Shelly Tannis Dene was 25 when she disappeared from Edmonton, Alberta, in the summer of 2013. A member of Fort McKay First Nation with ties to the Mikisew Cree Nation, she was staying at her grandmother’s home near 114 Street and 102 Avenue while the grandmother was away. Reports differ on the exact timeline: some accounts say she was last seen in mid-July, while the family’s last contact was in August 2013. When the grandmother returned she found Shelly’s belongings packed and no sign of her.

Shelly had overcome past struggles, earning her Grade 12 diploma in 2010 and remaining sober for three years before relapsing after her father died in 2012. Her family last heard from her by text in August; when her sister Candice Lhommecourt asked if she was okay, Shelly’s final reply was No. Her phone was disconnected on November 8, 2013, and the family reported her missing then. Police say there’s no indication of foul play; an unconfirmed tip mentioned she might have gone north to the Yukon with a man in a red pickup truck. The investigation remains open but had run out of actionable leads by December 2014.

Did anyone in Edmonton or the Yukon region see Shelly or that red pickup truck in mid-2013?