist places in Canada. The police definitely didn’t take this seriously.
Thank you for providing coverage. I’m glad our women’s stories are finally being told.
I had a thought, tell me what you think. So, the friend in Edmonton said that Amber left “in the middle of the night”; even though it was August, what is the light like in August around 7 pm? Maybe if it was pitch black, she said “the middle of the night” off-handed because it’s dark so early. Could that be a possibility or is that waaaay off lol?
@@angielott83
Edmonton-dweller here.
It should most certainly be very bright outside at 7:00 pm.
@@imaflamingo4469 well that debunks that! Lol thank you for answering :)
@@angielott83 yes! It’s bright out in August around 7:00. That’s definitely not the middle of the night.
Amen. Let a light be shone on this horror.
As an Indigenous woman thank you for giving us a voice and amplifying the stories of these women. You are such a light on this platform and the way you handle these cases is truly amazing.
I wish I could do more ❤️❤️
@@StephanieHarlowe Thanks for just covering it, and giving it your usual care! As a white Canadian with an adopted Cree brother, this case really gets to me, as do all cases of violence and police incompetence against Indigenous people up here. It's our own ugly racist history to deal with, and it needs to be brought to attention. Thanks again for doing a great job with this, and letting more people know Amber's name and what happened to her!
@@neuralmute I'm European,
and I don't understand why indigenous Canadians are targeted like this?
@@thatsalt1560 indigenous people everywhere gets a rough deal, sadly. It has a lot to do with old fashioned beliefs and racism.
@@thatsalt1560 It involves the long history of racism in Canada. Cases are generally not investigated the same way for indigenous people, and I'm sure many are targeted by racist people who see their victims as less than. Many live high risk life styles due to being in a cycle of poverty initiated by Europeans settling in Canada. The history of residential schools, the development of reservations, the trading and plying of alcohol, etc were major detrimental factors. And living in Canada, I know many many people who I have been around and worked with who are white and have said some racist things, but generally leading with "I'm not racist, buuuut. ". It's sad, very sad.
As an Indigenous person from Canada, and someone who lost a blood relative along the Highway of tears. Thank you for touching on Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women. Just another reminder as to why I’m subscribed to you! ❤️
Edit: thank you to those who had reached out, to give you a bit of back ground - I am adopted from Alberta, and was raised by a European family in Ontario.
My birth mother lived the same fate as I however, she was displaced as a result of the 60’s scoop - which has had lasting effects on our bloodline. It was her sister who was murdered, and to this day I’ve never met my aunt. However through the relationship with my biological mother I am well aware of the hurt it leaves within a family; knowing that you and your family members are disposable.
I am not ignorant of my privilege in that I was raised in great opportunity amidst chaos, however awareness within advocacy is essential. Thank you for the kind words. And thanks to Stephanie for creating a space of awareness, advocacy and conversation. ❤️
I'm so sorry for your loss, Carrie. Canada does an injustice, and always has, to Indigenous people in so many ways, including missing peoples reports and the effort given to find justice there. The Highway of Tears is such a horrible thing to exist, again, I'm sorry to hear of another loss ❤️
@carriesmale I am sorry to hear of the loss of your family member.
i’m so sorry for your loss and the pain your family endured.
THIS..is important!!
Thank you for sharing this with us. I'm so so sorry for your loss and all the trauma it must have caused you or your family. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
The public still gives out warnings about Patrick Carson's ads he puts out. Not the police, the public..
@Kelly Even someone's voice recorded in clean conditions can't reliably link to a person. After the voice has been compressed and detail lost you're not even going to get close. Of course, inflections and phrasing can get you closer but imo can't be the only evidence...
Look at the guy who was convicted based on his bite marks matching a victim who was then exonerated many years later with DNA. False positives like that are worse than no one caught at all, as much as that sucks. Same reason why the death penalty should never be considered in a criminal justice system.
Jesus christ
😳😳wtf
I see them googling him now. His address and phone number are the first things of the preview.
But what can a law abiding citizen do?
Some writers on Reddit under r/Edmonton, there’s an Edmonton crime group on Facebook, and tip lines for the local news.
Seems like too little too late.
What to do…
"True Crime is not about clicks and views"
I very much AGREE with that as it seems like some are in it for simply clicks and views.
Tell the makeup girls lol
@@sarab3417 is that the one who pronounce s , c , z sound weird ?
Love your profile pic 💜
@@sarab3417 Do you mean these chicks who do their makeup while covering true crime? They make me sick. I can't believe they get so many views.. they don't deserve them because they don't care about the victims what so ever.
That Chapter is definitely one of them. His videos are interesting but you can tell he couldn't care less about the victims. He only covers known cases and he just makes jokes the entire time.. which I thought was refreshing at first but it's just not cool. He's more interested in how his channel blew up than these poor people who lost their lives.
I wanted to update everyone on Alexis Sharkey's death; her cause of death has officially been released. It was ruled homicide, specifically her death is the result of strangulation.
The worst part is I didn't see it until our birthday January 25th; it made the paper back home where her mom and I live and was reported on January 20th.
I won't let this go because her mom is someone I have so much respect and admiration for and have ever since she was my 6th grade social studies teacher. Her mom wished me a happy birthday which crushed me knowing her daughter will never celebrate that with her again, then seeing the paper my mom brought me on our birthday was just soul crushing.
Please don't forget about her.
#justiceforalexis
This needs to be upvoted so Stephanie sees it.
I just shared it with her on Twitter with a link to your comment.
Please Stephanie pay attention to this comment
Up
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I am from Saskatchewan and let me just say that there are so many tragic stories such as this one hidden behind Canada's "friendly" stereotype. We all know about Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo, but at the same time as they were killing young women in Ontario, John Crawford was targeting Indigenous women in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Their voices and stories were forgotten and still go untold because of the glamourization of the "Ken and Barbie killers". Please continue to tell stories such as these and let the voices of Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women be heard.
