UNIDENTIFIED: Vancouver Jane Doe (2000)
On August 10, 2000, a woman who looked to be in her late thirties walked onto the Arthur Laing Bridge in Vancouver, BC. It was a warm, sunny day; she wore a heavy tweed green and black overcoat. She climbed over the guard rail and fell onto Southwest Marine Drive.
MISSING: Marshal IWAASA (Interview with Paige Fogen)
Marshal Iwaasa was 26 years old when he was last seen on November 17, 2019. A week later, his burned out truck was found in the backcountry of Pemberton, BC. I spoke with Marshal’s sister, Paige Fogen, to learn more about Marshal and his family’s search for answers.
MISSING: Amelie McArthur (1973) - Taylor, B.C.
On the morning of August 28, 1973, 36-year-old Amelie McArthur was seen driving away from her home in Taylor, British Columbia.
MISSING: Audrey Desjardins (1996) - Welland, ON
On October 3, 1996, 42-year-old Audrey Desjardins disappeared after dropping off a friend/co-worker in Welland, Ontario. There has been no sign of Audrey or her 1985 Ford Crown Victoria since.
MISSING: Dana Zelic (1999) - Hamilton, ON
Dana Zelic disappeared sometime in the early morning of August 30, 1999, from her mother's east end Hamilton apartment. She left everything behind. Despite several sightings over the years - and a mysterious phone call - her whereabouts remain unknown.
MISSING: Dean Curtis Mortensen (1992) - Edmonton, AB
Dean Mortensen was a student at the University of Alberta when he vanished after a night out in January of 1992. Aside from his hat—discovered weeks later—no trace of Dean has ever been found.
MISSING: Clayton Mark Bussiere (1982) - Mission, B.C.
On October 17, 1982, Clayton played a few hands of poker with friends after finishing his shift at Abbotsford Taxi Ltd. When it ended, he left to drive home. Hours later, someone saw a passenger in his vehicle.
MISSING: Maria Giovanna Evangelista (1997) - Montréal, QC
On January 27, 1997, 36-year-old Maria Giovanna Evangelista called her mother with some news. She was going to California. Ten days later, she vanished.
Barry “Rocky” Fiddler (1975) - Waterhen Lake First Nation, SK
In February of 1975, 14-year-old Barry “Rocky” Fiddler left his home in Waterhen Lake First Nation, north of Meadow Lake in Saskatchewan. Where he was headed is unknown, but his family never saw him again.
MISSING: Loretta Ann Frank (1988) - Whitehorse, Yukon
In 1988, 19-year-old Loretta Frank visited her family in Watson Lake. She said she was unhappy in Whitehorse and wanted to move back to Watson Lake. Concerned about the lack of resources in Watson Lake to treat Lora’s schizophrenia, her family disagreed with the idea.
Lora returned to Whitehorse. Her family never saw her again.
* 2022 UPDATE * MISSING: Jeffrey Dupres - 04/24/80 - Slave Lake, Alberta
In late spring of 1980, Slave Lake was burning.
In one day, the wildfires just outside the small town in Alberta would take the life of a water bomber pilot, the efforts of over 125 RCMP officers, and destroy the innocence of a boy, his family and an entire community.
What Happened to Sylvia Klayh? (1967) - Brereton Lake, Manitoba
On August 13, 1967, 14-year-old Sylvia Linda Klayh was at her family’s cabin in Brereton Lake, Manitoba, with her father and two siblings. Sylvia had spent the morning arguing with her father…
More than 52 years after she disappeared, investigators are treating Sylvia’s case as a homicide.
UNIDENTIFIED: Hamilton John Doe - Found 04/09/07 - Hamilton, ON
On the evening of Saturday, April 7, 2007, a 32-year-old figure skating coach looked outside of her home in Mount Hope, in Hamilton, Ontario, and noticed an odd object “sitting perfectly” at the end of her driveway.
MISSING: Mary Frances Gregory - 02/15/78 - Parry Sound, ON
4,024 km. If you believe the story, that’s how far 19-year-old Mary Frances Gregory was from her home in Parry Sound, Ontario, when she disappeared.
The Boy Who Disappeared on the Bulkley: Brent Forsyth (1974) - Hazelton, BC
In 1974, Brent Cameron Forsyth was 11 years old when he vanished from the shore of the Bulkley River in Hazelton, British Columbia. In 2016, new information added fuel the 46-year-old-question: where is Brent Forsyth?
MISSING: Marguerite Cardwell - 09/10/73 - Calgary, AB
In early September, 1973, 31-year-old Marguerite Cardwell did two things: she purchased a .303 calibre hunting rifle, and on September 10, she told told a friend she was planning to travel to either Edmonton or Vancouver. The mother from Calgary was never seen again.
Runaway Youth: The Unusual Disappearance of Justin Pollari
The year Justin Pollari disappeared, there were 66,994 reports of missing children in Canada; 53,434 of those were classified as runaways.
MISSING: Terry Zubko - 07/21/82 - North Bay, ON
In May of 1982, Terry Zubko was admitted as a patient at the North Bay Psychiatric Hospital on Highway 11 North. He disappeared 46 days later.
MISSING: Christine Ziomkiewicz - 06/23/78 - Kingston, ON
Christine Ziomkiewicz had an ordinary Friday evening on June 23, 1978. The 27-year-old lab technician at Queen’s University went shopping, spoke to a neighbour, and went inside her apartment with groceries. By morning, she was gone without a trace.
MISSING: Michelle Wedge - 07/02/75 - Moncton, NB
Michelle Wedge was last seen riding her bike near her home on Moncton's Dominion Street on July 2, 1975. Her bicycle was later found on the southwest corner of John and Dominion streets.
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In late spring of 1980, Slave Lake was burning.
In one day, the wildfires just outside the small town in Alberta would take the life of a water bomber pilot, the efforts of over 125 RCMP officers, and destroy the innocence of a boy, his family and an entire community.