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Mindy Tran

Case from Kelowna, British Columbia dated Aug 17, 1994

Victim Details

Mindy Tran

Female

Asian

Kelowna

British Columbia

1994-08-17

8

Mindy

Tran

10/01/2026

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On the evening of August 17, 1994, Mindy Tran, an 8-year-old Asian female, rode her pink bicycle away from her home in Kelowna's Rutland neighbourhood to look for a nearby friend to play with. It was an ordinary summer evening in a community where children routinely played outside, but Mindy never returned home. Her disappearance quickly triggered an enormous response. Police officers and hundreds of volunteers searched neighbourhood streets, yards, dumpsters and the nearby Mission Creek area, b ...
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