Gabriela Astanoaiei
Irene Gabriela Astanoaiei was a Romanian medical doctor and long-term resident of Canada, whose disappearance triggered controversy in April 2008.[1][2][3][4]
Astanoiei was unable to navigate the process where foreign doctors can get Canadian credentials, and ended up working as an exotic dancer.[1] According to the Toronto Sun she had been married to a man living in the United States. According to the Toronto Sun she quit dancing in 2004, and left her marraige, when a wealthy married boyfriend started to support her.
She maintained apartments in the Toronto area and in Montreal.[1]
She was last seen alive on March 10, 2008 in the company of her boyfriend.[1] Her car was found parked near a lake outside of Montreal, and her coat was found abandoned on the ice covering the lake. Because Police suspect she committed suicide they will not publish the contents of a note found in her coat pocket.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Don Peat (2008-04-11). "Mystery of the missing stripper". Toronto Sun. Archived from the original on 2010-02-09. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcnews.canoe.ca%2FCNEWS%2FCanada%2F2008%2F04%2F11%2F5254691-sun.html&date=2010-02-28. Retrieved 2016-02-09. "Astanoaiei came to Canada nine years ago. Trained as a doctor in Romania, she worked at the Pro Cafe strip club in Vaughan. She was trying to get enough money to become a doctor here or with her husband in the U.S., her friend said."
- ↑ Don Peat (2008-04-11). "Missing stripper committed suicide?". Toronto Sun. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcnews.canoe.ca%2FCNEWS%2FCanada%2F2008%2F04%2F12%2F5266471-sun.html&date=2010-03-01. Retrieved 2016-02-09. "Did a Romanian doctor turned-exotic-dancer take her own life? Quebec police say their investigation into Gabriela Astanoaiei's disappearance points to suicide. But her friends in Toronto say they can't believe the woman who once worked at a Vaughan strip club would harm herself."
- ↑ Cornelia Rosoga (2008-04-12). "Irene Gabriela Astanoaiei , stripteuza romanca, disparuta la Toronto" (in Romanian). Gardianul. Archived from the original on 2010-02-28. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freenews.ro%2F_public%2Fro%2Fstire%2F52869%2F&date=2010-02-28. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ↑ ""Elodia" din Canada este de negasit" (in Romanian). Ziare. 2008-04-12. http://www.ziare.com/articole/dansatori-x42. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ↑ John Stewart (2008-04-14). "Suicide suspected in missing stripper case". OTTAWA REGION MEDIA GROUP. Archived from the original on 2010-02-28. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yourottawaregion.com%2Farticle%2F17946&date=2010-02-28. Retrieved 2016-02-09. "A note was found inside the coat, with a photo of her family and a cellphone. Because they suspect suicide, police will not reveal certain details of their investigation."
