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Sister of Highway of Tears victim on letting go of guilt

December 22, 2013 / 03:37

This episode features Claudia Williams discussing her sister Alberta, who was murdered on the Highway of Tears. Claudia shares her memories of Alberta, describing her as friendly and trusting. She reflects on the pain of losing her sister and the guilt she felt for many years, believing she could have prevented Alberta's death.

Claudia recounts the moment she learned about Alberta's death and the impact it had on her life. She describes the Highway of Tears as a place filled with bad memories and expresses her concern for other women who may be at risk.

Throughout the conversation, Claudia emphasizes the need for justice and the importance of remembering those who have been lost. She reveals that it took her 23 years to let go of the guilt she carried and to focus on honoring her sister's memory.

TLDR

Claudia Williams discusses her sister Alberta's murder and the lasting impact of the Highway of Tears tragedy.

Episode

3:37
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we're speaking with Claudia Williams and Claudia let's first just talk about your
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sister Alberta give people a sense of what your sister was like I would see that's used a very friendly person her
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night what are the closest we just got along so well what goes through your mind when you think about your sister
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today it took me a long time to accept that she was gone she's actually gone she's not coming back you miss her a lot
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it's hard for me because I was with her that night when she disappeared and she was murdered I don't understand why
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something like this would happen to her what did they tell you about how albert had died the founder and they had found
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her out at the highway on highway 16 yep the highway of tears yep in that moment
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when you learned that your sister who you loved your best friend was gone what was that like for you give me a sense it
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was very hard because my sister is very petite very small she's so trusting and I can't imagine what she went through
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when that happened to her what is the highway of tears to you the highway of tears to me i think is uh it's become a
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very ugly place from what it used to be that I we used to be beautiful now it's become nothing but bad memories birth
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pretty well any family who has lost their daughter to me it's become you know what's becoming me almost like a
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dumping ground you think about Alberta every day it took me up until this year to find the letter to rest it sounds
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like you beat yourself up a lot over what happened to your sister do you have some sense of guilt over this hi dear it
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took Mele took me 23 years to release that guilt because I feel that if I didn't turn my back I
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don't think that would have happened to her you know you can't do that to yourself so evil person did this to your
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sister not you so I decided this year just this year to just let her rest because you've been going through this
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for 23 years yeah feeling this pain I have friends who the biscuit see the same thing you know Claudia you didn't
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do this you know this and that and I said I know what I was with her and for me to carry that guilt all those years I
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know that it's gonna it's gonna Vince we get me to a point where my own health will be jeopardized the fact is she's
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gone she's gone and do you know the only thing you got to do now is just do what's right and then try and find out
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what really happened to her so do you know justice will be served because you know what I feel for other women out
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there who's next who's next there's just not when Alberta there's others out there and whoever did this door Berta
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still walks you know

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Episode Highlights

  • Claudia's Painful Reflection
    Claudia shares the deep emotional impact of losing her sister Alberta.
    “It took me a long time to accept that she was gone.”
    @ 00m 22s
    December 22, 2013
  • The Highway of Tears
    Claudia describes the highway as a place filled with bad memories.
    “The highway of tears to me is a very ugly place now.”
    @ 01m 29s
    December 22, 2013
  • Releasing Guilt After 23 Years
    Claudia reveals her journey to let go of guilt surrounding her sister's death.
    “I decided this year to just let her rest.”
    @ 02m 32s
    December 22, 2013

Episode Quotes

  • It took me a long time to accept that she was gone.
    Sister of Highway of Tears victim on letting go of guilt
  • The highway of tears to me is a very ugly place now.
    Sister of Highway of Tears victim on letting go of guilt
  • I decided this year to just let her rest.
    Sister of Highway of Tears victim on letting go of guilt

Key Moments

  • Sister's Memory00:22
  • Highway of Tears01:29
  • Guilt Release02:32

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