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The search contines for nine-year old Tamra Keepness

Author

Windspeaker Staff

Volume

26

Issue

5

Year

2008

July 6 marked the fourth year anniversary of Tamra Jewel Keepness's disappearance, from her home in Regina, Saskatchewan.
An extensive search was held for a week following her disappearance at which point FSIN began their own search to continue on with the police efforts. Keepness was 5-years old at the time last seen, July 6, 2004. Tamra Keepness is still missing and her case remains open.
There is a recently obtained technology that will now be available to the case according to a report presented by Chief of Police Troy Hagen at a Board of Police Commisioners meeting. This case being one of the largest missing persons investigations in Regina, investigators decided late last year that this case needed to be put into a "relational database" because of the "massive amounts of information." The report states the system "would store everything and could search all information with a single keyword."
"It will assist investigators in the future and throughout this process actually on extracting relevant information pertaining to the files we received in tips," said Hagen "We will also be in a better position to evaluate any opportunities for further investigative methods that we might want to embark upon and look for any gaps we may have in relation to the file as well."
"One of the challenges any police services faces with very significant investigations is record management," stated Hagen. This new technology will hopefully bring in some new leads and cross-reference old information to help look at the case with new eyes. "We want this matter resolved. We want to find out who is responsible for the disappearance of Tamra Keepness," said Hagen.
"A lot of peoples hearts and minds are on this child and I think just the announcement of the database and the technology to increase the on-the-ground experience this police service has I think is welcome news," said FSIN Vice-Chief Lonechild.
"We just want to make sure the police commission and others will look at reinvigorating public efforts in terms of raising awareness that Tamra Keepness is still missing," said Lonechild who was thankful that the $25,000 reward is still available to anyone who has any information about the missing girl. "We're using all the resources and all the tools that we can to bring a resolution to the file," said City Councillor Mark Fougere.