IQALUIT - It has been almost a year and a half since Daisy Curley was found dead, and her mother has not stopped her efforts to find out what happened.

Ookalik Curley still has little information about what happened to her daughter Daisy. Daisy's body was found in her residence in May 2009. The investigation has turned up few clues. - Jeanne Gagnon/NNSL photo

"I'm starving for information," said Ookalik Curley in an interview on Oct. 27.

The body of Daisy Curley was discovered in her Iqaluit home on May 24, 2009.

Police cordoned off the neighbourhood and scoured it for clues along with a forensics team from Alberta, but did not have much luck. At first, police considered the death suspicious. Her body was sent south for an autopsy.

Police then turned to the public for help. Posters were distributed and plastered around the city. Anyone with information about the incident or Daisy Curley's whereabouts from May 18, 2009 to May 24, 2009 was asked to call the RCMP or Crime Stoppers.

This December, the Iqaluit resident would have turned 36 years old.

Ookalik Curley said she noticed some of the posters are still up at organizations and businesses around town.

"There are no words," said Curley, crying when asked how it felt not knowing why her daughter's life was taken.

Curley occasionally sends an e-mail to the RCMP to get an update on the investigation. She said the last message was sent over a month ago and she has no received a response.

"It's hard to be satisfied," she said, acknowledging she knows RCMP members are limited in what information they can share without compromising the investigation.

Her last contact with the police was in July. She was told the RCMP is getting tips here and there, but she could not answer as to whether the tips were being followed up.

Curley said since her daughter's death, other cases similar in nature have been resolved.

"I feel they are short staffed," she said of the RCMP.

About a year ago, Curley spoke on CBC radio in Inuktitut explaining what Crime Stoppers is and how it works. Callers with information are kept anonymous and are eligible to receive a cash reward if the information contributed leads to an arrest.

Now, Curley said if anyone is reluctant to the go to the RCMP they can contact her directly.

"That's how desperate I am," said Curley.

Sgt. Jimmy Akavak told Nunavut News/North on Nov. 2 there have been no changes in the case.

"The file will remain open indefinitely and the investigation is ongoing," said Akavak.

He said the RCMP is trying to get the family updated as much as they can.

Police are asking anyone with any additional information to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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