MMIW: The Women of Saskatoon

In 1992, John Martin Crawford targeted indigenous women who were in sex work. He brutalized them and then killed them, dumping them around the same location. But years prior, 19-year-old John had done the same to another woman. Pleading to manslaughter instead of murder. He was able to rejoin society and continue his merciless actions against women. 

He killed Shelley Napope, Eva Taysup, and Calinda Waterhen before being brought to justice. Their names rarely brought up in the news. During trial they were almost forgotten, a fact not lost on the judge. 

Sources: 

Goulding, W. 2001. Just Another Indian. A serial killer and Canada’s indifference

https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/saskatchewan-serial-killer-john-martin-crawford-dies-at-regional-psychiatric-centre

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/saskatoon-serial-killer-john-martin-133847128.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHgikpC-nHx3-4TnlNGq5AatiZVlLBEb29ppUNBINRklFQ1EWXI5OXUvLO_oxEzWdJx8uUEFoeXYLSIzjzFgdqYGtW8JuF74MpxL0WDqsj9Cp3cNKi2lI2ON097X-3Ta4tr05vmRF_NgB2Y9s8aflJYjt4blWzzVcXcl4igjMmuq

https://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Crawford,%20John%20Martin%20_fall,%202007_.pdf

https://iportal.usask.ca/record/1784

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/serial-killer-exploited-racism-1.5845777

https://www.amnesty.org/es/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/amr200032004en.pdf