 On September 1st, 1995, construction workers found her battered body wrapped in a blue tarpon blanket in a downtown Vancouver alley. She was just 28 years old. Crime stoppers needs your help. Do you know who murdered Chantel Gillard? At the time of her murder, Chantel, who was born Robert, was going through gender reassignment surgery. She was known to police and worked in Vancouver's sex trade industry, identifying as a woman. Chantel's life was taken away from her in 1995, eight years after she left her hometown in Ontario. Another sex trade worker says Chantel was picked up at around 4 a.m. on September 1st, 1995 at Davy and Seymour. Later that morning, her body was discovered at a construction work site behind 826 Homer Street. The man was driving a black pickup truck, believed to have been a 1989 Chevrolet with tinted windows and a distinctive red stripe painted on the side of the canopy. The driver of the vehicle was described as a white male in his early 40s. Stocky build, also called heavy set with a double chin. He had dark brown collar length hair with a receding hairline. At the time of her death, Chantel was 5'11 and approximately 150 pounds. She was wearing a black double-breasted blazer, a black mini-skirt, black stockings and black heels. Chantel deserves justice. Someone out there might remember that distinctive black truck in its canopy. It's hard to know what piece of information may aid in bringing Chantel's killer to justice. If you have information, call police. Or if you wish to remain anonymous, visit bccrimestoppers.com or call 1-800-222-8477.