Velecia Solomon Osborne - June 11, 2003 - Age 16 Murdered - Winnipeg

[Desespere]

Velecia (Felicia) Solomon-Osborne
Age: 16
Date last seen: March 24th, 2003
Location last seen: Winnipeg, MB
Date found: June 11, 2003
Location found: Winnipeg, MB
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Velecia Solomon Osborne - June 11, 2003 - Age 16  Murdered - (Relative of Helen Betty Osborn  19, raped and murdered The Pas, MB) On June 11, 2003 members of the Winnipeg Police Service River Patrol located a human body part in the Red river. On June 16, 2003 another human body part was discovered by a member of the public near the riverbank of the Red River. 

Police undertook an investigation and both parts were sent for forensic analysis. As a result they were positively identified to missing person Felicia Solomon (aka: Valecia Solomon-Osborne), 16 years old of Winnipeg. Felicia was reported missing on April 3rd 2003, and was last seen alive on or about March 25, 2003, in the area of Sargent and Toronto Streets in downtown Winnipeg.
At the time of her disappearance she was wearing a baby blue jump suit, pink t-shirt and white running shoes. This case is now being dealt with as a homicide.

[Edsonmom]

I came accross this.. There is a great deal of information about this case in it, as well as her cousin Helen..Long read, but well worth it..

http://www.amnesty.ca/stolensisters/concerns_photos.pdf

[waabzy]

Helen's younger brother who was a trans woman (Velecia's cousin as well ) was also murdered.

[Desespere]

Oh my Lord that is a lot of tragedy for one family. I knew about Velecia's cousin but not brother.