Rosalee Walton barely knew her sister, Dawn Crey. At an early age, the sisters and their siblings were sent to foster homes in Chilliwack, British Columbia. The family is from the Cheam Band of the Sto:lo Nation. Walton found a stable home and now lives in Washington. Crey's journey wasn't as easy -- after falling into drugs and prostitution in Vancouver, she went missing in late 2000. Walton hadn't seen her sister in twenty years but started searching for her on the streets in hopes of reconnecting. Then police in B.C. found Crey's remains on a farm owned by William Pickton. Pickton is suspected of killing dozens of women -- most of them Native -- and is on trial for Crey's murder and several other murders. Walton has been closely following the grisly trial, which started in January. She has been learning more and more about her sister, who is the subject of a documentary, "Finding Dawn," that explores the more than 500 Native women who have gone missing in Canada. Get the Story:
Sisters' tenuous bond grows even as a killer separates them (The Seattle Post-Intelligencer 3/13) Relevant Links:
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