The documentary "Highway of Tears" investigates the unsolved cases of missing or murdered women along a 724km stretch of highway in northern British Columbia. Despite 18 cold cases remaining unsolved since 1969, DNA evidence linked a drifter, Bobby Jack Fowler, to a 1974 murder. The film explores the possible involvement of one or multiple serial killers and the disproportionate number of Aboriginal women affected, with over 500 cases unsolved since the 1960s. It delves into the impact of generational poverty, residential schools, systemic violence, and high unemployment rates on First Nation reserves and their connection to the Highway of Tears cases.
Highway of Tears
The documentary "Highway of Tears" delves into the tragic stories of missing and murdered women along a 724 kilometer stretch of highway in northern British Columbia, where 18 cold cases went unsolved for decades until the establishment of the special RCMP division, E-Pana.
