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CASE REMAINS UNSOLVED – Mary Ann Ollie was murdered on July 31, 2019, the night of her 59th birthday. Photo courtesy RCMP
RCMP seek public’s help in homicide investigation
The territory’s RCMP are requesting information related to the 2019 death of Mary Ann Ollie in Ross River.
The territory’s RCMP are requesting information related to the 2019 death of Mary Ann Ollie in Ross River.
The woman’s life was taken on the night of her 59th birthday, July 31, 2019.
She was the victim of a homicide.
“A resident of Ross River, Yukon, Mary Ann was loved by her friends and family,” the RCMP said Thursday.
“Yukon RCMP’s Major Crime Unit and Ross River RCMP are continuing to investigate, and are asking the public for any information that may help us solve this crime.
“Mary Ann’s family and friends are searching for justice and closure.”
Anyone with any information about the unsolved homicide can contact the Ross River RCMP detachment at 867-969-2677 or the Whitehorse RCMP at 667-5555.
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Comments (10)
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FCO on Sep 3, 2020 at 3:22 pm
Why did it take one whole year for them to reach out to the public?
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Dentist on Sep 2, 2020 at 9:04 pm
We all know the old adage about money talking. Crank up the reward and you will get your man (or woman). If it doesn't work tack on another 10,000. Eventually it will work.
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marylaker on Sep 1, 2020 at 8:09 pm
I see nothing in this press release that says anyone believes that someone is protecting a murderer. They are asking for tips, and I'd imagine this isn't the first time they asked, but they are asking again.
If anyone knows anything, call the police and let them assess the information and follow up on it.
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Groucho d'North on Sep 1, 2020 at 11:52 am
Please rest in peace Ms Ollie. Perhaps one day some of those who cry, protest, march and drum for justice will realize they can play a significant part in delivering that justice by helping law enforcement to capture the mutt who killed you. There are too many voices who are silent at the wrong times.
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Frank N. Stein on Aug 31, 2020 at 6:10 pm
This is a ho-hum conundrum Drum... It's not sad that they won’t talk it is sad that the community will not let them talk and sadder still that this way of life was literally drummed into them through the savagery of colonialist institutions... It is a hard fix and this murder is the tip of the iceberg in that community and many others like it.
Self-governing - Good luck. The violence in that community is, in a word, unrelenting and nothing is done to stop it.
You know why? Because as it has been implemented Gladue has become a farcical script penned over and over again by the system. The people running the show have no idea that their anti-racist remedy is an even greater racism than the so-called former system because it sends violent and sexually violent offenders back into the community to reoffend over and over again thereby amplifying the Gladue factors, perpetuating them, and growing them exponentially. It is absolute insanity. It is a waste of everyone’s time and everyone’s money.
Gladue has been stripped of its intent and purpose and it has become a blunt instrument of cultural genocide. Defense Lawyers and their Lackeys - The Courts and the Crown make me frown at the societies they have turned upside down.
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JC on Aug 31, 2020 at 11:19 am
It's traditional to not cooperate. Which is why there are so many unsolved cases. Despite the millions of dollars the liberals give to solve the problem of unsolved cases of missing and murdered women you can't open closed mouths. So, where does those millions go? Do the math.
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YukonMax on Aug 31, 2020 at 6:00 am
Wow. Just wow! Good to know that one year after the fact, the R.C.M.P. has no other choice but to just tell Yukoners that the community refused to hand over the killer.
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My Opinion on Aug 29, 2020 at 7:18 pm
I am sure it is someone close to her or known to her.
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Josey Wales on Aug 28, 2020 at 6:42 pm
I for one, sincerely hope the RCMP get said help requested.
For this AND the other unsolved homicides we have too damn many of...
She and her family and friends, deserve actual justice.
Even if caught, there is a chance that "actual" justice may not be served.
I would embrace in a very big way being wrong, but my point stands.
I hope they get the help and person or persons are held to account.
59 years to the day she came into this world too!...
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drum on Aug 28, 2020 at 5:35 pm
Many who know things will not share with the RCMP. So Sad.