Leonette Marie Purcell
Case reference: 2013000028
Missing since: December 16, 2004
Missing from: Grand Lake, NS
Date of birth: December 10, 1948
Age at disappearance: 56 yrs
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: White
Eye color: Blue
Hair: Brown
Height: 160 cm / 5ft 3in
Weight: 61 kgs / 134 lbs
Complexion: Light/Fair
Details: Leonette disappeared on December 16, 2004, from her Grand Lake home situated near the Halifax International Airport. Items in the Purcell’s home appeared out of place or disturbed contrary to normal routine. An extensive search in the area of Grand Lake failed to reveal her whereabouts. Her personal banking and communications devices have not been accessed since her disappearance.
Investigators are interested in identifying two unidentified males who were seen on a security camera at the Enfield Irving Big Stop, one of whom the camera caught calling the Purcell home on the morning Leonette disappeared. Neither of these men were identified. The investigation is ongoing and police are asking for the public’s assistance.
The Government of the Province of Nova Scotia is offering rewards of up to one hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the disappearance of Leonette Marie Purcell.
The reward is payable in Canadian funds and will be apportioned as deemed just by the Minister of Justice for the Province of Nova Scotia. Employees of law enforcement and correctional agencies are not eligible to collect this reward.
If you have information on Leonette’s case, please contact any of the following:
Halifax Regional Police: 1-902-490-5333
Reference Case#: 2004-57218
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, Rewards for Major Unsolved Crimes
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