Cynthia Ann “Cindy” Peddle was 29 years old when she disappeared from Sept-Îles, Quebec, on August 24, 1993. More than three decades later, remarkably little is publicly known about what happened during the final hours before she vanished.
Cindy was approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighed around 126 pounds. She had a fair complexion, blue eyes and curly blonde hair. When she disappeared, she was reportedly wearing faded blue jeans with pockets on the thighs and a pink or red T-shirt.
According to the RCMP’s Canada’s Missing database, Cindy was last seen in Sept-Îles on August 24. The official record also states that there is a possibility she had been frequenting the Vieux-Quai, or Old Wharf, area of the city before her disappearance. Importantly, however, the RCMP does not say that the Vieux-Quai was Cindy’s confirmed last-known location.
Beyond that, the publicly available timeline is surprisingly sparse. There is no detailed official account explaining exactly where Cindy was last seen, who was with her, where she was living at the time, whether she had access to a vehicle or where she intended to go that day. There is also no publicly identified suspect or confirmed explanation for why she disappeared.
Historical newspaper records show that Cindy’s disappearance attracted attention almost immediately. Le Soleil published coverage concerning her case on August 27, 1993, just three days after she was last seen, with additional coverage appearing on September 3. This indicates that her disappearance was publicly known and being reported on very soon after she vanished.
Years passed without Cindy being located, but in February 1996 an intriguing development appeared in Le Soleil. Information attributed to police sources suggested that a woman believed to possibly be Cindy had been seen at a restaurant in Sept-Îles. If the sighting had been genuine, it would have meant Cindy was alive nearly three years after she disappeared.
However, subsequent research into the case indicates that the woman at the restaurant was not Cindy. Rétro Crimes, which examined historical newspaper coverage of the disappearance and communicated with Cindy’s family, later reported that the restaurant lead had been investigated and the woman was determined not to be her. For that reason, the 1996 report should not be treated as a confirmed post-disappearance sighting.
That leaves August 24, 1993, as the last confirmed date associated with Cindy’s disappearance.
There is no publicly available evidence showing that she subsequently contacted her family or friends, established a life elsewhere or was conclusively seen after she vanished. At the same time, there is no publicly released evidence establishing that Cindy was the victim of foul play. Her case remains a disappearance with very few known circumstances.
The mention of the Vieux-Quai is nevertheless intriguing. Located along the waterfront in Sept-Îles, the area may have been somewhere Cindy was known to spend time. But because the RCMP describes the connection only as a possibility, it would be misleading to assume that Cindy disappeared from the wharf or that investigators believe something happened to her there.
Perhaps the most striking thing about Cindy’s case is simply how little information has emerged publicly after all these years. There is no detailed reconstruction of her final day, no confirmed later sighting, no publicly named person of interest and no known discovery that explains what happened.
Cynthia Ann Peddle remains listed as missing in Canada’s national missing-person database as of August 2026. Her case is investigated by the Sûreté du Québec’s Sept-Rivières MRC.
More than 30 years after Cindy disappeared, the mystery remains remarkably open-ended. Somewhere in Sept-Îles on August 24, 1993, the known trail of a 29-year-old woman simply ended. Even the apparent breakthrough several years later proved to be another dead end, leaving Cindy’s family without the answer they have been waiting decades to receive.
If you have information on Cynthia’s case, please contact any of the following:
Sept-Rivières MRC SQ: 1-800-659-4264
Reference Case#: SIL-930825-014
Canada’s Missing Case reference: 2014002239
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, archival coverage from Le Soleil, and Rétro Crimes’ research into historical Sept-Îles cases.
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