No one does True Crime better than you on RUclips. I’ve been spoiled by your research and presentation of stories.
Agreed a million times and more !!!!! 👏👏👏👏
I agree, when I’ve run out of content I’ve watched others but I’m always left with too many questions!
This. 100%. And the respect that Stephanie has for victims and their families always impresses me.
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What I really love about her is beside she has a very grounded personality, very down to Earth and she is so sensible with victms and their love ones and her fan base. She never says too much that leaves us wondering, nor tells to much to shock us. And yet when she speaks about her cases we can see the raw emotions on her face and voice and it is so refreshing on the sea of True crime RUclipsrs that are so robotic. This warmth that emanates from her makes so easy to us conect with her.
Every time I hear about this case I get more and more frustrated. Why won’t the police just listen to the community? You’re telling me you can’t get a warrant based on the numerous accusations alone? Ugh
Because they’re racist, especially towards natives. It’s awful. There’s a terrible history here. And it doesn’t end.
@@teresahowick5197 Amen. My adopted brother is Cree, and the harassment he's dealt with from the cops here in Toronto is disgusting. As for the RCMP, they tend to alternate between incompetence and corruption in general, and when Indigenous people are concerned? They're downright criminal.
@@neuralmute wow i’m so sorry:(
Exactly! WTF is the point in asking for tips from the community if they do absolutely nothing about it??
@@Chloe-pk7xv It sucks. He was even falsely accused once when a girl in his building was viciously beaten up and sexually assaulted, and he was the one who found her, brought her a blanket, called 911, and stayed with her until the EMTs got there. The cops were sure that an Indigenous guy couldn't just be helping this poor girl because he was a good person. Meanwhile he was in tears just seeing what some POS had done to her. When I showed up, defending my bro with my White Privilege blazing they were so confused! I guess that's using Karen powers for good instead of evil?
Edit: When they caught the guy who was the real r*pist, he was a white homeless guy who had already been caught breaking into that building a couple of times before, and let off with a warning. SMFH.
I literally never watch true crime channels because of this. Their thumbnails, music, the way they dramatize like it's some celeb drama instead of real people they're reporting. Your videos stand out above else, and truly give a voice to the voiceless and long forgotten.
The first part of this video is the reason you have the success you do. You put yourself in the shoes of the families and victims and it shows. You aren’t just making a video for shits and giggles. You’re making them to bring awareness to the victims because we never really hear about who they were on the news. Lack of information make for less empathy. You bring their life to the forefront and you’re awesome because of it!
I try to- thank you very much ❤️
@@StephanieHarlowe you keep doing you and I'll keep being a fan and part of your patreon. 😁
@@StephanieHarlowe
you are on a truth path of peace.
Nahahci le okunpi
We are still here.
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Very well said.
My mother has been missing for 28 years. We think we know who is responsible for her disappearance, but because of the lifestyle mama lived prior to coming up missing, we feel the police did not do much. It's sad. Really sad.
I’m so sorry 😥
@@StephanieHarlowe thank you. I appreciate that.
I am so sorry Miss Ashley. How old were you when she went missing?
Usual victim bashing. Scary af
My condolences 😔
I really appreciate when non natives talk about missing and murdered indigenous women. Two of my aunts were murdered together and their case is supposedly under investigation. My grandmother has called the detective appointed to their case numerous times and there's been no follow ups. It's been a couple years now and still no word. We have no idea what happened to them or who did it. It makes it very hard I can't imagine what my grandmother's been going through all this time not having any answers to what's happened to your children. There is a crisis happening and we need help. Native communities need help.
So sorry about your aunties and what your family's going threw. My second cousin (so auntie to me) was murder too, police didn't want to put it down as murder didnt want to investigate they ruled it as an accidental death thought everyone know her boyfriend murdered her. They really don't care about us here 😪
So sorry about your aunties and what your family's going threw. My second cousin (so auntie to me) was murder too, police didn't want to put it down as murder didnt want to investigate they ruled it as an accidental death thought everyone know her boyfriend murdered her. They really don't care about us here 😪
Education and awareness now
These women have suffered. It our responsibility to speak their stories
Hopefully your family will get justice
Commenting for the algorithm, hoping more people can see this and get her story out there
Don't mention our AI overlords 🤫
Ooooohh that smart!!
I always share to help - I just share it to myself and my husband. 😁
There are so many true crime channels that have become desensitized to the crimes they cover that watching them just feels icky. Like they read a Wikipedia article, do a 10 minute video, pose with pouted lips for the thumbnail, & then go on like it’s just another Tuesday. I think once you actually do a deep dive into all the details & sides of the story, you begin to really feel sad for the victim and can imagine yourself in their shoes and thats when you gain respect for them and their life and their story. Some channels are so detached that they don’t even see the victim as a real person. Just an object.
Exactly!!!! I hate those stupid thumbnails, with those exaggerated faces. It's absolutely tacky and disrespectful. I have so much respect for Stephanie, because she doesn't do that.
@@saraa1741 I have never liked those thumbnails. Ignorant
@@lynne1517 if you're talking about Bailey Sarian, I disagree, I think she actually does care
@@lynne1517 I'm very into true crime and makeup so I like that some people put on makeup while telling a story. I really don't know who else does it but I like Bailey sarian. I just don't think doing makeup makes telling the story disrespectful, it's how they frame the story that matters.
@@yogadork_namaste check out Brittney Vaughn, she's really good also.
Man. Her voice in that phone call, even tho you could tell she was trying to sound as nonchalant as possibly, literally made my fight or flight trigger go crazy. My heart is with her. I’ll never forget her voice.
Imagine being so creepy there’s a website full of stories of your creepiness
I just said the exact same sentence word for word to myself.
I just can't get over how they seem not to have even questioned this guy.
@@JLynnEchelon oh hes been questioned!! Over this and many others. We lived near him when I was in high school...lots of stories about him even 20+ years ago.
