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shenmue

(38,538 posts)
Wed Sep 16, 2015, 09:23 AM Sep 2015

Alberta: body found is missing two-year-old

CBC story here

From the article:

The southern Alberta community of Crowsnest Pass is mourning the death of a toddler this morning, in what started as an Amber Alert and then evolved into a double murder case.

The body of two-year-old Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette was discovered late Tuesday in a rural area near her hometown of Blairmore.
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Alberta: body found is missing two-year-old (Original Post) shenmue Sep 2015 OP
It was devastating news... Spazito Sep 2015 #1
So, so sad. polly7 Sep 2015 #2
Horrific u4ic Sep 2015 #3
I heard last night just before I went to bed arikara Sep 2015 #4

Spazito

(54,852 posts)
1. It was devastating news...
Wed Sep 16, 2015, 09:35 AM
Sep 2015

I really thought she would be found and brought back to her mother. My heart breaks for her loved ones. I am glad they have someone they believe murdered her and her dad, charges coming soon.

polly7

(20,582 posts)
2. So, so sad.
Wed Sep 16, 2015, 09:36 AM
Sep 2015

Just .......... why?

I had read just a bit more on it here: http://globalnews.ca/news/2223043/remains-of-two-year-old-hailey-dunbar-blanchette-found-amber-alert-dropped/

RIP little Hailey.

Her mother and family are completely destroyed. Much strength to them.

u4ic

(17,101 posts)
3. Horrific
Wed Sep 16, 2015, 12:46 PM
Sep 2015

He's also been charged with indignity to a body. Sick f*ck.

When the suspect was arrested and the vehicle found but not Hailey, it didn't look good. We all wish it had been a better outcome.

I read a Toronto Star article yesterday, and it has since been updated and the paragraph removed. It noted Terry Blanchette's prior criminal record, and how his FB posts changed from his court dates to his daughter, how she turned his life around. One post of his mentioned he didn't want his daughter near "the drug addicted pedofiles (sic)". A chilling post.

I can't imagine what the families are going through right now.

arikara

(5,562 posts)
4. I heard last night just before I went to bed
Wed Sep 16, 2015, 02:23 PM
Sep 2015

and didn't sleep much, its too heartbreaking. She just reminded me so much of my daughter when she was that age. I was so hoping she would be found safe and sound.

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