Tamra Jewel Keepness

 

 

     

     

CBC Indepth: Tamra Keepness

4th anniversary of disappearance

REGINA - Four years after a young Regina girl seemingly disappeared into the night, efforts to find her remain very evident.  Tamra Jewel Keepness was just five years old when she was seen heading to bed on July 5, 2004.  (Regina Leader-Post)

 

New step taken in case

 

Mischief charge laid in search for Sask. girl

REGINA - A 42-year-old woman has been charged with public mischief for allegedly misleading police during a search for missing Saskatchewan girl, Tamra Keepness.  It's alleged that around Sept. 3, Sherry Anne Rose of Regina provided city police with false information about a possible suspect in the disappearance.  (CTV) 

Tamra's stepfather charged with assault

There's a new twist in the story of a five-year-old Regina girl who went missing. The girl's stepfather, Dean McArthur, has been charged with assault causing bodily harm after an alleged fight at the family home the same night Tamra disappeared.  (CTV)

Social workers take kids from Keepness home

REGINA - Saskatchewan social workers have removed five other children from the Regina home of missing girl Tamra Keepness.  (CTV)  

Human remains not Tamra's

The human remains discovered inside a burned-out van during the search for Tamra Keepness - a missing five-year-old Regina girl - are those of an unidentified male, the RCMP said.  (CTV)

Regina police expand search for missing girl

Police and volunteers are expanding their search for Tamra Jewel Keepness, a five-year-old Regina girl who has been missing since Monday night.   (CTV – July 10, 2004)   MORE:   Police continue search for missing Regina girl    Regina police search for 5-year-old girl   Mother accuses Regina police of delays in search for missing daughter

Regina hunts for missing five-year-old girl

More than two days after she disappeared from her Regina, Saskatchewan home, the search is intensifying for five-year-old Tamra Jewel Keepness.  Tamra, who lives with her mother and five siblings including her twin sister, was last seen in her bedroom at her downtown Regina home around 11 p.m. Monday.    (CTV –July 8, 2004)

REQUEST PUBLIC ASSISTANCE - MISSING CHILD

Five year-old Tamara Jewel KEEPNESS was last seen at her home in the 1800 block of Ottawa Street at approximately 11:00 p.m. on Monday, July 5, 2004.  She is described as female, Aboriginal, five years old, with short, bobbed brown hair, brown eyes, dark complexion, thin build, weighing about 40 pounds, approximately 3’ 5” tall.  She was last seen wearing a light blue, striped halter top with pink accents, light blue jeans and pink and white shoes.  Police have been searching the neighbourhood and other areas since approximately 12:15 p.m.  So far, neither police nor family members have located Tamara KEEPNESS.   - July 6, 2004)

CBC Indepth: Child murders

   

Phoenix Sinclair

Couple guilty

WINNIPEG - A Manitoba couple have been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of murdering the woman's five-year-old daughter, Phoenix Sinclair, in 2005.  Phoenix's mother, Samantha Kematch, and her common-law husband, Karl McKay, showed no emotion as they were convicted by a jury of 10 women and two men.  They won't be able to apply for parole for 25 years. (CTV)

'I should have listened to my heart'

Couple convicted

'Heads should roll'

Couple discussed body disposal

New murder charge laid in Manitoba girl's death

Videotapes released

Tapes released

Mother told daughter she's sorry

Manitoba RCMP find evidence of girl's remains

   

Katelynn Sampson

Anger mounts

'Work of the devil'

$40

TORONTO - Bernice Sampson had to hand over her daughter to two guardians - now accused of killing the seven-year-old - because she faced a minor drug charge that netted her $40, court heard yesterday.  Sampson, 47, the grieving mom of murder victim Katelynn Sampson, pleaded guilty yesterday to trafficking crack cocaine and was given a four-month stay-at-home sentence in Superior Court. (CNews)

Charges hiked

2nd person charged

'Disturbing' details

   

Randy Dooley

Bloodlessness of appeal belies violent death

Parents seek new trial  

Randal Dooley case

Pity Randal

TORONTO - There are days when an observer leaves court with the overwhelming urge to vomit.  Such was the case, often, during the 2002 jury trial in the death of 7-year-old Randal Dooley.  And such, also, was the case - seven years later - as arguments began in the appeal applications brought by the child's father and stepmother, both convicted of second-degree murder for beating the boy to death.  (Toronto Star)

   

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