Robert Warkentin, Cook's father, said friends' and family's worst fear came true after Cook disappeared for about three months. She was born in Winnipeg and raised by her mother, Daneen Cook, of Grand Rapids, Man. (Rob Warkentin)At the age of 16, Cook sought a court order that would sever legal ties with her mother. Even though your mother or your father might hurt you, you still desire to love your mother or your father. Robert Warkentin prayed for the woman who was with both Ashten and her mother the day they died.

Source: CBC News March 12, 2017 18:10 UTC