Timeline of Events

Detailed Timeline of Main Events

This timeline focuses on the events directly related to individuals mentioned in the source, primarily their disappearances, discoveries, and major updates.

1950s

September 25, 1953: Four-year-old Ronnie Aspinall is last seen at the train station in Prince George, BC, talking to an unidentified man. His disappearance remains unsolved.
September 9, 1958: Two year old Cynthia Louise McLane last seen playing outside of her residence in Willow River, British Columbia.

1960s

September 1st, 1964: Eunice Bird, 16, Disappeared from Prince Rupert
October 25, 1969: Gloria Moody, 27, is last seen traveling with family.
October 26, 1969: Gloria Moody’s body is found by hunters 10 km west of Williams Lake. Her death is determined to be from beating and sexual assault, leading to exsanguination. Her case is the oldest on Project E-Pana.

1970s

October 13, 1970: Helen Claire Frost, 17, leaves her apartment in Prince George for a walk and is never seen again.
October 14, 1971: Jean Virginia “Ginny” Sampare, 18, goes missing near a bridge on Highway 16 in Gitsegukla.
December 13, 1974: Monica Ignas, 14, is last seen walking home from school in Thornhill.
April 6, 1975: Monica Ignas’s strangled body is found in a gravel pit east of Terrace.
March 26, 1978: Mary Jane Hill, 31, is found nude along Highway 16, 34 km from Prince Rupert. Cause of death determined to be from bronchitis and bronchopneumonia as a result of manslaughter.

1980s

July 7, 1984: Thomas Antony Marsden, 17, is last seen in Summit Lake after a fight with his brother, attempting to hitchhike home. He is never seen or heard from again.
April 20, 1988: Stacey Lynn Rogers, 17, leaves a friend’s home in Fort St. John, intending to return to Taylor, but never arrives.
August 1, 1989: Ronald “Ronnie” Jack, 26, is offered a job at a logging camp by an unidentified man at the First Litre Pub in Prince George.
August 2, 1989 (early morning): Ronnie Jack, his wife Doreen Ann Jack, 26, and their two children, Russell Jack, 9, and Ryan Jack, 4, are last seen leaving their home with the unidentified man in his dark-colored pickup truck. The family’s disappearance remains a mystery.
August 26, 1989 (early morning): Alberta Gail Williams, 24, goes missing after being last seen near closing time at Popeye’s pub in downtown Prince Rupert.
September 25, 1989: Alberta Gail Williams’s naked, strangled, and sexually assaulted body is found 37 km east of Prince Rupert.
October 1989: Cecilia Anne Nikal, 15, is last seen in Smithers, near Highway 16 (though family reports she may have moved to Vancouver Island, and RCMP reported her last in Vancouver).

1990s

February 5, 1990 (5:15 AM): A deliberate fire engulfs the Brooks Bank Building at 153 3rd Ave West, Prince Rupert, killing Kimberly Dumais (infant), Helga Rochon, 45, Sherri Rochon, 26, and Pauline Rochon, 19. This was the second deliberate blaze at the building in months.
June 13, 1990: Delphine Anne Camelia Nikal, 15, is last seen hitchhiking along Highway 16 and King Street in Smithers, on her way home to Telkwa.
June 1, 1994: Ramona Lisa Wilson, 16, is last seen hitchhiking from Smithers to Hazelton.
July 1994 (July long weekend): Roxanne Thiara, 15, goes missing in Prince George after telling a friend she was meeting a client in the sex trade.
August 17, 1994: Roxanne Thiara’s remains are found dumped along Highway 16, 2 km east of Burns Lake.
December 9, 1994: Alisha “Leah” Germaine, 15, is found stabbed to death behind Haldi Road Elementary School off Highway 16 W. outside Prince George.
April 9, 1995: Ramona Lisa Wilson’s body is discovered by ATV riders in a wooded area near the Smithers airport.
April 5, 1995: Sheila Faye Kinequon, 25, and her daughter Christine Kinequon, 3, are found strangled in their McIntyre crescent apartment in Prince George. Their estranged common law husband/father, John Joseph Seymour, is found deceased the same day under the Alex Fraser bridge in Delta.
October 1995: Lana Patrick Derrick, 19, is last seen at a service station in Thornhill. A witness later reports seeing her exit a blue car at a Petro-Canada gas station in Thornhill around 3:30 AM on the morning she went missing.
August 18, 1997: Wendy Ratte, 44, drops her husband off for work in Prince George and vanishes. Her white Plymouth van is found in a parking lot.
October 30, 1999: Amanda Jean Simpson, a child, is taken to Prince George Regional Hospital with massive head and abdominal injuries.
September 24, 1999: Dwayne Rideout, 23, is last seen at the Generator Cabaret on Third Avenue in Prince George.
July 1, 1999: Josh Stuart Aspinall, 31, is last seen by his family. He is believed to have left Prince George voluntarily due to personal problems.
December 31, 1999 (before midnight): Monica McKay, 18, is last seen by friends in Prince Rupert.

