CBC News Online | July 21, 2004
 Tamra Jewel Keepness |
Police are asking anyone who can provide leads to Tamra's whereabouts to call 1-866-80-TAMRA.
July 21, 2004:
Officials from Saskatchewan's Child Protection Branch remove the five remaining children living in Tamra's home. No reason is given for the removal.
» CBC STORY: Children removed from home of missing Regina girl
July 19, 2004:
Police provide a description of two vehicles they believe could help the case: an orange 1973 Volkswagen van and a red and silver GMC pickup truck.
The stepfather of Tamra Keepness, Dean McArthur, is charged with assault causing bodily harm after an incident on the night Tamra disappeared. Police say the victim of the alleged assault was a 33-year-old man who received stitches over his eye.
» CBC STORY: Missing Regina girl's stepdad charged in assault
July 15, 2004:
Saskatchewan becomes the last Canadian province to implement an Amber Alert system. Police say the system would not have helped Tamra. To issue an Amber Alert, police must have evidence the child has been abducted, and a description or licence plate number of the suspected kidnapper.
» CBC STORY: Saskatchewan launches Amber Alert system
July 14, 2004:
Regina police begin to investigate the family of Tamra Jewel Keepness. They say there were unexplained comings and goings on the night she disappeared. Tamra's stepfather, Dean McArthur, says Tamra's mother was not home on the right Tamra disappeared, and the family has become "key targets" of the investigation. The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says First Nations volunteers will continue the search for Tamra.
» CBC STORY: Regina police to refocus on Keepness family
July 13, 2004:
Regina police offer a $25,000 reward to anyone providing leads to Tamra's location. But Regina police Chief Cal Johnston says any hope of finding Tamra alive diminishes each day. Police say the search for Tamra will resume if they receive more information, but they've run out of places to look for now.
» CBC STORY: Police offer $25,000 to help find Tamra
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Regina police call off the official search for Tamra.
July 11, 2004:
The search is expanded to include the woods and meadows on the city's outskirts. Police confirm that the fruitless search of Wascana Creek was undertaken because of visions from aboriginal elders.
» CBC STORY: Regina girl still missing after six days
July 10, 2004:
Police expand the search for Tamra to include more than 100 blocks east of Regina's downtown core. Cadets from the RCMP training academy join the search.
» CBC STORY: Police continue search for missing Regina girl
July 9, 2004:
Tamra's mother, Lorena Keepness, accuses Regina police of delaying their search for her daughter while they investigated the family. Regina police put another 50 officers on the search and expand the search beyond the nine-block area around Tamra's home.
» CBC STORY: Mother accuses Regina police of delays in search for missing daughter
July 8, 2004:
Police string tape around the house where Tamra lives with her mother and five siblings. Officers remove various items from the home as evidence. Police say there are no signs of struggle or forced entry at the home. More than 20 officers and 30 search-and-rescue volunteers, as well as family and friends, have been searching Regina's streets and back alleys.
» CBC STORY: Regina police search for 5-year-old girl
July 6, 2004:
Tamra's family calls police to report her missing.
July 5, 2004:
Tamra is last seen going to bed Monday night.