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Old 02-06-2016, 09:05 AM
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As her friends knocked on doors and posted notices, police had no updates Tuesday on a missing London woman.
Shelley Desrochers, 41, has not been seen by her friends for several weeks or been active on Facebook since Jan. 2, prompting fears about her safety.
Several of her friends said they canvassed east London streets Tuesday, posting photographs and asking store owners and others if they had seen Desrochers, but had received no solid tips.
London police said Tuesday they were continuing their investigation.
Desrochers’ friends say they’re frustrated police have not issued a public, missing persons notice.
But police spokesperson Const. Sandasha Bough said police received information about Desrochers Jan. 21 and have been investigating since.
“We are looking for her. We are looking into it,” Bough said. “The officer has been continuing the investigation, which includes things like canvassing the place last seen, looking to obtain any video and speaking with any of her known contacts.”
Police have a protocol to follow before issuing a missing persons notice, Bough said.
“We haven’t put out a media release as of yet, but that’s not to say we won’t in the future. We don’t put media releases out unless there’s a sense of urgency — for instance, it’s extremely cold outside or there’s a medical emergency.”

With files by Free Press reporter Jennifer O’Brien
www.lfpress.com/2016/01/26/friends-of-shelley-desrochers-using-social-media-in-search-for-missing-london-woman
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Old 02-06-2016, 09:08 AM
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As her birthday passes and hope fades, the family and friends of missing Shelley Desrochers are confronting the sad truth her lifestyle might have led her to the same tragic end it has for so many other women.
They are wondering as well about the safety of the rest of the 200 or so women who work on London’s streets selling sex.
“It’s hard to believe that the most dangerous areas in London aren’t monitored closely. Shelley was at risk for her safety,” a family member, who asked not to be named, said Friday. “She is a person, regardless of her behaviour and lifestyle.”
Police have to turn their minds now to the possibility more women are at risk, the family member said.
“The issue is not that Shelley lived a high-risk lifestyle. The issue now is the possibility someone is out there who has committed a very serious crime. That should be the focus instead of how she lived her life.”
Desrochers would have celebrated her 42nd birthday Thursday. She was last seen Jan. 5 on a strip of Hamilton Road known for sex workers to pick up johns, and was reported missing to police Jan. 21.
When The Free Press broke the story about her disappearance, friends and family requested the nature of Desrochers’ lifestyle be kept private. They were hoping then she was in hiding or partying somewhere and would show up soon, without the necessity of mentioning her lifestyle in the media.
The Free Press respected those wishes, despite many conversations on public Facebook pages about the risks facing Desrochers because of her work and struggles with addiction.
Now, though, with her birthday passed, her bank account untouched, and no recent word from police on the case, the same family and friends are going public with their concern.
“I feel like something happened because of her lifestyle. I think either a john has her or she has overdosed somewhere,” a longtime friend said.
Desrochers was much more than a sex worker, she said.
“Shelley is so many other things. Shelley had dreams and goals and a part of her that was willing to try to leave.”
Many of Desrochers’ friends have criticized London police for their response to the disappearance of a known sex worker, raising the spectre of Robert Pickton — the B.C. serial killer whose case highlighted police missteps in investigating missing women.
London police have not confirmed Desrochers lived what they usually term “a high-risk lifestyle,” or issued a warning to other sex workers in London.
Police say they began a full investigation of Desrochers’ disappearance as soon as they learned of it, and have followed many leads. After Desrochers didn’t access her bank account, where her Ontario disability cheque was deposited Jan. 29, police issued an official missing person’s notice.
Friends and family question why it took 12 days after the start of the investigation to put out that notice, and the first descriptions of Desrochers’ appearance and where she had been seen last.
Police didn’t have any updates on the case Friday.
On Thursday, women gathered at My Sisters’ Place to mark Desrochers’ birthday.
It wasn’t like Shelley to miss a birthday at the women’s drop-in day shelter and counselling agency, where she was a frequent visitor, a friend said.
“They make your favourite meal. They bake you a cake. They did it for Shelley and she didn’t show up.”
Desrochers struggled with mental instability, making her even more of target who needed protection, a family member said.
“The family is all still looking for her and hoping the police are doing all the work to track her.”
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Shelley Joy Desrochers, 42
  • white, 5’ 2”, 141 pounds, medium build
  • long, straight, light brown hair and hazel eyes
  • distinctive walk, with one foot pointed inward
  • last seen in the area of Ernest and Bradley avenues about 2 p.m. on Jan. 2.
  • last seen in the area of Hamilton Road and Rectory Street about 10 a.m. Jan 5
Anyone with information is asked to call London police at 519-661-5670

www.lfpress.com/2016/02/05/family-of-missing-women-fears-for-other-sex-workers
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Old 02-06-2016, 09:26 AM
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Anyone who has any info can pass it on to me and I can pass it on to LE.
Even if you seen her on an appointment, just tell me when and where.
They will never know where the information came from.
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Did they ever find this girl ?
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Old 02-26-2016, 11:23 AM
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Did they ever find this girl ?
Not as of yet.


From the London Free Press February 22nd:

After more than 1,000 hours of investigation following more than 50 tips, London police say they can’t determine if a missing sex worker is in trouble or in hiding.

Police placed photographs and information about Shelley Joy Desrochers, 42 on their missing persons website Monday, a month after they first began investigating her disappearance.

“Information received to this point in the investigation has ranged from tips that suggest Desrcochers has met with foul play to others that allege she is actively avoiding being located,” police said in a news release Monday.

Neither outcome can be substantiated or ruled out, police said.

If Desrochers is in hiding, it shouldn’t be from them, police added.

“It should be noted Desrochers is not currently wanted by police, nor is she the subject of any other investigation that might cause her to be wary of making her whereabouts known,” the release stated.

Desrochers was last seen near Hamilton Road and Rectory Street late the morning of Jan. 5.

Her family reported her missing to police Jan. 21, and friends immediately launched a campaign through social and mainstream media to find her.

Police didn’t issue a missing persons notice to the media until Feb. 1, after Desrochers failed to access her bank account three days earlier, and have been criticized by friends for their response to her disappearance.

But police reiterated Monday that nothing about the last sightings of Desrochers — either Jan. 2 in the Ernest and Bradley avenues area, or Jan 5 — was suspicious.

Desrochers is described as white, 5’2”, 141 lbs, with a medium build. She has straight, long brown hair, but that could be changed, and a tattoo of a rose on her left upper arm and another of a heart on her right upper arm, police said.

Police don’t mention on their website that Desrochers walks with one foot inward, what friends have described as a sort of pigeon-toed walk.

Anyone with information about Shelley Joy Desrochers, even if it seems insignificant. is asked to contact the London police at 519-661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Tips can also be provided online anonymously to www.londoncrimestoppers.com.


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IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION

About Shelley Desrochers’ whereabouts:
•Call London police 519 661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
•Anonymous tips can also be sent online at londoncrimestoppers.com

http://www.lfpress.com/2016/02/22/sh...ing-police-say
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Old 04-11-2016, 12:44 PM
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While not regarding this woman, London police did make an arrest this morning regarding a city woman who has been missing since 2012.

http://www.lfpress.com/2016/04/11/va...-february-2012
 

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