2000s

January 8, 2000: Monica McKay’s body is discovered beside a dumpster in Prince Rupert.
April 9, 2001: Ada Elaine Brown, 39, is found deceased in a hotel room in Prince George.
June 21, 2002 (approximately 2:50 PM): Nicole Hoar, 24, is last seen hitchhiking on Highway 16, west of Prince George, near a gas station, walking towards an orange car.
August 4, 2002: Ten-year-old Joseph Andrews vanishes while tubing on the Salmon River near Salmon Valley Resort. His sandal print is later found 14 km away.
April 15, 2004: Kayla Rose McKay, 13, is found deceased near the Prince Rupert harbor front.
October 2, 2004 (afternoon): Margaret Nooski, 89, last seen hitchhiking near the Nautley Road turn-off on Highway 16 near Fraser Lake.
December 8, 2004: Melanie Dawn Brown, 31, is found deceased in a Prince George basement suite from a gunshot wound.
July 24, 2005 (6 PM): Mary Madeline George is reportedly walking to a clinic in Prince George when last seen.
September 21, 2005 (approximately 4:30 PM): Tamara Lynn Chipman, 22, is last seen hitchhiking east on Highway 16 near the industrial park just outside of Prince Rupert.
February 2, 2006: Aielah Katherina Saric-Auger, 14, is last seen in Prince George, getting into a black van around 1 AM.
February 10, 2006: Aielah Katherina Saric-Auger’s body is found in a ditch near a turn off on Highway 16 near Tabor Mountain, east of Prince George. Autopsy confirms blunt force trauma to the head.
March 26th 2007: Shawn Halikowski body was found in a sandy clearing about 1.5 km along Hofferkamp Road toward the cutbanks, just off Highway 97.
June 7, 2007: Lucas James Degerness, 14, vanishes after leaving Prince George Secondary School.
June 2007: Beverly Warbrick goes missing from the 2100 block of Oak Street in Prince George.
September 8, 2007 (afternoon): Bonnie Marie Joseph, 32, is last seen hitchhiking from Vanderhoof to Prince George.
October 7, 2008: Brittany Giese, 19, and Garrett McComb are found dead in a house on Webber Crescent in Prince George, reported as gang-related.
December 19, 2009: Vernon Michael Martin, 55, is last seen entering the Northern Thunderbird Air hangar in Prince George, which is subsequently destroyed by fire. No human remains are found.
November 10, 2009: Tyler Walton, 28, is last seen in Williams Lake, BC. He is involved in the drug trade.
November 18, 2009: Tyler Walton is reported missing by his family.

