Samantha Tayleen Berg, 19, was found dead on January 25, 2005, in a north Edmonton industrial area. Her partially clothed body was discovered at about 2:00 p.m. in a parking lot at 7829 127 Avenue, near 78 Street, concealed under accumulated snow and frozen to the ground; her hands and feet became visible as temperatures rose and snow melted. Records note she was last seen in December 2004, so the exact date of death has not been confirmed.

Berg had been involved in Edmonton’s street-level sex trade and struggled with drug addiction. Police initially treated the death as suspicious and the medical examiner later classified it as a homicide, though no specific cause of death has been publicly released. Her case was examined by Project KARE alongside other unresolved deaths of women connected to the sex trade, but no suspect has been publicly named and no arrest or charge has been recorded.

Anyone with information about Samantha’s death or who knew her is asked to contact the Edmonton Police Service, referencing EPS file 05-012706.