Chynna Deese Biography

Myers Park High School graduate Chynna Noelle Deese and boyfriend Lucas Robertson Fowler, of Australia, were found dead early Monday, along a highway in British Columbia, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

The bodies of Chynna Noelle Deese of the United States and Lucas Robertson Fowler of Australia were found south of Liard Hot Springs Monday. https://t.co/1HPipVmsR8 — Scott Brown ? (@BrownieScott) July 19, 2019

Chynna Deese Age

She was 24 years old.

Chynna Deese Education

Deese recently completed a bachelor’s degree in psychology and business at Appalachian State University, according to her Couchsurfing page.

Police in Canada have launched a murder investigation into the deaths of Australian Lucas Fowler and his American girlfriend Chynna Deese after their bodies were found near a highway. https://t.co/pcaAiTOgXo #7NEWS pic.twitter.com/PUgtChsvxj — 7NEWS Adelaide (@7NewsAdelaide) July 19, 2019

Chynna Deese Career, Work

She was reportedly working as a bartender in her hometown of Charlotte before she commenced her travels with her boyfriend.

Chynna Noelle Deese and boyfriend Lucas Robertson Fowler Death

The pair were only two days into their ten-day journey around the region when they were killed. Investigators believe Deese and Fowler were likely killed between 4 p.m. Sunday and 8 a.m. Monday, and have asked witnesses who may have seen the couple’s van to help “determine a timeline leading up to their deaths.”

Son of Australian NSW Police Chief Inspector & his American girlfriend ‘shot dead’ in Canada & dumped on the side of a highway. Lucas Fowler & Chynna Deese were discovered Monday 20kms south of Liard River Hot Springs, BC#MurderMystery #breaking #livepd https://t.co/a1kfG7m35U

— Amanda Read (@theamandaread) July 19, 2019



Deese and Fowler were traveling in the upper region of British Columbia, a place notorious for ‘The Highway of Tears’ – a 450 mile stretch of road upon which 50 women have disappeared or been murdered since 1970.

Couple Dead Bodies Found

Their bodies were found along the Alaska Highway, 12 miles south of Liard Hot Springs, a popular tourist attraction in British Columbia, a press release said. Parked nearby was Fowler’s blue minivan.

Canadian Police Investigation, Appeal

Canadian police are looking for anyone who saw the vehicle or offer assistance. They’re also appealing for anyone that traveled the stretch of highway around the time of the discovery to come forward, according to an RCMP media release.

TRAGIC: Charlotte native Chynna Deese and her boyfriend Lucas Fowler were found brutally murdered on a remote stretch of highway in British Columbia. https://t.co/FSfCgiZjuS — FOX 46 Charlotte (@FOX46News) July 19, 2019

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