I think i love this comment, seriously ❤️
Imagine that not only there's a website about your creepiness, but you can get away with anything for decades just because.
As an indigenous woman from Canada,
This was beautifully said in the beginning
Literally made me emotional because this hits so close to home... you’re good at what you do...
I think Amber called her brother on purpose. Knowing it would be recorded. Knowing that her phone most likely wouldn’t be found. When they say she felt uncomfortable fairly early on during the ride, she didn’t just feel uncomfortable. She knew she may not be getting out of this and wanted evidence of that car ride. Amber was clearly terrified and was brave enough and put together enough to make that call.
She must have knew this guy was a creep the first 5 minutes of the ride. She must have been terrified.
She sounded drunk to me, she was just babbling….and I thought he called her ?
Umm, you cannot call an inmate in Canada, or in most prison systems.. they HAVE to call you
@@ChrisCrond Then how did she call? Maybe he called her.
I didnt know that. Maybe she just called where he was being held. Knowing no one would be there to answer and she would have to leave a voicemail. Or something along those lines
I’m from Canada myself and the way the RCMP treats indigenous peoples is horrific. It is a systemic issue that has never been adequately addressed by the Canadian government. This breaks my heart for Amber and her family. Thank you for sharing her story with us.
The recording if her saying he better not be taking her somewhere gave me chills
So sad
Yeah..this case haunts me ever since I heard that recording years ago. Someone knows the man who did this. It's important to remember that the call itself is 17 minutes long, this is only what was released to the public. Police must have more information that they haven't released on the suspect that was contained in that call. I really wonder as well if this was the work of a serial killer.
@@ThimbleFox350 I am from Calgary and I know for a fact there is a serial killer (or more than one) operating between Edmonton and Calgary. Lots of indigenous women (mostly prostitutes) disposed outside city limits going back to the 80s.
It's weird... the man's voice sounds familiar to me. Not sure if it's just the accent/dialect from this area that is familiar or I know the actual man.
I suspect he is a truck driver. They often pick up hitchhikers. Also a couple years ago a truck driver was arrrsted for the murder of an indigenous prostitute. He stabbed her vagina and left her to bleed to death in a hotel bathroom in Edmonton. He was on video going into the room with her but was aquitted because the jury bought his story that they had "rough sex" and she was completely fine when he left.
Canadian "justice system" is fucked. Putting it lightly.
If I ever feel sketched out I’ll always call my bf. If it goes to voicemail I’ll pretend I’m having a conversation and give descriptors of where I am and who’s around. If anything were to happen I want some sort of timeline and a trace. Call me paranoid, I call it well aware of my surroundings and safe.
Yep. I’ve been told to do this as a last resort too.
Safety is an illusion.
Take a picture of the person tooo and text it . That way they’ll know that you sent that picture
I do this. I pretend to call a fake bf or family. I do text people where I am if I'm nervous though
You CANNOT just call and ring someone up in a prison. That's not how it works, it's prison
I feel like she called her brother because she knew the call would be recorded! Very smart
Can you call inmates? In my experience only inmates can call out
M C you can if you know their ID number i’m pretty sure. Atleast that’s what Stephanie said
@@celestialclementine I've been incarcerated several times, my ex husband was in prison for years a few times, many friends and a few family, I have never heard that before... Maybe Canada is different?
In IDAHO we can call inmate's, the system is called Tell Mate.
Tel-Mate*
There is unfortunately a history with the RCMP and indigenous people. The RCMP have been accused of racism and abuse. They need to be held responsible for these acts.
Yeah it's a huge problem.
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I know in Saskatchewan there have been several incidents where Rcmp's have driven native people out into the middle of nowhere in below freezing temperatures in the middleof the night, like im talking -30, and just leaving them there to freeze to death. Its horrifying.
Accusations are not undisputable truth
@@Kitty-id9dd Holy crap 🤬🤬 And they wonder why we don't like them. I prefer private city police.
I noticed that the shelter Amber met Evangeline at was also for victims of trafficking. I'm wondering if Evangeline was there to scope out/lure women away from that town to traffic.
I've seen a story where this idea was brought up
I know that there are people out there that prey on people in vulnerable situations but it’s such a horribly disgusting and abhorrent thing to do.
sadly, this was my first thought too
This is unfortunately a extremely plausible theory. If only there were a group of trained individuals whose job it was to investigate these kinds of crimes. If only these cases received as much attention as investigation as other cases.
I had it happen to me in the UK when I was 16, fell in with the wrong crowd. Met someone at college she took me to a 'party'. I'm blessed I escaped.
I love what she said at the beginning about being respectful in the way you make a video. Especially when it's an ongoing case and public opinion/ public pressure could have an effect on the search or investigation. I think it's important to remember these aren't just stories.
Yep, there's a man on tiktok that is relentless to some victims families and actually goes on the attack when members ask him to take videos down
Thanks for giving me another reason to avoid TikTok, which I’ve been avoiding like any number of plagues. 😱
@@cammey3 he must be a really sad lowlife
In Tennesee they passed Evelyn Boswells law. A parent MUST report all missing children. Poor angel.
It's sad they have to pass a law for that. It should be obviously mandatory that parents MUST report their children missing. I cannot believe it has to be made into a law.
There shouldn't have to be a law written regarding this. But between Evelyn, Caylee Anthony & I'm sure there are others out there that would fall into the same category, this law is not going to make a difference to these shitty excuses for parents. The penalty for this cannot be worse than for murder, and that doesn't seem to bother them at all.
They had to pass a similar law in Florida after Caylee Anthony.
I know around my town in Canada there are a lot of missing women right now , and for some reason nothing can be released about a missing person until 24 hours , which is insane I know some families just break the news before the police missing person report . I’m glad though the radio stations get it out fast .
I'm indigenous and I just want to say the biggest thank you for educating your viewers, and people who stumble on this video, about the issues of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and children. I almost cried because it's not often we hear acknowledgement. Honestly. This story had been talked about with no further detail about missing indigenous women.
