The death of a woman whose body was found in Edmonton’s Mill Creek Ravine last weekend has been deemed a homicide by police.
In a news release issued Thursday, police said an autopsy completed on Wednesday confirmed the woman’s death was a homicide.
The woman has been identified as Threna Waskahat, 31. Police said they are withholding her cause of death “for investigative reasons.”
Just after 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, police said officers were called by firefighters about a body found just north of 85th Avenue and west of the Mill Creek Ravine parking lot.
Firefighters had put out a fire in the area and found the woman’s body after.
Homicide investigators are hoping people will offer them tips as they investigate.
“(They are) asking anyone who frequents the ravine and may have noticed activity in this area to contact the police as soon as possible,” police said.
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Below is a map of the area police are looking at in relation to the investigation.
On Thursday evening, police released images of a grey SUV. They said whoever was in the Hyundai Santa Fe, believed to be a model from somewhere between 2012 and 2017, may have “witnessed activity” related to the homicide at the Mill Creek Ravine.
Police said the SUV had been parked at the ravine parking lot until just before firefighters arrived. They said they are hoping someone will recognize the SUV or let police know who was in it.
Photos of the vehicle were captured by nearby surveillance cameras. You can view the two photos in the gallery below.
Anyone with information that could help investigators is asked to call the Edmonton Police Service at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone.
Anonymous information can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at http://www.p3tips.com/250.