Family of Amber Tuccaro renews plea for help to find her killer

A display at the Amber Tuccaro family press conference (Photo credits - Ryan Hunt)

On March 16th at the Treaty 8 Nation office in Edmonton, the family of Amber Tuccaro held a press conference to remind the world that they are still searching for answers and leads toward Amber’s disappearance.

Tuccaro disappeared when she was 20 years old in August 2010. She had flown from her home in Fort McMurray to Edmonton International Airport and booked a hotel room with her 14-month-old son and a female friend.

The next day, police said, she caught a ride into Edmonton with an unknown man and was never seen alive again.

Amber’s remains were found near Leduc in 2012.

The family called on EPS and the RCMP to help investigate the case more, as they feel Amber’s case was swept under the rug.

Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation spoke at the conference about Amber’s case, and how change needs to be made in how cases like these are handled.

Paul Tuccaro, speaking at the press conference with Chief Allan Adam in the background (Photo credits – Ryan Hunt)

Chief Adam says cases like Amber’s happen nation-wide on a frequent basis, and the one’s who are responsible for the disappearances of Indigenous peoples must be brought to justice.

A rally happening outside of the Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta in Edmonton after the press conference (Photo credits – Ryan Hunt)

Chief Billy-Joe Tuccaro, Amber’s brother, spoke at the conference as well, saying that since the disappearance of his sister and the mishandling of her case, he doesn’t feel safe for himself or his family to be in small communities with the missing and murdered epidemic going on.