Winnipeg family still seeking answers in 1970 homicide of Metis girl
A Winnipeg family wants answers in the unsolved death of an 11-year-old Metis girl in St. Vital which occurred almost 52 years ago.
Family members of Geraldine Settee went to the grounds of the Manitoba Legislature on Friday to raise awareness and call for answers in her case.
Geraldine left her home near St. Mary’s Road and Fermor Avenue on New Year’s Day 1970 to buy pop and chips at a nearby store. She never returned home.
Her body was found by her sister in a vacant lot near the family’s home the next day. At the time, police said Geraldine had been stabbed six times.
“It was a brutal crime,” said Glenn Settee, Geraldine’s brother. “It never leaves you.”
Winnipeg police said a youth was charged in 1971 in connection to the homicide, but the charge was stayed by Manitoba Prosecution Services in 1972 because there wasn’t sufficient evidence.
Ryan Settee, Geraldine’s nephew, said recent conversations with Glenn about the death prompted the family to start pushing for justice.
“We’d like real, official answers from the police and Manitoba justice, and the crown to revisit this,” Ryan said.
Winnipeg police said the case is currently assigned to the historical homicide unit and is an open investigation. Officers said they’ve had ongoing discussions with the family to keep them informed about the status of the investigation.
-With files from CTV's Josh Crabb
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
NEW With the U.S. election approaching, could American voters in Canada make a difference?
With the U.S. election widely predicted to be a close race, some believe American voters in Canada and overseas will be crucial in helping elect the new president about a month from now.
Canadian figure skater suspended at least 6 years for 'sexual maltreatment'
Canadian figure skater Nikolaj Sorensen has been suspended for at least six years for 'sexual maltreatment,' the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner announced Wednesday.
Grandparents found hugging each other after fallen tree killed them in their South Carolina home
As Hurricane Helene roared outside, the wind howling and branches snapping, John Savage went to his grandparents' bedroom to make sure they were OK.
W5 Investigates What it's like to interview a narco
Drug smuggling is the main industry for Mexican cartels, but migrant smuggling is turning into a financial windfall. In this fourth instalment of CTV W5's 'Narco Jungle: The Death Train,' Avery Haines is in Juarez where she speaks with one of the human smugglers known as 'coyotes.'
B.C. man ordered to pay damages for defamatory Google review
A B.C. man has been ordered to pay a total of $4,000 to a Coquitlam company and its two owners because of a negative review he posted on Google.
DEVELOPING Israel extends evacuation warnings in Lebanon, signalling a wider offensive
The Israeli military on Thursday warned people to evacuate a city and other communities in southern Lebanon that are north of a UN-declared buffer zone, signalling that it may widen a ground operation launched earlier this week against the Hezbollah militant group.
Ontario family devastated after losing thousands to online flight ticket scam
An Ontario family was planning a religious trip to Saudi Arabia that included 10 people, but when they were checking in for their flights, the family discovered some of their tickets were fake.
For Canadians seeking a non-mRNA COVID vaccine, lack of Novavax shot is 'unfair,' advocates say
The federal government's decision to not provide Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine this respiratory virus season raises health equity concerns, experts and advocates say, as some Canadians look to the U.S. to get the shot.
Albertan first Canadian veteran to compete in Mrs. Universe pageant
In less than a year, an Alberta woman has gone from gracing the stage at her first pageant to competing at the Mrs. Universe pageant in South Korea. She's making history by becoming the first Canadian veteran to compete internationally.