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Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Yahoo
She Fled from a Car Ride with Her Boyfriend 9 Years Ago and Ran into the Woods — and Her Body Was Just Found
The last time anyone saw Shannah Boiteau on June 22, 2016, she was running away from a vehicle driven by her boyfriend on a desolate stretch of county road outside of St. Cloud, Minn. Leaving her purse, phone and shoes behind, Boiteau, 23, of Chippewa Falls, Wisc., raced barefoot into the densely wooded area next to Highway I-94, County Road 74, and was never seen again. Now, nearly nine years later, authorities say her skeletal remains have been found on a property in Augusta, Minn., near where she vanished. In a Facebook post on Thursday, May 1, her father, Cletus Boiteau, wrote, 'We would like to thank everyone who has reached out with their thoughts and prayer. 'From the bottom of our hearts we can never thank you enough. This has and is the hardest thing we have ever been through in our lives. Shannah was our first born and stole our hearts from the moment she arrived. Our hearts are broken and will never be whole again.' After Boiteau vanished on June 22, 2016, police issued a release asking for the public's help in locating the young mother. She and her boyfriend had gotten into an argument when she ran out of the car, her family said, according to NBC News' Dateline: Missing in America article series in August 2016. At the time, authorities said they did not believe Boiteau knew anyone in the St. Cloud area. Authorities kept searching for her, but eventually the case went cold. Now, at least some of the mystery surrounding her death is over. In an update on Tuesday, April 29, St. Cloud Police reported that on Saturday, April 26, officers located the remains, which were identified on April drought conditions exposed the once-flooded area where her remains were located, and the property owner found her remains, Cletus wrote in his post. "Trust us when we say that we have all the same questions that everyone else does. We will probably never know all the answers to those questions," he wrote. The investigation remains active. Read the original article on People
Daily Mail
29-04-2025
- Daily Mail
Haunting update in case of beloved young mom, 22, who walked into woods in 2016 then VANISHED
The body of a Wisconsin woman who vanished nine years ago after running out of a car and into the woods has been found. Shannah Boiteau, 22, disappeared on June 22, 2016, when she jumped out of her boyfriend's car and fled into a wooded area in St. Cloud, Minnesota. 'Boiteau was last seen in the area of I-94 and County Road 74 after she ran from a vehicle being driven by her boyfriend,' cops said. Almost a decade later, the St. Cloud Police Department shared her remains were found near where she was last seen. On Saturday, police were notified that a property owner had located possible human remains on his property in the 25000 block of County Road 74. 'This was near the area where Shannah Boiteau was last seen in June of 2016,' police said. Investigators recovered the skeletal remains and on Monday the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office confirmed they belonged to Boiteau. Almost a decade later, the St. Cloud Police Department shared her remains were found near where she was last seen (pictured) Her loved ones - who have run a Facebook page called 'Help find Shannah Boiteau' - also confirmed the tragic news. 'It is with great sorrow and sadness that we have to report that we have found Shannah Boiteau and she has gained her angel wings,' the group said. 'Please respect our privacy as we grieve and process all of this. Much love to everyone who has shared and helped us through this from the start.' The St. Cloud Police department said the case remains an active investigation and they will work to uncover what happened to the young mother. At the time, police believed the young mother-of-one was on the run over a probation violation and said she had a history of drug use. Before Boiteau's death was revealed, St. Cloud police filed a search-warrant affidavit for the area, reported The Minnesota Star Tribune. Court documents said police were notified by a man who found a human skull with teeth at a 'moist spot in the lower ground' on his property. The affidavit did not mention Boiteau, but stated the remains have been 'outside in the elements for a number of years.' The filing allowed police to search the property, where they collected skeletal remains while taking photos and video of the scene, according to the local newspaper. When she vanished in 2016, police suspected she may have been on the run from the law. 'Boiteau is believed to have fled Wisconsin due to a warrant being issued for her arrest for a probation violation,' police said at the time. 'Police do not believe that Boiteau knows anyone in the St. Cloud area, and does not have a phone. 'Boiteau has a history of drug use and persons should use caution if they come into contact with her.'
