Fifteen-year-old Tina Fontaine vanished from a Winnipeg youth shelter in August 2014. Days later her body was found in the Red River, and police have treated it as a homicide. Despite an arrest and trial, no one has been convicted. In this episode, we recount Tina’s life, the events of that summer, and what questions still haunt her case.
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Sources
CBC News (archive + trial coverage)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/tina-fontaine
CTV News Winnipeg
https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/tina-fontaine
Global News
https://globalnews.ca/tag/tina-fontaine/
Winnipeg Free Press
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/special/tina-fontaine
Manitoba Advocate for Children & Youth (2019 Report)
A Place Where It Feels Like Home
https://manitobaadvocate.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Tina-Fontaine-Report.pdf
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca
Disclaimer
This podcast is for educational and social storytelling purposes only. Everything we present is from public sources and testimony. We have clearly stated which parts of the story are confirmed (by police reports, court findings, eyewitnesses) and which are allegations or theories. We avoid naming any victim of sexual violence or minors beyond what is necessary. Remember that in Canadian law, all persons are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
If you have any information about Tina Fontaine’s case, contact the Winnipeg Police Service Missing Persons Unit at (204) 986-6508 or Crime Stoppers at (204) 786-TIPS (8477).