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Erin Kristen Chorney was born on September 30, 1983, to parents Darcy and Debbie in Brandon, Manitoba.

Brandon is the second largest city in the province of Manitoba, with just short of 50,000 people.

Darcy worked at Perth's cleaners, and Debbie worked as a dietary aid.

Erin was the oldest of three kids.

Her youngest siblings were brother Ryan and sister Leslie. At around 14 years old, Erin started struggling with an eating disorder, mood swings, depression and suicidal thoughts. She was described as very stubborn.

Her parents were very careful not to upset her,

and they let her get away with a lot of things

because they were afraid of her sudden mood swings.

The mood swings were just symptoms of an internal struggle.

At the same age, 14, Erin took around 30 Tylenol pain relief tablets in an attempt to end her life.

But she told her mum, who rushed her straight to the hospital. The crisis was averted, and Erin was kept in hospital for a few days so they could monitor

her mental health situation.

She admitted that she needed help and asked her parents to put her in a treatment center.

So she voluntarily entered the adolescent treatment center in Brandon.

But she only lasted for three weeks before she got bored and escaped the

centre by jumping a fence.

One of Erin's friends described her as rash and unconcerned about consequences.

In his book, To the Grave, Inside a Spectacular RCMP Sting, author Mike McIntyrentyre described Erin's behaviour as predictably unpredictable.

She would often go on party binges

and wouldn't tell her parents where she was for a few days,

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