Brenda was born in Lethbridge, AB, the oldest of five children (two sisters and two brothers). She was a member of the Kahkewistahaw First Nation and was raised in Calgary.
She grew up with her father's family while her mother battled alcohol addiction, but moved in with her mother in 1980. Her mother later learned Brenda had been abused by members of her father's family.
Brenda was a badminton champion in school and was a talented hairdresser, completing her certificate in 1991.
She had two daughters, one in Alberta and one in Ontario. In 1996 she moved to Vancouver. Her common-law spouse was abusive, and Brenda was afraid of him, even living in a shelter in an attempt to leave.
She worked as a waitress and bouncer at the bar in the Balmoral Hotel in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. She was well-known in the community as a protector, and was a soft-spoken, well-liked person.
Her remains were found on the Pickton farm and Robert Pickton was convicted of
her second-degree murder.
She grew up with her father's family while her mother battled alcohol addiction, but moved in with her mother in 1980. Her mother later learned Brenda had been abused by members of her father's family.
Brenda was a badminton champion in school and was a talented hairdresser, completing her certificate in 1991.
She had two daughters, one in Alberta and one in Ontario. In 1996 she moved to Vancouver. Her common-law spouse was abusive, and Brenda was afraid of him, even living in a shelter in an attempt to leave.
She worked as a waitress and bouncer at the bar in the Balmoral Hotel in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. She was well-known in the community as a protector, and was a soft-spoken, well-liked person.
Her remains were found on the Pickton farm and Robert Pickton was convicted of
her second-degree murder.
Brenda was born in Lethbridge, AB, the oldest of five children (two sisters and two brothers). She was a member of the Kahkewistahaw First Nation and was raised in Calgary.
She grew up with her father's family while her mother battled alcohol addiction, but moved in with her mother in 1980. Her mother later learned Brenda had been abused by members of her father's family.
Brenda was a badminton champion in school and was a talented hairdresser, completing her certificate in 1991.
She had two daughters, one in Alberta and one in Ontario. In 1996 she moved to Vancouver. Her common-law spouse was abusive, and Brenda was afraid of him, even living in a shelter in an attempt to leave.
She worked as a waitress and bouncer at the bar in the Balmoral Hotel in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. She was well-known in the community as a protector, and was a soft-spoken, well-liked person.
Her remains were found on the Pickton farm and Robert Pickton was convicted of
her second-degree murder.
She grew up with her father's family while her mother battled alcohol addiction, but moved in with her mother in 1980. Her mother later learned Brenda had been abused by members of her father's family.
Brenda was a badminton champion in school and was a talented hairdresser, completing her certificate in 1991.
She had two daughters, one in Alberta and one in Ontario. In 1996 she moved to Vancouver. Her common-law spouse was abusive, and Brenda was afraid of him, even living in a shelter in an attempt to leave.
She worked as a waitress and bouncer at the bar in the Balmoral Hotel in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. She was well-known in the community as a protector, and was a soft-spoken, well-liked person.
Her remains were found on the Pickton farm and Robert Pickton was convicted of
her second-degree murder.
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