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Who Killed Amber Tuccaro?
A murdered indigenous woman and a chilling phone call. Who killed Amber?
Amber Tuccaro was a young indigenous mother living in Fort McMurray, Alberta. She belonged to the Mikisew Cree First Nation. On August 17, Amber and her 14-month-old son, Jacob, flew from her home in Fort McMurray to Edmonton, Alberta.
She booked a hotel in a nearby industrial park, Nisku. Nisku is about a half-hour drive to Edmonton’s city center.
On August 18th around 8 pm, Amber was seen accepting a ride from an unknown man into Edmonton. This is the last time Amber was seen alive.
Amber’s family knew the young mother wouldn’t leave her young son for any length of time. Something was really wrong.
When they brought their concerns to the RCMP, they were basically dismissed. Family members said they were told by police that Amber was probably just out partying.
She didn’t come home.
On September 4th, 2010, RCMP said in a press release that they didn’t believe Amber was in any danger.
Sadly, the RCMP was very wrong in this case, and Amber’s remains were found by horseback riders on September 1st, 2012 in a field in Leduc County.
The investigation into Amber’s death was botched right from the start. The police waited much too long before investigating Amber’s disappearance. They didn’t start investigating until a month after she was reported missing.
Her family said that they rarely received any updates on the investigation, and when police released this chilling audio of Amber speaking with an unknown man where she states, “You better not be taking me anywhere I don’t want to go,”
Amber’s brother said he was told by police that they had this audio for a year before releasing it to…
