Historical Missing Persons & Cold Murder Cases
It has been another busy week at Someone Saw Something, and this week's stories took us across Canada and into the United States, from Toronto to a lonely highway in northwestern Ontario, from a Greyhound bus travelling across the Prairies to a motel in California. Some of the people we talked about have been missing... Continue Reading →
On September 1, 1993, 29-year-old Hannah Jane Rowell was staying at the Garden Motel in Eureka, California. At some point that day, Hannah was reportedly seen walking away from her room at the motel. There was nothing about that simple act that would necessarily have seemed alarming at the time. A woman leaving a motel... Continue Reading →
Nancy has not been seen since May of 2007
Sheila was last seen on December 9, 2004
Christina was last seen on August 6, 2007
On August 5, 1987, 58-year-old Russell Don Atkinson boarded a Greyhound bus in Penticton, British Columbia, intending to make the long journey east to Winnipeg, Manitoba. Somewhere along the way, however, Russell disappeared. He never arrived at his destination, and nearly four decades later, he has never been seen or heard from. What makes his... Continue Reading →
On August 5, 1987, 24-year-old Dale Andrew Sinclair left his home in Edmonton, Alberta, driving his wife's vehicle. His plans for the day sounded ordinary. He intended to stop at a bank to cash a cheque and then travel north to Gibbons, Alberta, where he planned to visit family. Somewhere between those ordinary plans and... Continue Reading →
On October 11, 2022, Kirk Allan Boucher was last seen walking along a Highway 71 from Manitou Rapids First Nation toward Kenora, Ontario. Then, somewhere along the way, Kirk disappeared. He was 50 years old, Indigenous, and a member of Shoal Lake First Nation. Nearly four years later, he has never been found. On November... Continue Reading →
It was an ordinary Monday afternoon in Toronto when 56-year-old Helen Bialowas walked out of her home and disappeared. The date was April 12, 1993 at approximately 4:30pm, Helen was seen leaving her Toronto residence. She was wearing a brown three-quarter-length fall coat over a floral-print blouse, along with a black pleated skirt. And that... Continue Reading →
Remembering the stories, the lives, and the questions that remain - August 2, 2026 Another week has passed at Someone Saw Something, and with it came another collection of stories that remind us why these cases deserve to remain visible. Over the past seven days, we have shared the stories of Donna Paré, John Hastings,... Continue Reading →
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