‘She was more than what happened to her’: Family honours memory of Rebecca Contois
Global News
Rebecca Contois was murdered by a serial killer nearly four years ago. Her family is now speaking publicly, hoping to ensure she's remembered for who she was and not how she died.
As she walks throughout St. John’s Park, nestled between the shores of the Red River and Winnipeg’s Main Street, Stephanie Contois remembers her sister Rebecca.
“She loved going for walks. She loved the outdoors; she didn’t really want to be in all the time,” Stephanie told Global News.
“And I’m always thinking, like, if she was the kind of person that liked being inside all the time, maybe she would still be here.”
“She thought she was safe, but she wasn’t.”
In the centre of the park stands a Rainbow Butterfly monument, meant to be a permanent symbol of love and peace and protection for Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people.
“We usually like coming here because it reminds us of my sister, Rebecca, because we like to think of her as a butterfly, because they’re beautiful and they’re free,” Stephanie said.
“We miss her so much. There isn’t a day that goes by that we don’t think of her,” she added. “I always wondered what my life would be like if she was still here.”
In May 2022, Rebecca Contois, 24, was the first discovered victim of serial killer Jeremy Skibicki.
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