I respect you so much!
As a Hunkpapa Lakota woman from SRST, thank you for covering this. My grandma, Jackie Brownotter, always advocated for MMIW when she was younger. She even opened a shelter to honor her sister, who was murdered. My grandma makes me proud. ❤️
This makes my heart feel very happy
Oh wow,your grandma is AMAZING! I am so sorry for the loss of her sister,she is an extraordinary lady to have the strength to take that pain and turn it into something positive. Both my mum & my youngest sister have depended on women's shelters at one point (my mum escaping my abusive father,and my sister after being trafficked),so please thank her for me. The kindness & support people like your grandma show the women in these shelters is at times honestly the only thing that gives them the hope to hold on,hope that things can be better,that there are decent people in the world. Please tell her I want to thank her for everything she's done,and that I promise every single woman she helped will remember her for the rest of their lives.
Your grandma sounds like a wonderful, strong woman. ❤️
I am the mother of 4 NA girls so according to stats 3 out of 4 my girls will experience violence. I refuse to allow my girls to be the victim of these ugly stats and harmful routines. Its so important to empower NA women and girls. Through cultural strengthening we can lift up generations of our ppl and stop cycles of violence and trauma.
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
What’s NA?
Absolutely! Break the cycle.
@@christinecutter505 Native American
I’m sure you know this, but your girls are extremely lucky to have you 🥺🖤
A Native American lecturer once told me, as she was doing research on violence against Indigenous women, she came across many women at a few tribal resource centers. And you would NOT believe how many mothers go into health clinics and state “What do I do WHEN my daughter gets raped?”
Its absolutely heartbreaking. I appreciate you shedding light on this issue and her specific story.
That phone call was so scary to hear... you can feel the energy almost as if you were there. So terrifying.
From alberta I'm glad you covered this with sensitivity.
Not only did they take the random man's word from the gas station, it could have been THE person who took her! This case makes me so mad!
That's what I thought! They should have looked at him.
Dang this intro. Get 'em Stephanie!
You always do such a great job and you should be proud of your work. ❤
I'm an Indigenous woman and writer and this has been one of my topics for decades now. Thank you for focusing on this slow motion genocide.
Is it really a genocide if the same thing happens to other missing or murdered persons?
@@lainiwakura1776 you must be dense. Didnt you pay attention to the statistics at the beginning?? Genocide is a perfect word. Don't you know your history? Oh that's right, schools left out the horrible, terrible details of how Natives have always been murdered, displaced, raped, etc from the time of "discovery".
@@ruthnakamura9768 It isn't genocide. Genocide is the deliberate killing of a population with the explicit goal of eradicating that group of people. Murders committed by many different people who are unaffiliated is not genocide. Cases of indigenous women either murdered or missing being ignored or mishandled is a real issue that more people need to be aware of. If you feel someone is uneducated about something, why don't you try respectfully educating them and having a productive conversation rather than being hostile and condescending? They will be more open to listening to what you have to say.
@@thefatherrabbit trying to correct the voice of an Indigenous woman, who is part of a group of peoples that has been silenced in several ways throughout history, is the same as saying "all lives matter", a white response to BLM. Both things are COMPLETELY missing the point, and yes, pretty dense. A type of white perspective. A "slow genocide " is how this woman chooses to describe the further atrocities committed against Natives. Who is someone to even dare correct her?? Wow. Just WOW.
@@ruthnakamura9768 I'm not minimizing the issue. The description of this as a genocide is incorrect. I never said it was a less severe or important issue. The point of my comment wasn't to silence anyone. I specifically acknowledged the problem regarding the discrimination and unfair treatment of indigenous women. I was also responding to you, not the original comment. You pointed out a lack of knowledge you perceived the other person to have but chose to belittle them rather than educate them, just as you are doing right now with me. If you feel there is something I don't understand, please explain it to me. I am more than willing to listen.
As the family member of a murder victim, THANK YOU. I can’t describe how painful it is to see media sources (and just people) get it wrong, or not even bother to get the truth. Reaching out to the family is truly EVERYTHING. One, ONE person ever cared to reach out to us directly before making articles, videos, etc.
You are truly a rare and beautiful soul. I love the way you go about your research, and the way you truly love these families. It means so much more than you know. ❤️
So sorry for your loss!! I hope you have had or will receive justice for your loved one!! ❤️❤️
@@sandraboudreau1551 Thank you, Sandra! That means a lot to me. Unfortunately his killer served only 3 months of the sentence, and then was released. There was more weight put on “they have their whole life ahead of them and shouldn’t have their life ruined now” than the fact that my family member now has no life at all. The justice system is very flawed…but I do still believe in good justice, and eternal justice! ❤️
WOW!! 3 stinking months?? Even if he was tortured every day for those 3 months...it wouldn't be enough time!! The whole justice system is broken! Just listening to true crime stories (both US and Canada) and the criminals have more rights than the victims (alive or not).
My heart goes out to you and your family!!
@@sandraboudreau1551 It was earth shattering for my whole family…I can’t even describe. There’s a horrible habit of public opinion, and putting way more sanctity on the lives of the criminals vs the life of the victim. The murderer was able to request that my family show no emotion in court or be removed. They were able to call character witnesses, but my family was unable to speak to the character of our family member because he was dead. So, he wasn’t able to be defended, and the defense was able to say whatever they wanted about him in court. It’s really messed up…I had a lot more faith in how our justice system worked before all of this. But I learned quickly how flawed it really is. That being said, I think there are GOOD people, that care about the truth, and about rightful justice being carried out. In and out of our criminal justice system. And I’m thankful for that!!!!
You are the ONLY true crime youtuber who doesn't ever include misinformation, and who actually takes the time to research and make "side notes" about things that give us more insight into the background of the case, instead of just saying "I don't know much about that thing but oh well, moving on" as almost every other youtuber does. You are so thorough, so caring, and in my opinion, the very best representation of the way that true crime videos should be done. Thank you
Katrina:You are so right.You summed up the essence of what makes Stephanie the absolute best!
