Ashlee Christine Shingoose, 30, was last seen in downtown Winnipeg in March 2022. A member of the St. Theresa Point Anisininew Nation, she was missing for years while family and community members searched and appealed for information. During that period she was publicly known as Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe, or Buffalo Woman, a name used by the Indigenous community when her identity was unknown.

DNA testing restored her name on March 26, 2025, and investigators say she was one of four women killed in Winnipeg between March and May 2022. The case was linked to a broader homicide investigation; a conviction in July 2024 resulted in a guilty verdict on four counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of Ashlee Shingoose, Rebecca Contois, Morgan Harris, and Marcedes Myran. Ashlee’s family continues to wait for her remains, which are believed to be in a Winnipeg landfill.

If anyone knew Ashlee, saw her in downtown Winnipeg in March 2022, or has information about her final movements, please come forward.