The Lost and the Found

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On May 3, 1975, the remains of a female were found in the Nation River near a bridge crossing Highway 417 in Casselman, Ontario. She has dyed reddish blonde hair that was naturally dark brown. Her finger and toe nails had red nail polish on them. She may have been a smoker. The cause of death was strangulation. A piece of television coaxial cable was found around her neck. A curtain rod runner (plastic wheel) was found in her left armpit. Her hands and feet were tied with men's neckties, one of which is called "The Canadian Tie". Her remains may have been in the water for some days to some months.

The victim wore partial dentures with porcelain teeth in her upper and lower jaws. Many of her natural teeth had required fillings.




Tie: Red, Grey, And white
Tie: Blue, Striped, 3 shades of blue
Tie: Blue, Red, Maple leaf emblems, Bartolini Collection

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Who killed the 'The Nation River Lady'?
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By KJ Mullins     May 5, 2010 in Crime

May 3, 1975 was the day a local farmer came across a woman who had been brutally murdered in the Nation River. The victim had been strangled with a piece of cable television wire and bound with men's neckties. She was wearing just a blue undershirt and had no ID on her body.
The Nation River Lady could have been in the water since the fall of 1974 or for just three weeks prior to her discovery.
The cold case is still being investigated lead by Detective Inspector Guy Faucher. The police believe she was thrown into the river from the west bound Highway 417 lane bridge at the Nation River.
Faucher said during a phone interview that the victim did not have children.
"The evidence at what was left at what is believed to be where The Nation River Lady was dropped into the river points to the victim being killed in another location," Faucher said, "We believe that she was in the river for about four weeks but if she had been frozen she could have been dead longer than that prior to her discovery."
Faucher and his team have recovered over 300 missing persons reports from that time period and come up empty.
"The dental work from the victim was published in the Ontario Dental Journal," Faucher said, "We believe that she could have been from another area of Canada or even out of the country because of this."
Faucher is hopeful that a reward of $50,000 could lead to identifying the victim and solving her murder.
"We hope that people will view the updated composite picture and give us a tip," Fauncher stressed, "None of our cases are ever closed until we have the answers."
The Nation River Lady was slight, she was only 100 pounds and 5'3". At some time during her life she had her appendix removed. She also had extensive dental work completed and was wearing partial dentures at the time of her death.
The Nation River Lady was white and between the ages of 25 to 50. Her dark brown hair had been dyed reddish-blonde and she had painted, manicured fingernails.
The Government of Ontario is offering a $50,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the murderer of the "Nation River Lady".
Anyone having information about the "Nation River Lady" or her murder is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.


Location of where The Nation River Lady was found

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OPP reveal overwhelming response to Nation River Lady social media campaign



The OPP are following up on more than 18 tips they have received since the Aug. 1 launch of a social media campaign on the Nation River lady, an unidentified female found dead in 1975. Above, the 3-D facial reconstruction completed on the woman. - Photo courtesy OPP

In early August the OPP launched a successful social media campaign in an effort to reinvigorate a homicide investigation that has been ongoing since 1975.

The remains of a female, which came to be known as Nation River Lady, were discovered in the Nation River by a local farmer, south of the Town of Casselman on May 3, 1975. OPP investigators wanted to reintroduce this case to the public in an effort to identify her and identify the person(s) responsible for her death.

Since the media launch on the morning of Aug. 1, the OPP has received and is following up on more than 18 new tips so far from the public. The total number of impressions or times the content was displayed on Facebook in English was 28,016 and French was 65,374. Videos posted to the OPP's Facebook account in both languages received a total of 21,098 views. Twitter was equally successful with the content being viewed in English 32,048 times and French 7,274. As well, many news agencies broadcasted the information.

With advances in technology and the OPP forensic artist, the social media campaign contained numerous photographs of the items located on or with the Nation River Lady at the time of discovery and released a video of the three-dimensional clay facial reconstruction of Nation River Lady's head and face.

Under the direction of case manager Det. Insp. Dan Nadeau, of the Criminal Investigation Branch and Missing Persons and Unidentified Bodies Unit (MPUB), police continue to followup on all information provided and thank everyone who has called or provided information via email. Anyone with new information on the case can call the dedicated missing persons hotline toll-free at 1-877-934-6363 (1-877-9-FINDME) in Canada only; or 1-705-330-4144 from outside Canada. You can also submit information by email at opp.isb.resolve@opp.ca.

Background

Nation River Lady is described as being a Caucasian woman, age 25-50 years old, between five-foot-two and five-foot-eight in height, average build, approximately 100 pounds with brown hair that was dyed a reddish blond.

Her body was wrapped with two pieces of green cloth, two towels — one depicting an Irish Toast and the second displaying multiple flowers. Additionally, a J-Cloth, black coaxial cable and a curtain rod runner were with the body. Her hands and feet were bound with neckties; a blue tie with small Canada flag emblems known as "the Canadian tie," a blue striped silk tie and a red tie with yellow patterns.

The Nation River Lady was wearing a navy blue body suit, which had a collar, buttons down most of the front, long sleeves and snaps that secured between the legs. Her toe nails and fingernails were manicured and painted with a pink nail polish. She an appendix operation scar and wore partial upper and lower dentures. A copy of her fingerprints and DNA profile are on file.

Submitted by the Ontario Provincial Police