Sister Of Missing Alberta Woman Keeps Searching, Hoping

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Ever since her sister vanished without a trace in the summer of 2013, Candice L’Hommecourt has been fighting to learn the truth about her disappearance. (CBC) Ever since her sister vanished without a trace in the summer of 2013, Candice L’Hommecourt has been fighting to learn the truth about her disappearance. (CBC)

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Ever since Shelly Dene vanished without a trace in the summer of 2013, her sister has been fighting to learn the truth about her disappearance.

Candice L’Hommecourt last heard from her sister through a text message in August 2013.

“I asked her if she was OK, and she said no.”

Shelly Dene Shelly Dene has been missing since August 2013. (Edmonton Police)

Dene, 26, had been staying at her grandmother’s place in Edmonton, and had talked about travelling to the Yukon. So L’Hommecourt just assumed that’s where she was headed.

Her grandmother was also out of town. When she got home a few weeks later, she also believed Dene was travelling, because none of her stuff had been left behind.

L’Hommecourt had no reason…

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Families Of Missing Edmonton Women Want Action From Federal Government

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Shelly Tanis Dene, 26 was reported missing to the EPS by a family member on Nov. 8, 2013. Family Photo. Shelly Tanis Dene, 26 was reported missing to the EPS by a family member on Nov. 8, 2013. Family Photo.

Edmonton Sun‎

Every time the phone rings, Katie Dene can’t help but hope it will be her granddaughter, Shelly Dene, on the other end.

But Shelly hasn’t called her, or anyone else, in almost two years.

“There are times I cry,” said Katie, holding back tears. “Nobody knows how many tears I’ve shed ever since she’s been gone.”

Shelly Tannis Dene was recorded by Edmonton city police as a missing person in November 2013, though she had been out of contact with her family since July.

At first, her family assumed the independent woman had set off on a trip to the Yukon, but as time passed without word, her family’s concerns turned to dread. No matter what struggles she was facing, her younger sister, Candice L’Hommecourt, says Shelly always…

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