Wisconsin DOJ allocates $300,000 to address violence against Indigenous women Frank Vaisvilas, Green Bay Press-Gazette
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Andrea Lemke-Rochon said her family is still haunted by the apparent murder of her cousin, Rae Elaine Tourtillott, on the Menominee Reservation in the 1980s.
“She was just 19 years old and left behind a 7-week-old baby and a large family,” Lemke-Rochon said. “It’s so painful for our family, still.”
Tourtillott was last seen alive exiting a vehicle near the Tomow Overlook off South Branch Road in October 1986. Her body was discovered in April 1987. The FBI is offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible for her death.
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Andrea Lemke-Rochon said her family is still haunted by the apparent murder of her cousin, Rae Elaine Tourtillott, on the Menominee Reservation in the 1980s.
“She was just 19 years old and left behind a 7-week-old baby and a large family,” Lemke-Rochon said. “It’s so painful for our family, still.”
Tourtillott was last seen alive exiting a vehicle near the Tomow Overlook off South Branch Road in October 1986. Her body was discovered in April 1987. The FBI is offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible for her death.
Today, Lemke-Rochon is a member of the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women Task Force recently formed by the Wisconsin Department of Justice.