THE MISSING BOYS OF CALEDON: What Happened to Eric Larsfolk & John McCormick Jr.?
On August 24, 1981, Eric Larsfolk, 14, and John McCormick Jr, 15, were last seen driving a field car on the McCormick farm in Caledon, Ont. For the past 40 years, the Larsfolks have tirelessly searched for Eric, while others have fought to keep the truth buried. Podcast coming fall 2021.
MISSING: Stacy “Luke” DILENARDI (2005) - Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Stacy Lucien “Luke” DiLenardi had lived in Sudbury his entire life. Three months after starting a new job in Sault Ste. Marie, Stacy went to buy cigarettes during lunch. He never returned.
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: Pamela Harvey (1978) - Sudbury, ON
Pamela Harvey was looking for a new start when she moved to Sudbury, Ontario. When she disappeared in 1978, she left behind a young son and countless questions about how - and why - she vanished.
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: Landry Ntwari (2017) - Burlington, ON
On his 28th birthday, Landry Ntwari left his home in Burlington, Ontario, and went to the Fallsview Tourist Area of Niagara Falls. For reasons unknown, it was his sixth trip to the city since October.
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.
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.
MISSING: Yves Jodouin - 07/02/84 - Ottawa, ON
Yves Jodouin was the third of four children. At 16 years old, he was a budding artist and comic book collector, described by those who knew him as polite and well-liked. At only 4’9”, his already small stature was compounded by his struggles with Anorexia Nervosa.
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.
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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.