What’s Current: Raymond Cormier found not guilty in murder of 15-year-old Tina Fontaine

Raymond Cormier, Tina Fontaine
  • Raymond Cormier, accused of killing a 15-year-old Indigenous girl and dumping her body in Winnipeg’s Red River, has been found not guilty of second-degree murder. Witnesses saw Cormier and Tina Fontaine together at the Best Western Charterhouse hotel in Winnipeg, days before she disappeared in August 2014. Secretly recorded conversations reveal Cormier saying:

“I did Tina, f–kin’ supposed to be legal and only 15. (Inaudible) … No going back, too. The cops said if there would have been DNA, and then probably they would’ve had enough evidence to charge, you know that, for the murder of Tina Fontaine.”

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Jess Martin

Jess Martin is a public relations professional, an aspiring writer, and an assistant editor at Feminist Current. She prefers to write about feminist topics, disability, or environmental issues, but could be persuaded to broaden her horizons in exchange for payment and/or food. In her spare time Jess can be found knitting, gardening, or lying in the fetal position, mulling over political theory that no one in their right mind cares about.