Ramona Wilson
Ramona Lisa Wilson
Date of Birth: February 15, 1978
Age: 16 years
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Indigenous
Date Last Seen: June 11, 1994
Location Last Seen: Smithers, British Columbia, Canada
Case Details: Ramona was just 16 years old when she was last seen alive in Smithers, British Columbia on June 11, 1994. She left her home intending to meet up with a friend. She told her family she may need a ride to Moricetown, west of Smithers, to go to some graduation parties going on in the area. When Ramona didn’t arrive at school the following Monday, her friends thought she was staying with a boy she had met in Moricetown. It wasn’t until after Ramona failed to show up for her scheduled shift at work on Monday evening that her family reported her as a missing person.
On April 9, 1995, Ramona’s body was discovered by atv-ers in a wooded area on Yelich Road near the Smithers airport.
The bodies of teenagers Roxanna Thiara (15 years) and Alishia Germain (15 years) had been found in the same area before Ramona had been found. 19 year old Lana Derrick had also disappeared from a nearby gas station 6 months later.
Ramona’s sister believes that she was murdered by someone local to the community. The area that her body had been located would not be easy to navigate by someone who did not have intimate knowledge of the area. Her theory is that Ramona was struck by a drunk driver while hitchhiking. Ramona’s death is considered one of the confirmed 19 cases of the Highway of Tears murders, 16 of which were indigenous women. Local indigenous communities believe that the number of victims could be in the 40s.
There have been no arrests made in Ramona’s murder and her case remains unsolved.
If you have information on Ramona’s case, please contact any of the following:
Smithers RCMP Detachment: 1-250-847-3233
Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-TIPS(8477)
Online at: https://www.canadiancrimestoppers.org/submit-a-tip/submit-a-tip
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