2010s

April 7, 2010: Abigail Andrews, 28 and three months pregnant, vanishes from Fort St. John after telling a neighbor she was visiting a friend.
April 10, 2010 (afternoon): Emmalee Rose Mclean, 16, body found partially submerged in the Prince Rupert harbour.
November 24, 2010: Linda Fredin, 56, dies three days after being trapped in a house fire in Prince George. Police suspect gang violence.
May 28, 2011 (early morning): Madison “Maddy” Geraldine Scott, 20, vanishes from a party at Hogsback Lake, 25 km southeast of Vanderhoof. Her truck and tent are found abandoned.
November 11, 2011 (early morning): An unnamed woman is found with life-threatening injuries on a road in Telkwa, and later dies in the hospital. Police arrest a man who knew her but he is later released without charges.
December 26, 2011: Perry Sebastion Junior, also known as P.J., is last seen in the Nee Tahi Buhn community near Burns Lake, planning to walk to the Francois Lake ferry and hitchhike home.
May 23rd 2012: Barry Blain Seymour 32 last seen in Prince George 8 years ago and was reported missing on May 26th, 2012 after attending his son’s birthday party.
January 13, 2013: Tara Lee Ann Williams, 40, and Blaine Albert Barfoot are found deceased at a home in Vanderhoof. Police suspect foul play.
June 13, 2013 (midnight): Immaculate “Mackie” Mary Basil, 26, is last seen leaving a house party in Tachie, heading to a cabin in the Leo Creek area with two men.
September 30, 2013 (early morning): Caitlin Murray, 21, is last seen walking toward the historic footbridge in West Quesnel. Her car is found with no keys, phone, or personal belongings.
October 12th, 2013: Steve Knapton he has not been seen since mid-October.
August 10, 2014: Noel Yassinsky, 67, is reported missing from Kitimat.
September 17, 2014: Noel Yassinsky’s vehicle is found abandoned east of Prince George, near Purden Campground.
November 19, 2014 (morning): Anita Florence Thorne, 49, is last seen at SuperSave Gas and Tim Horton’s in Prince George.
November 20, 2014 (midday): Anita Florence Thorne’s car is found unlocked with her purse inside, 30 km away at the Willow River turn off.
August 25, 2015: Lester Sampson, 57, is last seen in Glen Vowell (Sik-e-Dakh).
March 12, 2016: Denny Poole, 15, is last seen walking across the Kiskatinaw River Bridge on the Alaska Highway near Dawson Creek.
June 7, 2016: Bryan Twan, 57, goes missing from near West Park Mall in Quesnel.
November 6th 2016 Maxwell Harvey Mayling last heard from in early October, 2016 by friends and family
May 6, 2017: Roberta (Robin) Marie Sims, 55, is last seen near her home in Prince George.
May 14, 2017: Roberta Marie Sims is reported missing. Her vehicle is later located and believed by police to have been used in her murder.
July 8th 2017: Jerry Keith Kreitz last seen in by his family in the community 160 kilometres west of Prince George on the morning of Fri., July 7, 2017.
August 23rd 2017: Lloyd Douglas Sword:Disappeared with no trace
October 14, 2017: Frances Brown, 53, is last seen mushroom picking north of Smithers.
May 3, 2018: Colten Fleury, 16, vanishes from the Downtown Motel (Knights Inn) in Prince George after moving in with his mother.
July 4, 2018: Chantelle Catherine Simpson, 34, is last seen alive in Telkwa. Her abandoned car is found the next day.
July 22, 2018: Chantelle Catherine Simpson’s body is recovered from the Skeena River.
August 31, 2018 (early hours): Jessica Patrick (Balczer), 18, is last seen leaving the Mountain View Motel in Smithers.
September 15, 2018: Jessica Patrick (Balczer)’s body is found by family members near a pullout on Hudson Bay Mountain Road.
December 23, 2018 (approximately 9:00 PM): Cynthia Martin, 50, is last seen in Hazelton. Her vehicle is found locked near the Hagwilget Bridge.
October 28, 2019 (noon): Laureen Campbell Fabian, 69, leaves her home on Buck Flats Road in Houston for a hike and is never seen again.
September 22nd 2019: Edward Kenneth Grant: last seen at Exploration Place near Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park on at about 11:30 a.m. on Sunday and was wearing jeans, light sweater, blue ballcap and white runners at the time.

