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It says Maureen Mosie was found 16 miles east of kamloops, which is NOT on this highway or even near it. In fact many of these are not on highway 16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert. Shelly Ann Bascu.
This was likely due to the fact that these victims were on the E-Pana list created by the RCMP to originally resolve Highway of Tears cases, but later evolved to other BC highways cases, including Mosie and Bascu. These victims have been subsequently added to a new page, E-Pana, and removed from this page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nfox24 ( talk • contribs) 07:38, 3 December 2018 (UTC)
So, if it turns out that Bobby Jack Fowler committed all (well, most) of these murders, I would say that it doesn't make sense to have this article, and it should instead be part of Fowler's article. Obviously we don't have this confirmation yet, but I'm just thinking ahead here. Ego White Tray ( talk) 12:28, 27 September 2012 (UTC)
Shekon! Respecting EGO White Tray, this topic is needed, another voice. Added link to your topic. http://www.ammsa.com/content/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-and-girls has a victim count over 1,200 now, 2016. Remember, Clifford Olson was working with, excited 2 other BC Lower Mainland serial killers, each of them equally violent, though more directly targeting American women, and all of them Eurocentric colonists... Added Human Monoculture to your Wiki, with discussion of England's Imperial policy as neocolonialism. 2016 Brexit is going to make our life worse, with England hit by over 12 trillion € debt, 820 billion € interest per annum, expect more violent resource theft. Other American related topic. Kenyan president across snake line about to be replaced by another English aristocrat, but at least a woman, maybe stop their Highway genocide now? Nip it in the bud. Nose to Her wind. Be strong. Wado! Greetings, Thanks and Love ( talk) 13:51, 21 September 2016 (UTC)
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The list of murders is factually wrong based on geography. Kamloops, Merritt and Williams Lake are literally hundreds of kilometres away from Hwy 16. Someone needs to either check a map or the intro to this article needs to be amended to indicate that "Highway of Tears" is a catch-all for unsolved murders along North-Central BC highways that include 5 and 97, not just the Yellowhead. 96.51.188.175 ( talk) 01:10, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
Highway of Tears is not a catch-all and the list of murders has been updated with the victims removed not related to the section of highway 16 between Prince Rupert and Prince George. All victims that were removed from this list were added to the wiki article E-Pana. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nfox24 ( talk • contribs) 04:09, 4 December 2018 (UTC)
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Highway of Tears murders →
Highway of Tears cases – Not all Highway of Tears cases are murders as the current title could suggest; however "Highway of Tears Murdered and Missing", although accurate, is cludgy and not as streamlined as "Highway of Tears cases".
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Please help. I am not quite sure how to properly discuss this in the Talk page: "This article's lead section does not adequately summarize key points of its contents."
Should I just propose a new lead section paragraph here? Or suggest additional points? Help Nfox24 ( talk) 19:47, 11 January 2019 (UTC)
Updated lead section to the following. Looking for feedback.
The Highway of Tears is a series of murders and disappearances along a 720-kilometre (450 mi) corridor of Highway 16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada, from 1970 until present. The phrase was coined in 1998 during a vigil held in Terrace, British Columbia for six missing women. There are a disproportionately high number of Indigenous women in the list of Highway of Tears victims. Explanations for this include systemic racism, poverty, drugs, violence, disconnection with traditional culture and disruption of the family unit through the foster care system and residential schools
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What does the article mean when it mentions that perpetrators feel a sense of "privacy"? 208.59.132.152 ( talk) 22:04, 14 July 2020 (UTC)
@ talk this was the best way to describe it. IMO, living here for 30 years, and researching HoT pretty intensely for 3 years, privacy is the primary factor for the high rate of murders/disappearances, where killers/kidnappers can be with their victims and not be seen by anyone else. It's really that simple. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nfox24 ( talk • contribs) 15:39, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
wouldn't it be more appropriate to call it "highway of death"? seeing so many people die here... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pyromania153 ( talk • contribs) 19:16, 26 January 2024 (UTC)
can we stop perpetrating this myth that we are still looking into why this happens. We know EXACTLY wait demographic causes this. men are 10 times more likely to be in prison for murder if they're indigenous, even with gladue laws giving them lighter sentencing.
199.119.235.215 ( talk) 12:37, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
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Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT ( talk) 22:21, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
It says Maureen Mosie was found 16 miles east of kamloops, which is NOT on this highway or even near it. In fact many of these are not on highway 16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert. Shelly Ann Bascu.