I’m sure sometimes I get things wrong because its hard to cut through the misinformation out there but I try really hard not to! Thank you!
She is certainly not the only one. I have found 3 different channels that also do extensive research and respect the cases they focus on but also deliver all the information they can find. All of which are popular in the true crime area of RUclips. You don't have to insult others to compliment someone.
Stephanie genuinely seems to care about these cases and the people involved. She does a lot of research and finds some interesting information that I sometimes haven't found myself. She also helps keep certain cases in the public eye when they aren't given much attention. This is no shade to any other youtuber who may do things differently, though. That's the difference.
Agreed, @Katrina. There are a few others I like, but ever since finding this channel, its hands down my favorite. Stephanie is amazing at this.
@@pretzelmaker3122 I am not trying to insult others. She is the best, hands down in my opinion. Don't get hurt over it.
I am just so heart broken for amber and her family and I'm disgusted by our RCMP. Canada is not this happy, kind, safe place full of politeness as well as safety for all. Nope. We are just like the rest of the planet. Full of stranger danger, drugs, and people who just shouldn't be in the police force. We need to look out for eachother. Stay alert. Don't trust strangers, carry a debilitating spray and if you can, poke 'em in eyes, kick 'em in the balls and run like hell, cuz hell IS at YOUR heels.
Very True
This is true. We have a rep for being super nice and we are, but our Country has our own Demons just like everywhere else in the world.
Love this ❤️
Eh men .... hahahahaha sorry about the pun I just couldn't help myself!
Well said👏
Stephanie I love the fact that you have communication and some ongoing relationships with the loved ones of some of the victims. It must be so comforting for them knowing that there's a kind, well educated lady presenting the case in an intelligent and respectful manner x
I haven't even finished the video yet but as a Native American woman I am so glad you did this video! Thank you.
BLESSINGS my friend.
We are the Won
I’m so fed up with how the rcmp don’t give AF about the native population and especially the women.
3 guesses why highway of tears was even spoken about?
Yeah, a white woman disappeared so it became “important”. No offence to her, not her fault. But if this was taken seriously since day 1, she’d be alive anyway most likely.
I’m forever sorry of the treatment you and your people get. Nothing will ever suffice as an apology but I am. It’s beyond reprehensible that we’re so far behind.
In Canada, at least in Quebec, the reserves don’t even have proper plumbing.
All the best to you
@@teresahowick5197 BLESSINGS my friend
I live in Edmonton! I frequently see missing posters for Indigenous women and girls on instagram for our area and never hear amber alerts for them. It is heartbreaking and horrifying. Thank you for telling this story.
As someone who lives in BC, Canada, I wanted to say thank you for bringing the disgraceful and sad epidemic of indigenous women's deaths to people's attention. It's terribly sad that this continues & maybe by making it more public, something will be done.
That phonecall Amber made is so haunting.
Stephanie Harlowe and her divine posting timing strikes again😍
Omg for real!!!! Queen of good timing lol
Tell me about it literally every time I’m having a bad day & need some true crime content it seems like I can’t find anything to watch then she uploads
@@heather_doestruecrime I hope your day gets better. Hang in there you are loved ❤️
@@heather_doestruecrime there will always be better days to come babe, i hope you’re okay🤍
Good on you, Stephanie! You are moral.
From BC Canada, I'm thankful to at least now be seeing 100s of hanging red dresses across the Trans Canada highway. Keep talking everyone!
Angel Carlick, my auntie through my uncle who she was dating at the time was missing for about over a year then her body turned up in a trail by the mountain. Still don’t know who murdered her. She’s my favourite auntie, I remember last time seeing her was when I was walking back from school and I wanted to show her my new furby and other new toys and I asked her to come over and play Mario Party on my GameCube, she promised she would. At her funeral I couldn’t go to her gravesite because my grandma and mom said it was too far out on the highway so I asked her mom if she could put a wolf plush on her grave for me since she’s of wolf clan, years later at 17 I finally got to visit her, I didn’t recognize it at first but I saw the little wolf stilling by her beautiful headstone with an angel hugging it. Her mom Wendy passed away in a similar way sadly..My uncle Alex her brother hasn’t been doing well all these years...
I'm sorry for the loss of your Auntie ❤️
This is tragic. I'm so sorry this happened to your loved one.❤
So sorry for your losses. #MMIW
Sorry for your troubles. Very heartbreaking losing the matriarchs.
That’s so heartbreaking Kat. I’m so sorry. Hugs to you, your uncle and your aunty’s brother. 😢 peace be with you all ❤️
You are one of the first RUclips creators I’ve seen speak on the epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous women. I work for a native specific domestic violence program and u are spot on! You are not only bringing exposure, but also respect and humanity back to them. It’s seriously disheartening to talk about, but you’re doing awesome work!!!
Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏
Thanks for giving missing and murdered Indigenous women a voice. It’s not covered nearly enough.
And this is precisely why you stand out as the most outstanding true crime presenter , some You Tubers present fairly poorly researched crime content , others deliver as if a case is an exiting story , others still present a lime light grabbers . I've commented before that I personally find you leave no stone unturned , you offer so much logical , rational & thoughtful insight to each case . Its a crying shame Shauna Rae was bullied off You Tube because like you she is efficient & offers dignity to victims and their families . Thank you for your amazing work !
Yes!! Agree 100%
I totally agree! I absolutely hate those Reddit LOSERS for doing that to her for no reason. That idiot who started it even said they overreacted. Disgusting people.
Shauna Rae is such a sweet, kind soul. She did an amazing job covering the Mark Putnam/Susan Smith case. I hope she comes back.
I agree, Caleigh Elise was another good one but I know she left for other reasons..
