One year after Russia Nicholsonâs body was discovered in a Âé¶čAV orchard, there is still very little known about her death.
Nicholson, who was five months pregnant when she was killed, was found near Cooper Road, at the start of October 2017. She had been left in plain view, just feet from the sidewalk, and RCMP immediately said the 23-year-oldâs death was suspicious.
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Now, Cpl. Jesse OâDonaghey can only confirm that Âé¶čAV RCMPâs Serious Crime Unit is continuing its investigation.
âThere are no updates available at this time,â he said.
In July of this year, Nicholsonâs family spoke to the Âé¶čAV during the sixth annual Butterfly Effect hosted by the Central Okanagan Hospice Association.
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The family was releasing 33 butterflies to find closure.
âWe are trying to do something positive with her memory today, and it was a very tragic time for us,â Megan Nicholson, Russiaâs cousin, said at the time.
âWe are trying to make good memories together while we honour her, instead of coming together in sad times to remember her.â
According to friends of Nicholson she had a history with drugs, but sheâd been sober for the better part of a year.
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In the immediate aftermath of the discovery of her body, Mounties asked for information that would allow them to patch together a picture of her last days.
Little information has been released since last November.
jen.zielinski@bpdigital.ca
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