Pamela Harvey
Alias: May also use the last name of Rousseau
Case reference: 2014001474
Missing since: November 16, 1978
Missing from: Sudbury, ON
Date of birth: March 7, 1955
Age at disappearance: 23 yrs
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: White
Eye color: Brown
Hair: Blonde/reddish blonde, Long
Teeth: Protruding Uppers (may just be an overbite)
Height: 168 cms / 5ft 6in
Weight: 56 kgs / 123 lbs
Physical Build: Medium
Complexion: Light/Fair
Details: In late 1978, Pamela was last seen at her apartment complex on Lloyd Street, in Sudbury, Ontario. She had left her son with her neighbor and never returned. Pamela’s bank account has not been accessed and her apartment was left untouched. Family had been expecting her for the Christmas holidays and she did not attend. When they began inquiring after her whereabouts, they discovered that she had been missing for some time.
It is suspected that she may have witnessed or have knowledge of a murder committed just days prior to her disappearance. Allegedly, at the time of her disappearance, Pamela was dating Leonard Daoust. On November 12, 1978, a man named James Dacey was shot and killed on a hill directly across the street from the Kingsway Hotel. A witness who lived in the apartment beside the scene said they saw a getaway vehicle next to the building, parked in what’s now called the Columbus Tot Lot. Dacey’s body was discovered by one of his friends that night, who then called an ambulance from the Kingsway Hotel. Soon after, Leonard Daoust and a man named Rene Ranger were arrested for the murder of James Dacey. Pamela would disappear 4 days later.
Initially, law enforcement did not take Pamela’s disappearance seriously. They had assumed she took off because of Leonard’s trial and would eventually return. This resulted in little to no media attention on Pamela’s case. Pamela’s family is steadfast in their belief that she would never abandon her son. This also casts doubt on how Pamela’s son came to be at her neighbors home.
Her family held onto hope she would come home once it was safe to do so. Police cautioned them not to get involved because the case had alleged ties to a notorious biker gang. In the 90’s, Pamela’s parents hired a private investigator who traced her SIN # to an address in Thunder Bay, Ontario but the person ended up not being Pamela. It is unknown how this person had her SIN # and what the outcome ended up being.
*Note: Canada’s Missing has her disappearance as December 18, 1978 and Sudbury Crimestoppers has it as December 1, 1978.
If you have information on Pamela’s case, please contact any of the following:
Greater Sudbury Police Service: (705) 675-9171 ext 2300
Reference Case#: 78-39434
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: Canada’s Missing, Sudbury CrimeStoppers, The Sudbury Star, Sudbury dot come
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