Nadine Robinson, Edmonton nurse, still unsolved 20 years after death in Clareview
The Royal Alexandra Hospital nurse was found dead in her townhouse on July 20, 2006. No charges have been filed in her homicide.
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It has been 20 years since Royal Alexandra Hospital nurse Nadine Robinson was found dead in her Clareview townhouse near 139 Avenue and 32 Street on July 20, 2006. No one has ever been charged with her homicide.
Robinson was 36 when she died. Born in Jamaica, she moved to Canada at 13 and attended Killarney Junior High and Eastglen High School on Edmonton's north side. She became a licensed practical nurse in 1999 and worked at Capital Care Dickinsfield, McConnell Place, and Shepherd's Care Kensington, caring especially for patients with dementia. She was also a health care aide instructor at Nightingale Academy.
Police initially responded to a sudden death call at the townhouse she shared with her husband Wayne Creary, son Stephen, and stepson Kemol. They did not know it was a homicide until the following day, when an autopsy was conducted. The medical examiner completed his initial assessment but the cause of death remained sealed due to the open investigation.
Stephen Robinson was just 14 when his mother died. "I was pretty lucky to have this woman raise me. She was very caring, very loving, very patient," he said. "It's been absolutely devastating to go 20 years without knowing what happened. Without any answers, no justice — it's been really tough."
Robinson's loved ones gathered Sunday in a school field to pay tribute. Her brother Kevin Robinson said the gathering was meant to "remind people that she was here. She had impact. She was caring and kind, not just a stat." The family collected donations in support of WIN House, an Edmonton organization providing shelter and support to women and children fleeing domestic violence.
Stephen and Kevin believe time may have shifted someone's willingness to come forward. "It's not something that any amount of grief, any amount of hope, any amount of wishing is going to change unless people who know something, say something," Kevin said. A website has been set up at justicefornadine.ca to bring attention to her murder.
The facts
When was Nadine Robinson found dead?
Nadine Robinson, a Royal Alexandra Hospital nurse, was found dead in her Clareview townhouse on July 20, 2006.
What was Nadine Robinson's age when she died?
Nadine Robinson was 36 years old when she died.
When did police discover it was a homicide?
Police initially responded to the death as a sudden death call, but did not know it was a homicide until the following day, July 21, 2006, when an autopsy was conducted.
Has anyone been charged in Nadine Robinson's death?
No one has ever been charged with Nadine Robinson's homicide in the 20 years since her death.