I miss Shauna so much :( her and Stephanie were my favourites. They’re so respectful and obviously do so much research and truly care about the cases they cover. I do also like Danelle. But too many true crime ytbers leave a bad taste in my mouth :/ like it’s just a story they’re telling and it feels like they forget that these are real people and real stories and the victim’s families might watch these videos and it makes me so uncomfortable :/
I’m Mohawk, all people should announce their nation and not just say Indigenous, you have a specific identity, culture, language. I appreciate your bravery for covering this case. You are asking all the right questions & in turn, identifying the shortfalls of investigators. The law rarely cares and generally says the missing person is “just partying “. How many white women get the same accusation? Why, really why is it assumed that that’s what indigenous women do? That needs to be answered. I had a friends daughter murdered, tons, TONS of evidence clearly pointing to a specific person, with lots of history of violence towards women, blood stains on walls, clothing but it was ruled an OD. Can you believe that one??? Plz cover that one
That sounds terrible! I'm so sorry that happened to your friend's daughter. What's the name of the victim? I'd like to read about her case.
@Deneen Hill Maybe as a true crime community we could highlight or raise awareness of your friend's murder and her subsequent treatment?
I'm so sorry, what was her name?
LOL I hate to burst your bubble, but MOST white women get the same treatment. We get to see the very few ones that the MEDIA picks to cover. The police have limited resources and they get hundreds to thousands of missing person reports, some every month and others in a year. With a MAJORITY of people showing back up. They have to manage their resources. WOMEN should make better choices. It is has been KNOWN for DECADES that it IS DANGEROUS to hitchhike. NO they don't deserved to be killed for this but MURDERS DON'T CARE. They look for EASY targets. Women need to STOP BEING EASY TARGETS.
i recently asked my friends what i should be using. and she said if you know the tribe you should refer to them as such but if you dont know they prefer native... they are also Mohawk. from tyendinaga
It’s amazing how many indigenous women are saying thank you for bringing light to this case and the indifference of police /public . My heart goes to you guys .
The way you spoke in the beginning of this video is why I respect you so much. Thank you for all you hard work and for caring so much about the families in these tragedies.
This story enrages me so much. I’m from Alberta. And it’s so so so awful how the First Nations people are treated in Canada. Thank you for covering this though. I hope the coverage will bring the killer to Justice.
Your son making himself breakfast while you make coffee is the cutest thing ever
Knowing she was in danger, I cannot begin to imagine how scared she was. I hope she fought and I hope she hurt who ever did this to her. This is so sad.
I get human trafficking vibes from her “friend”
Edit: I never thought the friend had something to do with the disappearance I just mean with the lying and situation of why they were there in general. Though I understand she wanted to visit her brother but seems she wouldn’t have left that early for that ??
Yeah, I thought about that too, cause why lie about when she left and where she was going. She must know something. Definitely something to consider
i already said this in an earlier comment but on that site as well as reddit where people share stories about pat carson many of them talk about him trying to get them to "recruit" young women, etc. like literally he'd apparently just drive them into the city and push em outta his truck and expect them to go talk up strangers and get them to come back with them. delusional.
Lucia, I noticed that the shelter they met at was for victims of abuse and trafficking. While I understand that Amber is smart, you never expect to get trafficked by your friend.
@@catchtwenty22 You knew her personally? Or family or something? Just curious, it sounds like you do and even if you were extremely close(best friend, mom, son, brother, etc) - and I mean this in the kindest way, not trying to offend at all - you simply cannot know or say what Amber would've and wouldn't have done... you see her through the lens of your own life experience(s), your guys' relationship, etc. for better and for worse. I don't disagree with you and honestly you share some new to me info(assuming it is indeed true) but where I do take issue is when you say "no way, Amber was too smart to fall for that" when the fact of the matter is that she *did* "fall for" some level of deception, as evidence by the very fact that she's no longer here with us today. if she thought she was going to die she'd not have gotten into this particular vehicle, correct? and that doesn't mean she's stupid or not streetwise or ignorant or naive or anything: just that she's human and made a mistake, as well all do. unfortunately this mistake cost her and her family/friends so, so dearly. again, please do not think I'm judging: I'm the last person to judge, in fact I have family not far from this area and I myself have stayed(with my newborn premi son, as a matter of fact) in a similar shelter, I've hitchiked(in the past), etc.
i think *that* kind of thinking & speculation is more likely to sway matters into a potentially negative direction IMO, as does any kind of tunnel-vision inducing line of thinking does.
one other thing though to you and others: the term "trafficking" applies to more than just your average crime dramas' version of it, wherein people are snatched off the street, chained up and essentially become literal products, items to be used, bought and sold... especially in the case of the shelter mentioned above and in the video, what they mean is prostitution.
With the above in mind, I think that when people say her friend "trafficked" her it's because people are speculating on the "friends" strange actions/behaviours, some of which was not mentioned in the above video, although it sounds like you may already know about that... and it's not to say that she sold her outright for a lump sum to this man - that seems obvious enough - but that perhaps manipulated her into the situation, either like a recruiting type of thing or to "set up a date" for her, etc... not making accusations in the least, just trying to clarify.
also, devils advocate here for ya: a poor financial situation is not evidence to the contrary... people blow through crazy amounts of money all the time, especially if they've got addiction issues and whathave you... not saying either girl did ofc, but just pointing out an issue with your line of thinking on that.
But wouldn’t a baby be trafficked too?
Poor Amber. I can only imagine how scared she was, knowing she was about to be murdered. Circumstances of death alone show it’s a homicide.
Your empathy and kindness is the biggest attraction of this channel :)
Stephanie thank you for being you! I love your honesty and your willingness to address difficult things! I am also so inspired by your thirst for knowledge and I love that you share it with us💖
Awww thank you!!!
