Murder of Shirley Soosay

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Shirley Ann Soosay (February 6, 1945 – July 13, 1980) was an Indigenous Canadian murder victim who was formerly an unidentified decedent known as Kern County Jane Doe. A member of the Samson Cree Nation, Soosay grew up in Maskwacis, an unincorporated community in Alberta. For most of her adult life, Soosay lived in Edmonton and then later Vancouver, though she remained in regular contact with her family until 1979, when cards from her stopped coming. The last time she had been seen in person by her family, Soosay had given indication that she might visit Seattle, and so beginning in 1980, Shirley's niece Violet Soosay-Wolf began to search Seattle and British Columbia for Shirley. On July 14, 1980, Soosay's body was found deep in an almond orchard in Delano, California. Soosay had been raped and stabbed 29 times before being dumped at the site. Local police investigation into the victim's identity included following leads from her autopsy and opening tip lines to the public, but local authorities...

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