What Happened to Sindy Ruperthouse?

Sindy Ruperthouse
Case reference: 2014027689
Missing since: April 23, 2014
Missing from: Val D’or, Québec, Canada
Year of birth: 1970
Age at disappearance: 44 years
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Indigenous
Eye Color: Brown
Hair: Brown, Long
Height: 163cm / 5ft 4in
Weight: 59 kgs / 130 lbs
Complexion: Medium / Dark

Details about Sindy’s case: Sindy was last seen April 23, 2014 at the hospital in Val-d’Or, Québec. She had been beaten up and had multiple broken ribs. In her last conversation with family, she asked for money, it was a large amount and her mother, Émilie Ruperthouse Wylde, refused to give her the money. Sindy told her mother she would call again later, but never did. After Sindy’s family had not heard anything from her, they reported her missing on September 2, 2014 to the Sûreté du Québec of Amos

Her mother alleges she was beaten by her boyfriend. Her parents have accused the Sûreté du Québec of failing to take her disappearance seriously. Police only reopened Sindy’s case following an investigative report by Radio-Canada, saying they’re treating her case as a murder investigation. In June 2016, 50 volunteers searched the forest for her body, but didn’t find anything. In March 2018, her family shared her story at the MMIWG inquiry in Montreal. Sindy’s disappearance led to the discovery that many Indigenous women in Val-d’Or alleged abuse by the Sûreté du Québec.

To date, Sindy has not been seen or located.

If you have information on Sindy’s case, please contact any of the following:
Sûreté du Québec Grand quartier général: 1-800-659-4264
Reference Case#: 142-140902-004

Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-TIPS(8477)
Online at: https://www.canadiancrimestoppers.org/submit-a-tip/submit-a-tip
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:
Canada’s Missing
Justice for Native People
CBC – Missing & Murdered: The Unsolved Cases of Indigenous Women and Girls
CBC