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Helen Betty Osborne Case Study
Helen Betty Osborne was attacked by “white” men because she was seen as an easy target because of her identity was an aboriginal women. She was abducted by these four men while she was walking, presumably home, when she was raped then killed with a screwdriver. The case a significantly not only because this attack was because of her race but her race also played a role on the investigation from the RCMP. Because there was no lead on the investigations for a while the police dropped the case. Sixteen years later there were rumors that the alleged attacker were bragging how they have gotten away with the murder of young Helen Osborne but still the police did not reopen the case. In the end only one of the four men received jail time. the Royal

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