This was likely due to the fact that these victims were on the E-Pana list created by the RCMP to originally resolve Highway of Tears cases, but later evolved to other BC highways cases, including Mosie and Bascu. These victims have been subsequently added to a new page, E-Pana, and removed from this page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nfox24 ( talk • contribs) 07:38, 3 December 2018 (UTC)
So, if it turns out that Bobby Jack Fowler committed all (well, most) of these murders, I would say that it doesn't make sense to have this article, and it should instead be part of Fowler's article. Obviously we don't have this confirmation yet, but I'm just thinking ahead here. Ego White Tray ( talk) 12:28, 27 September 2012 (UTC)
Shekon! Respecting EGO White Tray, this topic is needed, another voice. Added link to your topic. http://www.ammsa.com/content/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-and-girls has a victim count over 1,200 now, 2016. Remember, Clifford Olson was working with, excited 2 other BC Lower Mainland serial killers, each of them equally violent, though more directly targeting American women, and all of them Eurocentric colonists... Added Human Monoculture to your Wiki, with discussion of England's Imperial policy as neocolonialism. 2016 Brexit is going to make our life worse, with England hit by over 12 trillion € debt, 820 billion € interest per annum, expect more violent resource theft. Other American related topic. Kenyan president across snake line about to be replaced by another English aristocrat, but at least a woman, maybe stop their Highway genocide now? Nip it in the bud. Nose to Her wind. Be strong. Wado! Greetings, Thanks and Love ( talk) 13:51, 21 September 2016 (UTC)
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The list of murders is factually wrong based on geography. Kamloops, Merritt and Williams Lake are literally hundreds of kilometres away from Hwy 16. Someone needs to either check a map or the intro to this article needs to be amended to indicate that "Highway of Tears" is a catch-all for unsolved murders along North-Central BC highways that include 5 and 97, not just the Yellowhead. 96.51.188.175 ( talk) 01:10, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
Highway of Tears is not a catch-all and the list of murders has been updated with the victims removed not related to the section of highway 16 between Prince Rupert and Prince George. All victims that were removed from this list were added to the wiki article E-Pana. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nfox24 ( talk • contribs) 04:09, 4 December 2018 (UTC)
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The result of the move request was: moved to alt proposal ( closed by non-admin page mover) SITH (talk) 20:15, 26 December 2018 (UTC)
Highway of Tears murders →
Highway of Tears cases – Not all Highway of Tears cases are murders as the current title could suggest; however "Highway of Tears Murdered and Missing", although accurate, is cludgy and not as streamlined as "Highway of Tears cases".
Nfox24 (
talk) 04:51, 3 December 2018 (UTC)--Relisting.
Dekimasu
よ! 01:22, 11 December 2018 (UTC) --Relisting.
Steel1943 (
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19:30, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
Please help. I am not quite sure how to properly discuss this in the Talk page: "This article's lead section does not adequately summarize key points of its contents."
Should I just propose a new lead section paragraph here? Or suggest additional points? Help Nfox24 ( talk) 19:47, 11 January 2019 (UTC)
Updated lead section to the following. Looking for feedback.
The Highway of Tears is a series of murders and disappearances along a 720-kilometre (450 mi) corridor of Highway 16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada, from 1970 until present. The phrase was coined in 1998 during a vigil held in Terrace, British Columbia for six missing women. There are a disproportionately high number of Indigenous women in the list of Highway of Tears victims. Explanations for this include systemic racism, poverty, drugs, violence, disconnection with traditional culture and disruption of the family unit through the foster care system and residential schools
NigelFox 17:53, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
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What does the article mean when it mentions that perpetrators feel a sense of "privacy"? 208.59.132.152 ( talk) 22:04, 14 July 2020 (UTC)
@ talk this was the best way to describe it. IMO, living here for 30 years, and researching HoT pretty intensely for 3 years, privacy is the primary factor for the high rate of murders/disappearances, where killers/kidnappers can be with their victims and not be seen by anyone else. It's really that simple. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nfox24 ( talk • contribs) 15:39, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
wouldn't it be more appropriate to call it "highway of death"? seeing so many people die here... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pyromania153 ( talk • contribs) 19:16, 26 January 2024 (UTC)
can we stop perpetrating this myth that we are still looking into why this happens. We know EXACTLY wait demographic causes this. men are 10 times more likely to be in prison for murder if they're indigenous, even with gladue laws giving them lighter sentencing.
199.119.235.215 ( talk) 12:37, 21 June 2024 (UTC)