Russell Hoffert
Case reference: 2009005099
Missing since: April 7, 2000
Missing from: North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Date of Birth: August 2, 1965
Age at Disappearance: 34 years
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Indigenous
Eye Color: Brown
Hair: Brown, Curly, Thick unruly
Height: 171cm / 5ft 7in
Weight: 83kg / 183lb
Physical Build: Slender/Thin
Russell was last seen wearing: Blue jeans, blue long-sleeved shirt, running shoes.
Notable: Russell has a scar on his abdomen. Dentals & DNA is available.
Details About Russell’s Case: Russell was a voluntary patient of the (now defunct) North Bay Psychiatric Hospital, Highway 11 North, in North Bay, Ontario. It is not known why he was seeking treatment or if he was mentally ill.
Russell walked away from the hospital grounds, in poor winter like weather and was not properly dressed for the conditions. It was snowing that night and was -10 degrees with a -20 degree wind chill. Patrol and Emergency Response Team officers of the North Bay Police Service, with the assistance of the Ontario Provincial Police’s canine unit and helicopter and the Anishinabek Police’s four-wheelers, searched Bomarc Road off Highway 11 where it was believed he had gone, as well as the surrounding wooded area and nearby gravel pit. Area residents were also canvassed in attempts to gain more information from potential witnesses. Unfortunately, the three-day search led to negative results.
No sign of Russell was ever found.
Authorities have said that foul play is not suspected in his disappearance.
Additional Note: Russell Hoffert is the one of six people to go missing from the hospital between 1966 and 2010. Other patients include Philippe Guerin, Norman Welsh, Terry Zubko, Dawn Carisse, and Glen Wesley.
If you have information on Russell’s case, please contact any of the following:
North Bay Police Service: 1-705-497-5555
Reference Case#: 308842-4
Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-TIPS(8477)
Online at: https://www.canadiancrimestoppers.org/tips
Crime Stoppers provides anonymous tipping
Send email to the National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains at: canadasmissing-disparuscanada@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Sources:
The Doe Network
International Missing Persons Wiki
North Bay Police
Canada’s Missing
Someone Saw Something 