On July 20, 2013, Bella Laboucan-McLean fell from the 31st-floor balcony of a downtown Toronto condo. She was 25, a Cree woman from Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation in northern Alberta, and a recent Humber College fashion graduate with plans to bring Cree art and traditions to the runway.

Five other people were in the small unit that night. Her phone, purse and shoes were still inside. Police were knocking on doors trying to identify her, and no one in the unit called for about 12 hours. Everyone who was there told investigators they hadn't noticed she was gone.

In this episode, we go back to who Bella was and what brought her to Toronto, and then follow the night this took place.

We look at what police did, what Detective Darren Worth said publicly about what he believed, and why the case ended up "parked." We also look at how her sister, Melina Laboucan-Massimo, and her family went public, requested police and coroner files, and have kept Bella's memory alive on Lubicon land every summer since.

Police classified Bella's death as suspicious.

If you have information about the night of July 19 to 20, 2013, Toronto police have said they want to hear from you.

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