In February of 2021 Watrous RCMP received a report of human remains found in the RM of Morris and since then investigators have been trying to identify the remains. After enlisting the help of a forensic genealogy firm in March of last year, experts were able to determine the individual had relatives in the Red Deer area. Major Crimes determined the remains likely belonged to a woman who was last seen in Red Deer in January of 2021.

She had not been report missing, but this past January RCMP Forensic Identification Services conclusively determined the remains belong to Kassandra Jorquera, who would have been 27 when she died. Her family has been notified.

RCMP say her death is suspicious and investigators want to speak with anyone who may have information about her death, or know what she was doing in and around January of 2021. She often visited Red Deer and she also visited Grande Prairie periodically. He connection to Saskatchewan is unknown at this time.

Kassandra was approximately 5’5″ and 110 lbs. She had shoulder-length dark brown hair and brown eyes. Her family describes her as having “beautiful” teeth. “Since February 2021, we’ve worked diligently to identify the person located deceased. We now know it’s Kassandra. Our work continues: we need to retrace all of her steps in January 2021,” says Sgt. Ryan Boogaard from Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes. “I know it was some time ago, but we’re asking people – particularly in the Red Deer area – to take a look at her picture and think back. Did you know Kassandra? Did you speak with her or encounter her in the weeks after New Year’s 2021? You may have a piece of the puzzle that will help us determine what happened to her in those final weeks of her life.”