GUILTY Canada - Tess Richey, 22, Toronto, 25 Nov 2017 *Arrest*

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The autopsy results raised red flags, but more questions arose when investigators learned Richey — whose family told media she worked at a coffee bar in the Entertainment District — had been an escort in the city for a couple of years.


According to a source, investigators are exploring the possibility she advertised her services on multiple adult sites and also worked part-time as a waitress at a popular downtown strip club.

http://nationalpost.com/news/toront...d-dead-in-abandoned-downtown-toronto-building
 
How often is a missing person found across the street from their own missing person poster? imo.
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A missing person sign for Tess Richey is seen across the street from the building at Church and Dundonald Sts. where her body was found on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. (Ernest Doroszuk/POSTMEDIA NETWORK)



http://cnews.canoe.com/CNEWS/Crime/2.../22768649.html
 
dotr said:
How often is a missing person found across the street from their own missing person poster? imo.
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A missing person sign for Tess Richey is seen across the street from the building at Church and Dundonald Sts. where her body was found on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. (Ernest Doroszuk/POSTMEDIA NETWORK)



http://cnews.canoe.com/CNEWS/Crime/2.../22768649.html
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Likely not too often. Such sad news.
 
Just saw this. I thought they were pretty quick to label it death by misadventure. A "fall" can be staged to cover up strangulation. Contrary to what you usually see on TV, someone can die of asphyxia without signs of a struggle or bruising on the neck. You should check for signs of Petechiae (small areas of vascular bleeding of a few millimeters in size that form at the level of the pre-capillary arteriole in conjunctivae, mucous membranes, and sometimes the skin of the face and eyelids, due to mechanical disruption of vessel walls). If you see that, it's autopsy time to confirm homicide. The autopsy can confirm the internal damage -petechial hemorrhaging is present in the mucosa of the lips and the interior of the mouth and the hyoid bone, the thyroid, and the cricoid cartilages are commonly fractured. There are other signs but they're a bit medically complex to describe here. I hope they find who did this to this girl - whatever her means of support she was a sister and daughter and much loved.
 
gremlingrrl said:
I assume the photos were taken before the autopsy reports had this classified as a homicide... wouldn't/shouldn't the area otherwise be taped off??
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Nope, It was taped off for about... 2 hours when they found the body and hasn't been since (still isn't, i live in the area). Not sure if she was there the entire time but its a pretty high traffic area and the exact area her friend last saw her. Its pretty surprising that she wasn't found sooner but there have been a lot of issues in the area lately -- they actually assigned a dedicated neighbourhood officer 10 days before this happened. Its quite bizarre they didn't assume homicide from the start but according to a global news interview the police are saying it was a result of head trauma so I guess thats why they thought she fell. Just a very, very strange place for her to fall (and considering she had ordered a cab).

On another note- multiple friends/family saying the reports of her being an escort are nonsense.

http://www.nugget.ca/2017/12/02/slain-woman-no-escort---family
 
https://www.baytoday.ca/local-news/missing-north-bay-woman-murdered-toronto-police-780920
On Saturday, Nov. 25, at 3 a.m., Tess Richey, 22, was reported missing. She was last seen in the Church Street and Wellesley Street East area of Toronto.

On Wednesday, Nov. 29, at 3:30 p.m., she was found dead by her own mother, a family member told BayToday, outside a building undergoing construction.
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http://www.nugget.ca/2017/12/02/slain-woman-no-escort---family
Richey describes her sister as a hard worker who “juggled” two part-time jobs after graduating from Seneca College's flight services program earlier this year. Prior to that, she worked as assistant manager at the Day’s Inn in North Bay.

Richey says her sister completed the college program in April, graduated in July and started applying for positions with airlines. She also applied for a front desk position at a Toronto hotel.
When those attempts bore no fruit, Tess purchased the computer program Rosetta Stone to learn Italian, he sister says.
“She was on websites looking for au pair positions in Italy,” Rachel Richey says. “She wanted to travel. It was just something . . . she was transitioning. She felt ready to do it. She was working toward that goal.”
Tess, she says, was “ a funny girl, very clever and witty. She was very sweet. Very caring and giving. And she was never afraid to stand up for anybody – anybody – who needed protection.”
If Tess had any failings, Richey says, is was that “she was probably too kind, too trusting.
“Perhaps that’s why this happened.”
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http://cnews.canoe.com/CNEWS/Crime/2017/12/02/22768794.html
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A make-shift memorial of flowers and birthday cards outside the abandoned building near Church and Wellesley Streets in Toronto where murder victim Tess Richey was found on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017. (Ernest Doroszuk/Postmedia Network)
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Candles burn on Church St. in a memorial tribute to Richey as investigators try to solve the murder of the young woman whose body was found Wednesday -- one day before she would have celebrated her 23rd birthday.
At her vigil sight -- steps away from where he body was found at the bottom of a staircase on the property of a boarded up home under renovation at the corner of Church and Dundonald Sts. -- birthday cards and wrapped presents have been left for her.
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Investigators are now re-interviewing all of the witnesses who spoke to police before the case was taken over by the Homicide Unit, Gibson said. "We have different questions for them now that it's a homicide. And we have more questions," he said
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Gibson said family members will be in the city meeting with investigators on Sunday.
And he urged anyone who was in the area at the time and may have seen suspicious activity, or who has information that could help police catch Richey's killer, to come forward.
"We have canvassed the area and we have been looking at video evidence from nearby security cameras, but there may be video that we don't know about," he said.
Did someone call Richey? Did she bump in to somebody on her way home? Why was she not found sooner?
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Did someone call Richey? Did she bump in to somebody on her way home? Why was she not found sooner?
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http://m.en.canoe.com/CNEWS/Crime/2017/12/02/22768794.html

