Thursday, May 29, 2014

"The Highway of Tears"

If you are a Canadian originating or living in BC, it's very possible you've at one time taken a stroll or driven down Highway 16. That is the official name of the isolated county road, but locals from the area, as well as tourists often give it a different name. Ever since 1969, it has been more commonly known as the "Highway of Tears". It has earned that name because it is the last known location of over 11 (according to the Police department) young aboriginal women, before being found dead. The aboriginals from that community claim 11 deaths is only a fraction of the truth. They claim there have been more than 40 reports of missing natives from that highway, however there is no evidence to confirm that statement.
The lead suspect for this case is Bobby Jack Fowler. He passed away in an Oregon prison in 2006, after murdering a young aboriginal woman in the summer of 1974. 

Some people believe that this serial killing is the result of more than one person. I don't think so. Of course it is a possibility, but not one that I can believe. This is obviously either a racist individual, or someone who prefers sleeping with women of Native origins. I don't see this as being more than one person because that means there should be more evidence. This individual has done well at disposing of any evidence. If that person had an accomplice or accomplices, then there should be more evidence because there should be more evidence to cover up. 

If the murders were at the hands of Bobby Jack Fowler, the residents of BC can sleep a little more soundly at night knowing the potential killer won't be able to hurt any one else.


Source(s)
-http://www.highwayoftears.ca/
-http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/09/25/bobby-jack-fowler-highway-of-tears-killer-bc_n_1913693.html

4 comments:

  1. Hey Aaron feel like a trip back in time to BC in 1969? I'm sure we coulda given this guy a run for his money like always! I do agree with you on the point of this only being the work of one person. Just in the one brutal murder of multiple people at the same time of the same race with little evidence and a later conviction for the same sort of crime. This is definitely the same guy!

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  2. Excellent work, Aaron!! This blog tickles my fancy quite nicely! I really love it because of the lovely content and your fantastic writing style. Hopefully you enjoyed writing these blog entries as much as I liked reading them, because if you did, that would mean that you somewhat enjoyed writing them. Good afternoon.

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  3. Dearest Aaron. Hello. Your blog topic was one of my favourites until I read my own and realised how awesome I am. Don't you just love it when that happens? Sucks that you can't relate. Hopefully you don't take these jokes too seriously, or else you may have to get away with murder. Haha? Jül out.

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  4. Aaronson, I love your creepy stories! Such great topics! What bothers me about this post, however, is that this eerie tale is from way back in the 70's! Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I would've loved for you to maybe include some more recent facts about the "Highway of Tears", possibly even some "témoignage" from recent visitors of this highway and their feelings toward it.

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