Jake was last seen on March 12, 2023 in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada
She Just Wanted to Go Home: The Disappearance of Roberta Ferguson
Roberta Marie Ferguson was 19 years old when she disappeared from the Cultus Lake area of British Columbia on August 24, 1988. Born on November 19, 1968, Roberta was the youngest of nine children and grew up in a close-knit family in Grimshaw, Alberta. Her sisters later remembered her as quiet at times but also... Continue Reading →
The Trail Ends in Cochrane: Where Is Pat-Garrett?
On October 3, 2024, 45-year-old Patrick Garrett Chum disappeared from Cochrane, Ontario. Almost two years later, he remains missing, yet remarkably little has been made public about the circumstances surrounding his disappearance. Pat-Garrett was born in 1979 and is Indigenous. According to Canada's Missing, he is approximately 5'7" tall and weighs about 161 pounds, with... Continue Reading →
A Burned Vehicle and a Missing Man: What Happened to Gary Brandon Reno?
On October 20, 2024, contact with 29-year-old Gary Brandon Reno stopped. At the time, Gary was living and working in the remote Pink Mountain area of northeastern British Columbia. His family would later tell police that not hearing from him was out of character. As the days passed without word, concern grew over where he... Continue Reading →
Viola Isabella Panacheese: A Disappearance, a Lost Police File, and Decades of Questions
Viola Isabella Panacheese was last seen on August 18, 1991.
The Unsolved Murder of Judy Ann Quill
On March 22, 2009, 33-year-old Judy Ann Quill was in Pikangikum First Nation, the remote northwestern Ontario community she had called home throughout her life. Judy was a mother of two, a daughter and a woman remembered by her family as someone who regularly visited her parents and helped them with everyday things. Before that... Continue Reading →
The Disappearance of Kirk Allan Boucher
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 →
The Human Story Behind Missing Persons Cases
For a long time, the missing persons posts on this site (and page) followed a fairly straightforward format. I gathered the available information, organized the important details into bullet points, and tried to make the facts as easy as possible to read and share. While there was nothing inherently wrong with that approach. Names, dates,... Continue Reading →
The Disappearance of Ronald Lawrence Junior McCook
On the afternoon of January 23, 2025, 40-year-old Ronald Lawrence Junior McCook walked away from a residence on Kenny Dam Road in the Saik'uz First Nation Reserve, just outside Vanderhoof, British Columbia. He was believed to be heading south toward the Saik'uz General Store. It was the last time anyone could say with certainty where... Continue Reading →
The Disappearance of Alexander Joseph Lawson
On the afternoon of November 27, 2022, 65-year-old Alexander Joseph Lawson, known to his family and friends as Alex or AJ, was last seen in the 200 block of Madeline Street in Thunder Bay, Ontario. No one knew that it would be the last confirmed sighting of him. Alex was a member of Lac Seul... Continue Reading →