CBC
03-03-2025
- CBC
Principal of Whitehorse Catholic school steps down alleging bullying, interference by local bishop
Social Sharing The principal of a Whitehorse Catholic school has stepped down from her position, alleging that the local bishop — whom she describes as "dangerous" — frequently oversteps his authority while the education department does little to address his behaviour. Maria Gray informed Holy Family Elementary School families of her decision in a goodbye email last week. Gray, who joined Holy Family in 2021, declined an interview request. However, CBC News obtained a letter she sent to the school council Tuesday in which she accused Bishop Hector Vila of school interference, making discriminatory and hateful comments about First Nations and 2SLGBTQ+ people and harassing and bullying staff. "This has taken a severe toll on my well-being, despite efforts to seek support and resolution," Gray wrote. "I have been constantly 'between a rock and a hard place' and the gaslighting, lack of support, and crisis of my own conscience have come to a breaking point." Gray has requested to be moved to a position outside of the Yukon Catholic schools. Yolande Cherepak, the executive assistant at the bishop's office in Whitehorse, said in an email Friday that the office is "aware of the situation and is actively assessing the details." "Our top priority is to support our Catholic school communities in this time of transition…. At this time, we are unable to provide further specifics," Cherepak wrote. Cherepak directed further inquiries to the diocese's manager of chancery operations, who had not responded as of Sunday evening. The Yukon's Department of Education also had not provided an interview or comment by then. Holy Family teachers Tamara Boiteau and Julie Todd, meanwhile, said in an interview that staff were feeling "pretty devastated." They described Gray as a well-liked, highly-qualified Catholic educator and administrator who protected teachers and knew how to help students at all levels succeed. "We shouldn't be losing her," Boiteau said. "We should not have our principal feeling like she has to step away from Catholic schools because of lack of support from the department, lack of clear understanding of roles and responsibilities with Bishop Hector [Vila]." Boiteau, who's queer, added that Gray was a "huge advocate" for the education department's sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) policy, and strongly defended the school's display of the 2SLGBTQ+ flag. "I'm pretty fearful of that if whoever's going to come in and take over is going to still feel that same way and be as passionate as she was," Boiteau said. The Holy Family school council declined an interview request. Letter alleges bullying, 'nefarious interference" in curriculum Gray, in her letter, accused Vila of creating "tension" between Catholic schools and the diocese since his arrival in 2016, including by making inappropriate and discriminatory comments about First Nations culture and history while dismissing truth and reconciliation efforts, bullying and harassing staff at a professional development event and moving meetings with school principals to his property. She also alleged interference in school operations relating to inclusivity and SOGI policies, about which she claimed the bishop has been "outright harassing and discriminatory." She said he's also carried out "nefarious interference" in the curriculum, particularly around health. Gray appeared to be referencing a letter Vila sent to Catholic school families in January highlighting part of the Yukon's "Better to Know" program, which includes topics like sexual activity, birth control and 2SLGBTQ+ identity. He wrote that it was "not approved by the Catholic Church" and encouraged parents to sign non-existent lesson opt-out forms. Gray sent a follow-up email to families to address "inaccuracies," noting that the Kindergarten to Grade 3 health curriculum focuses on the proper names for body parts and "safe touch" while students in Grade 4 to 7 primarily learn about puberty and the science of reproduction — for example, the roles of a sperm and egg. In her school council letter, Gray wrote that her repeated requests for the education department to clarify Vila's role within Yukon Catholic schools, set boundaries, undertake reconciliation efforts and create safety plans have gone unaddressed. There was an "urgent need," Gray continued, "for policy revisions regarding the relationship between the Department of Education and the episcopal corporation," as well as for the creation of policies to better protect Catholic schools and staff. She also called for a re-examination of the existing agreement under which Yukon Catholic schools were founded, and for roles and responsibilities within the system to be properly defined. "After 15 years in Yukon Catholic schools, I see that it is simply not possible for a Yukon Catholic school leader to successfully follow both the public school mandates and the ideas of a dangerous bishop who has an unclear umbrella-of-influence lacking checks and balances re: his authority and behaviour with school staff," Gray wrote. "I can't help but wonder if publicly funded religious schools are still viable amidst oppositional — hostile, even — stakeholders with seemingly incompatible values." In her separate goodbye email to families, Gray wrote that she was filled with "both overwhelming gratitude and deep sadness," and urged them to continue to support Holy Family's school staff and council. She also added that her child would continue to attend Holy Family.
