Brianna Danielle Torvalson, 21, of Edmonton, was found dead in the snow beside a private driveway on an acreage in rural Strathcona County on February 21, 2008. Police identified her quickly, treated the discovery as suspicious, and an autopsy confirmed her death was a homicide; authorities did not publicly disclose the cause of death.

Before her death Torvalson struggled with a serious crack cocaine addiction and had become involved in Edmonton’s street and sex-trade community. She had not been registered with Project KARE, though both Strathcona County RCMP and Project KARE became involved after her body was found. Friends and family described her as caring and hopeful despite addiction, and her family said the murder left a permanent void.

One of the last publicly identified people to see Torvalson alive was a former friend, Amber Gow, who said she spoke with Torvalson in Beverly less than two weeks before the body was discovered and believed Brianna tended to deal with men she already knew. Investigators asked anyone with recent contact or knowledge of Torvalson’s movements to come forward.

Did anyone in the Edmonton area remember seeing Brianna or have information about her whereabouts in the fortnight before February 21, 2008?