Those aren't the questions I would ask, I want to know:

* who are the people who were hanging out on their porch in late November with 2 very drunk, young, completely strange girls till 3-4 am? Who else was in the house?

* why did Tess stay when her friend went home? Her friend was able to catch a streetcar back to her place, was she really so drunk she just went off without discussing this with her friend?

* what address was the Uber called to, how long was it before it arrived? Presumably Tess wouldn't go anywhere once she'd called the ride. What do the porch people say about where she waited for her ride?

* how did she get to the stairwell? There's evidently easy access, since people are leaving a memorial. Any nice private abandoned stairwell in downtown TO would, IMO, likely be visited/used by the homeless.
 
Photos show extremely easy access - the stairwell is not boarded up. loads of people would have walked by in the days she was missing. For this reason I am unsure whether she was there the whole time.

It's not unusual to hang out with strangers in Toronto, but it's unusual to leave a friend behind in the company of strangers at that hour.

At that hour on a Saturday night there likely would have been a lot of Ubers in the area. I've read that she "missed the ride" which must mean that the driver cancelled it after waiting. I can't imagine it was a very long wait so it seems that whatever happened to her occurred between her calling the Uber and its arrival. Article says she called it to that area specifically so I imagine it was to the house (50 Dundonald) or to the corner of Church and Dundonald.

Someone mentioned cameras on the front of the house. Sadly they are likely not in use. This used to be a restaurant called Maison-House. Photos of it when it was still open show the cameras so they were probs using it then but they likely are not operational anywhere.
 
lcid said:
Photos show extremely easy access - the stairwell is not boarded up. loads of people would have walked by in the days she was missing. For this reason I am unsure whether she was there the whole time.

It's not unusual to hang out with strangers in Toronto, but it's unusual to leave a friend behind in the company of strangers at that hour.

At that hour on a Saturday night there likely would have been a lot of Ubers in the area. I've read that she "missed the ride" which must mean that the driver cancelled it after waiting. I can't imagine it was a very long wait so it seems that whatever happened to her occurred between her calling the Uber and its arrival. Article says she called it to that area specifically so I imagine it was to the house (50 Dundonald) or to the corner of Church and Dundonald.

Someone mentioned cameras on the front of the house. Sadly they are likely not in use. This used to be a restaurant called Maison-House. Photos of it when it was still open show the cameras so they were probs using it then but they likely are not operational anywhere.
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rbbm.
Welcome to Ws Icid!

Also wondering if Tess was at the stairwell the whole time or placed there later.
Could it be a fake Uber showed up before a " real " one did?
imo, speculation.
 
lcid said:
Photos show extremely easy access - the stairwell is not boarded up. loads of people would have walked by in the days she was missing. For this reason I am unsure whether she was there the whole time.

It's not unusual to hang out with strangers in Toronto, but it's unusual to leave a friend behind in the company of strangers at that hour.

At that hour on a Saturday night there likely would have been a lot of Ubers in the area. I've read that she "missed the ride" which must mean that the driver cancelled it after waiting. I can't imagine it was a very long wait so it seems that whatever happened to her occurred between her calling the Uber and its arrival. Article says she called it to that area specifically so I imagine it was to the house (50 Dundonald) or to the corner of Church and Dundonald.

Someone mentioned cameras on the front of the house. Sadly they are likely not in use. This used to be a restaurant called Maison-House. Photos of it when it was still open show the cameras so they were probs using it then but they likely are not operational anywhere.
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The police very obviously didn't suspect foul play, my suspicious mind assumes that's because one or more witnesses told police things to convince them foul play was unlikely.
We have different questions for them now that it's a homicide. And we have more questions," he said
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I wonder if it was possible to access the stairwell from the lane running behind Dundonald? Getting there via Church St. would be longer/much more likely to be seen.

Whoever it was, IMO, knew about the stairwell beforehand. It just seems way too convenient to have that kind of private/hidden yet easily accessible place handy.
 
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