Facts about the 14 women killed in massacre
Dec. 6 marks the 25th anniversary of the shooting rampage at the École Polytechnique de Montréal in which 14 women were killed. In alphabetical order, they were:
Genevieve Bergeron: Second-year scholarship student in mechanical engineering. Played the clarinet and sang in a professional choir. In her spare time played basketball and swam.
Helene Colgan: Was in her final year of mechanical engineering and planned to do master’s degree. Had three job offers and was leaning toward accepting one from a Toronto-area company.
Nathalie Croteau: Another graduating mechanical engineer. Planned to take a two-week vacation in Cancun, Mexico, with Colgan at the end of the month.