Eileen “Gail” MCCARTHY (1971) - Edmonton, AB
On November 14, 1971, 23-year-old Eileen “Gail” McCarthy left her basement apartment at 118 Ave. and 124 St. in Edmonton, Alberta, to catch the bus to the Misericordia Hospital, where she worked as a medical technician.
At around 6:30 a.m., Gail—who was three to four months pregnant—boarded the bus a block away from her home. She was wearing a brown and white coat with a white fur collar, a brown shoulder purse and white hospital stockings. According to an excerpt from Deadly Encounters: True Crime Stories of Alberta, she was wearing a uniform that resembled that of a nurse’s.
Source: Edmonton Police
Gail never arrived at work. At around 5:30 p.m., her husband, Ian, reported her missing to police.
There have been no sightings since she boarded the bus and no trace of her has ever been found.
Eileen “Gail” McCarthy is described as 5 ft. 3 in. tall, 115 lbs., with brown eyes and brown hair that was dyed blonde. At the time of her disappearance, she had been living in Edmonton for about two years; her mother and sister lived in North Battleford, Sask.
Gail would be 73 years old in 2021.
Map of Location Last Seen:
Basic Information:
Missing from Edmonton, Alberta
Missing since: November 14, 1971
Year of birth: 1948
Age at disappearance: 23
Sex: Female
Bio group: White
Eye colour: Brown
Hair: Brown, dyed Blonde
Height: 160 cm / 5 ft 3 in
Weight: 52 kg / 115 lbs
Clothing Description:
Purse: Brown shoulder purse
Coat: Brown and white coat with a white fur collar
Socks: White hospital stockings
If you have information on this case, please contact any of the following:
1. Edmonton Police Service: 780-423-4567
Reference Case#: 71-118246
2. Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-TIPS(8477) or online at https://www.canadiancrimestoppers.org/tips
Crime Stoppers provides anonymous tipping
3. Send email to the National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains at:
canadasmissing-disparuscanada@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Case reference: 2014003281