highway of tears task force update

Highway of Tears task force update promising:Wilson
By Thom Barker THE INTERIOR NEWSMarch 14, 2007
The RCMP are making good on their promise to keep the families of Highway of Tears victims in the loop.
On March 2, Supt. Leon Van der Walle, head of the Highway of Tears task force was in Smithers to give an update.
"It was fairly good, actually," said Matilda Wilson, mother of Ramona Wilson who disappeared in 1994 and whose remains turned up almost a year later.
"They're still not going to give us all the details, but everything sounds pretty promising."
Wilson said she realizes making headway on her daughter's murder is a long shot, but the police force's new commitment to communication gives them hope.
"That's a plus for us because now we know they're working hard at what they're doing," she said.
Wilson told The Interior News the families were informed of several initiatives the RCMP are undertaking including profiling, investigating locations and putting out the word to anglers, hunters and people who work in the bush to be on the lookout for potential clues.
"It takes a long time because there's so many logging roads that need to be looked at," Wilson said.
Meanwhile, Ray Michalko, the Surrey private investigator also continues to work the case.
"I just spent some time in Kamloops chasing down some Tears leads and am going to be working in Smithers sometime between April 14 and 18," he told The Interior News.
Michalko said he has several people of interest to talk to and will pass any information he gathers on to RCMP investigators.
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