You're the first person I've seen do a video about an MMIW I live in New Mexico near reservations knowing there are thousands of cases that are botched and aren't even made public unless their family steps in. Thank you for bringing awareness to this types of cases and I hope to see more of them
I’m from Alberta, and we never hear about these cases involving indigenous women despite the alarming number of them who go missing. Thanks for sharing Stephanie
You're absolutely right. We never hear SHIT about these women and it's disgusting
Amber's case is so frustrating. I hear her voice asking where they're going, etc... and then knowing what we know now, I cannot imagine how she must have felt, being driven into unfamiliar territory. I always feel like it's happening as I'm listening and find myself wishing I could be there to save her.
I’m from Alberta and remember this! So very heart breaking and tragic! My heart goes out to her family! Hearing Amber’s voice is gut wrenching knowing she was scared.
If Evangeline was in the shelter because she was running from a dangerous situation, she might need to be anonymous. I wouldn't expect much public info about such a person.
May well be a good point.
You're right, and taking into account the multitude of similar cases in the area I would assume it's either a systemic problem in the city or a serial killer, not her.
@Winter Mute she means that said info wouldnt be in the public domain/accessible
8 minutes of "how to be a good human" and I'm like, "MY GIRL!!!" Although it's a lesson in respect for the true crime community, it could easily transition into a daily lesson for life! Stephanie needs to start everyone's day with a little pep talk. I know I'm gonna love the crime time video, but not gonna lie-- I love the respectful shade this queen can throw and make everyone walk the line🙌👋🙌
Can’t make anyone do anything 😂 But I wish everyone would exercise a little empathy every day
Brooke Makenna is a young true crime RUclipsr who is very respectful and empathetic about the victims she discusses. I appreciate Stephanie's shoutout to Jon Chrymes. I need to look at his videos, it’s been a while. He’s blazing hot intensely passionate in his coverage.
@@StephanieHarlowe I have to give you fantabulous kuddos! Your videos are flawless, and your opinions are spot on. Keyboard warriors are in abundance, they forget that real people are on the other side of the screen and story. You have gained more respect from me and mine for trying to halt the primary school shennanigans by putting folks on notice! I love that you said, "help you." That's exactly what every single one of us need! You killed it and I bow down😂
@@spiritmatter1553 I recently found her videos and like what I'm seeing. I'm fairly new to all of this, but I'm loving those that Stephanie recommends.
@@spiritmatter1553 there's a British creator whose name is Joshua miles. He's wonderful and so respectful
I am glad someone spoke up and I am glad that person was you Stephanie!
❤️❤️❤️
Steph, I really appreciate you doing this case. I’m black, but I know for sure that the Native American community does not receive much assistance in situations like this. I was wondering if you have heard of the case of Ashley Loring Heavy Runner. She is a Native American woman that went missing in 2017 and her sister has been searching for her ever since. Can you cover this next? Ilysm Steph
Thank you. As a “Canadian”
Indigenous woman I appreciate platforms shedding light on the gross misconduct of law enforcement who are assigned to MMIW.
I agree with everything you said about true crime channels and how the cases should not be hurting the families who are still suffering from losing a loved one. Also I appreciate your response and respect you show to each case you talk about. ❤️
Best True crime youtuber intro ever. Sat here nodding my head along in agreement without even realising, it's so important to be respectful in this content
And that is why I respect Danelle Hallan. She immediately removed a video that the family requested be removed, and in another instance, she did a follow-up video where she added info in after input from the victim's family. As for Amber Tuccaro, what a crazy story. Definitely one of the more haunting stories, especially because we get audio of her and her killer before she's killed.
My mother-in-law turn 99 years old today she's in a nursing home and we go visit her every Sunday we sit outside her window cuz we can't go in but we tell her how much we love her and she tells us these beautiful stories and it's just wonderful
I’m Canadian from Alberta and I really appreciate you covering cases of Indigenous women!
Being from Edmonton I remember this happening. The phone call has always creeped me out. And the cops dropped the ball.
That phonecall is terrifying. May she rest in peace.
This is what sets you above the rest; your honesty, your ethics, and integrity, and I really appreciate you. I think sometimes people listen to you, and forget that this is your job, and that you make it look easy, but, you put many, many hours of investigative work into your videos. You keep being you, and bringing us the best of crime stories with integrity.
Someone has to be pretty horrible for other people to create a website about you warning others about you. Wow and three different women came forward recognizing the voice and all said it was him and yet the RCMP do nothing.
Who did they say it was ?
Duhhhhhh, really? Absolutely crazy and unbelievable!
@@tatum635 patrick carson
OMGGGGGGGG. Just because someone has been spotted doesn't mean they aren't still missing! This is so frustrating.
Just got home from my lawfirm internship and I'm greeted with this. Today is gonna be a good day ~
It better be a good day!
What position is your internship for?
Sooo happy you touched on the subject if you tubers. There are cases I would love to talk about and want to be respectful as possible to the families before I even start. And the Indigenous crimes are for reals. Great Job! I just love you and respect your fact checking.
Love that one guy has an entire website dedicated to warning others about him. You must have REALLY fucked up for someone to make a website about you and then others contributed. Like. Wow. Good job to whoever made that website👏 👏
The audio makes it sound like she demands he pulls over right before her phone turns off.
I love Stephanie, the way she says "documentary" has even grown on me lol!
Drives me nuts.
i never thought anyone else would get it lol
I have heard of this case and find it extremely disturbing. I can’t believe this creep hasn’t been caught.
I just saw the title and am alredy tearing up, from sadness and gratitude. Thank you so mich for covering Amber Tuccaro's case. I feel that your voice is an important one to contribute to speaking out on Canadian police injustice towards indigenous women.
Absolutely!!! Thank you so much for being here ❤️
I feel compelled to comment on so many of your videos because you do such an amazing job with not only the amount of research you clearly do to prepare for filming, but also the method in which you deliver the story- giving the victims and their families a voice. However, with this video in particular, I felt deep respect for the introduction you gave and the reminder you issued other content creators. There are times where I might not agree with your opinions but I flock to your videos- new and old- because I trust them as such reliable sources because you go to such lengths to research the cases you cover. I’m also a history and psychology teacher in a high school in Virginia and your knowledge of both subjects is impressive. This video is older so I don’t think you’ll ever see this comment but in case you do- well done! ❤
thank you so much for talking about how indigenous people are disproportionately affected by violence and how their cases are often never brought to the public's attention. it needs to stop. i appreciate your content so very much
The respect you give the victims and their families is one of the main things I love about your channel. I really appreciate how you tell their stories and make the victims real and personal to us.
RCMP: we’re trying our hardest to catch this serial killer
Also RCMP after finding bodies in the same area and had a name: we don’t have enough proof to start the investigation.
Its crazy how even when its a story/case that ive heard before, stephanie harlowe still gives me new info and makes it seem like its a brand new case allover again! Great content as always!
Thank god someone finally said something in the true crime community about reaching out to family members! I remember reading an article about a family member from the Atlanta Child Murders case saying they wished podcasts and TV shows would reach out before making episodes based on their cases. That it just brings up traumatic memories again, and without permission. So thank you for taking the time to get in contact with family members of these cases.
So very few know about MMIW. Thank you for sharing and bringing awareness. My heart goes out to Amber and these women/girls and their families. May their ancestors be with them.
Stephanie, I am a white settler Canadian and my minor at university is Indigenous Studies. My future research is dedicated to unpacking the settler colonial mindset in people like me so we can be better supporters and allies to Indigenous peoples in Canada. I tend to be really careful watching videos like this because sometimes people aren't the most informed about MMIWG and their comments sections can get really racist and awful. Firstly, I am blown away by the comments section here which has been full of some really incredible and important words. I hope we can keep this conversation going amongst Canadians and Americans especially.
The RCMP is a colonial, racist institution designed to police Indigenous people and ensure that the Canadian government will always have ownership over the territory. It was never designed to help Indigenous people. It's disgusting. It's heartbreaking, and I think you did a really good job at making that clear for viewers who might not have the information at hand.
As a Black American, it is refreshing to hear a Canadian being honest about their racism because it is often denied while everyone bashes the U.S. and for good reason. However, as a Caucasian please be careful not to be the voice of the Indigenous but only a supporter and ally as you state. Whenever Blacks speak for ourselves and state truths we are shot down and constantly told that we make everything about race unless Caucasians can take over the conversations. The story of our history and place in America has been manipulated and dishonest to make the world believe that we aren't already in our ancestral land. The best thing you can do is not to seek the attention and virtue signaling of become another 'white savior' yet instead, if you truly care about the racial disparity and dismantling generational lies and curses, then you will recognize your own individual privilege and not abuse it to further hurt those who are not as blessed.
@@ejc1692 I really appreciate you correcting me here and calling me in to acknowledge where I went wrong on this post. I can see where I was speaking over instead of amplifying and why the impact my comment had was virtue signalling now that I'm reading it again. I realise that I sometimes take my education and the work I'm doing in my personal life to "qualify" me to try to call other white people to be more engaged but that definitely wasn't the impact that my comment had. I will reflect more about why I feel the need to speak up in certain places where my voice isn't actually the one we need to be hearing. I apologise, and thank you for taking the time to respond to what I said here.
@@juliarachel5327 Lips, meet Ass. Seriously, have some self respect.
@@miguelitoenriquefilo7946 I actually have enough self respect to hear where I can be doing better and not using my white privilege to feel like I have an authoritative voice on these issues! :)
@@black.cake1 I really don't think this person was trying to bring me down at all but just to inform me that my words weren't having the impact that I intended them to and that there are ways that I can improve! I still really appreciate their comment :)
I was waiting for the day you'd cover this case!!! I seriously think about her almost every day. That phone call haunts me, and I desperately hope it gets solved.
The call is absolutely haunting
I love true crime tv shows and have just discovered these type of videos on RUclips recently and I really appreciate what you had to say at the beginning of this video. There is respectfully reporting and highlighting these cases and then there is simply being sensational and exploiting both the victims, their families and your followers
There is a lot of unprofessional “ journalism”going on with RUclips creators regarding the missing boys .
@@alanedark1538 who
Huh?
😳😳😳 I’m late to what’s going on but it must be bad if Stephanie had to pause and set things straight.
@@alanedark1538 Who do you mean?X
@@kaceybray2153 i think that she means Linda ... but i could be wrong.
whenever it's about POC, the police- "ohh she's probably partying" 😡 This is infuriating. The police who didn't follow policy should be fired and maybe even charged with crime themselves. I do think it's the psycho ranch guy. Maybe the American ranch guy stays on the same ranch and they are partners in crime. She was so scared she didn't even want the driver to know she was on the phone, she clearly dialed and then let the phone sit and record, but she was trying to leave hints of her whereabouts that is why she was repeating the street name. The brother should have caught that and told the police right then, that was a big mistake not doing that. She was clearly sending him a hint. Sadly, nothing will probably ever be done.
It's so sad and so frustrating! Like the case with the American who disappeared in Vienna, but I think in his case the police were protecting someone. When it comes to Amber's death, they simply don't care. How can you not care? Or even if you don't care, why not do the job you are paid to do when you know obviously know how to do it? Unbelievable.
I agree! I feel like ever person involved in this case should be fired!
"The brother should've caught that", what are you even talking about?!^^
Amber had called a prison or jail her brother was held at, inmates don't have access to the phone, whenever they want.
Conclusion: her brother didn't know about that call at all and that it even existed; it was recorded on the jail's/prison's recording system and I'm very glad, they've even found this recording.
I have so much respect for you and the way in which you hold yourself accountable to the information you share, and how you share it.
I live an hour away from where this happened, I have thought of this case many times over the years. You have given us more information than I have ever came across. For one I didn’t know anyone had come forward saying they knew whose voice that was in the recording. Why in the hell hasn’t he been arrested!?! So frustrating when we live in such a great country that criminals can get away with shit like this.