2020s

May 4, 2020: Louis Korkowski is possibly abducted in Quesnel. His remains are found on May 6, 2020.
August 10, 2020: Allan Troy Baker, 36, is last seen in Mackenzie. He is reported missing on August 15, 2020.
April 5, 2021: Sidney Ryan Boyd, 27, is last seen in the downtown core of Quesnel. He is reported missing on April 19, 2021.
May 25, 2021: Anthony James Graham is last seen by friends in Prince George. Reported missing in June 2021.
July 31, 2021: Donald Preston, 57, is last seen by his roommate near his property in Alexandria, Quesnel.
August 20, 2021: Donald Malbeuf, 77, is last seen in Prince George, planning to go fishing. His vehicle is found abandoned the next day.
September 14, 2021: Rory Jantz is reported missing after not being heard from for several days by a family member in Terrace.
May 1, 2022: Cynthia Martin’s remains are found.
July 5, 2022 (5:00 PM): John Klukas, 64, is last seen leaving his rural Terrace residence to visit a family member. His vehicle is later recovered from the Copper River FSR.
July 17, 2022 (morning): Jaswinder Taggar, 59, is last seen in her family home in Terrace.
October 26, 2022: Leon Benjamin Sinclair, 56, is reported missing from Houston, last seen at Aurora Towing & Heavy Haul Ltd.’s yard in November 2021.
October 30, 2022: Jordan Straight is last heard from by his employer. He was believed to be traveling to Prince Rupert but was last seen in Terrace.
December 6, 2022: Carl Schooner Jr., 30, is reported missing by family. He was last heard from on November 30, 2022, when he left Bella Coola for Williams Lake.
January 2, 2023: Billy-Jo Mindel, 36, is last seen in downtown Prince George. She is reported missing on January 23, 2024.
February 26, 2023: Jay Preston Raphael, 27, is last seen walking away from a residence in Saik’uz, BC.
March 15, 2023: Darylyn Supernant, 29, is last seen in Dawson Creek.
May 28, 2023: Madison Scott’s body is positively identified on a property in Vanderhoof, 12 years after her disappearance.
August 25, 2023: John Klukas’s remains are found in a ravine off an abandoned logging road near Copper River Forest Service Road in Terrace.
August 29, 2023: Dave Daniel Domingo, 24, is reported missing in Rolla, after a possible shooting incident.
August 31, 2023 (approximately 3:00 PM): Mary-Anne Lawson, 47, is last seen in Terrace.
November 9, 2023: Justin Joseph, 42, is reported missing from Fort St. James. Family last had phone contact with him in April 2023.
November 17, 2023: Sheldon McDonald, 46, is last seen in New Hazelton. He is reported missing on November 21, 2023.
December 2, 2023: Renee Didier, 40, is last seen in Dawson Creek.
December 31, 2023: Cole Hosack, 24, vanishes in Dawson Creek after an altercation outside the Lone Star nightclub.
March 7, 2024: Wayne Jonathan Anthony Naves, 46, is last seen in downtown Prince George. Reported missing on March 14, 2024.
April 16, 2024: Spencer Edouard Oliver, 30, goes missing after a solo rock climbing excursion near the Hagwilget Bridge in New Hazelton.
April 19, 2024: Human remains are discovered near 219 Road and Saskatoon Creek, just outside Dawson Creek, by a volunteer cleaning garbage.
May 2024: Renee Didier’s body is discovered in the Kiskatinaw River.
June 2024: DNA tests confirm the remains found on April 19, 2024, belong to Darylyn Supernant. Her death is classified as suspicious.
July 9, 2024: Karen Tessier, 57, is last seen in Fort Nelson, BC. She is reported missing on July 10, 2024.
July 15, 2024: Alice Maureen Chingee, 62, is last heard from in Mackenzie. She is reported missing on July 18, 2024.
July 31, 2024 (approximately 7:00 PM): Monica Gianina Marcu, 62, is last seen on the 1400-block of Edmonton Street in Prince George.
August 14, 2024: Kirstie Marie Girard, 34, is last seen near the intersection of 10th Avenue and Alward Street in Prince George.
August 29, 2024: Melanie Dawn Joy Liddell, 46, is last seen in Fraser Lake. She is reported missing on August 30, 2024.
January 30, 2025 (report date): Ronald McCook, 40, is reported missing from a residence on Saik’Uz First Nations, outside Vanderhoof, last seen walking south towards the Sauk’uz General Store on January 23rd.
February 2025: Justin Radcliffe, 46, has his last confirmed sighting in Fort St. John. Reported missing on June 9, 2025.
March 29th 2025 Emily Ogden: 24 human remains were found by the Dawson Creek RCMP, in the area near 231 Road, Arras.
April 2, 2025 (approximately 4:00 PM): Ravinder Singh is last seen at a restaurant on the Hart Highway in Prince George, heading northbound.
April 14, 2025: Aiden Timothy Waddle, 21, found and recovered after going missing on November 10, 2024, while fishing on Kitwancool Lake.
April 23, 2025: Eliasha Rose Garcia, 37, is reported missing from Fort St. John, last seen at the Fort St. John Court House.
May 29, 2025: Ashley Dawn Edgars, 41, is last seen on the 3300-block of Fifteenth Avenue in Prince George.
June 26, 2025: Michael Randolf Kowalchuk, 56, is reported missing to Kitimat RCMP by his family, after not hearing from him on Father’s Day. He was last known to be in Granisle, BC, and possibly working in Manitoba.
July 1, 2025: Makeda Bandy, 14, is last seen in Fort St. John. She is reported missing on July 3, 2025, and later found alive and well.
July 8, 2025: Kolton Swift, 24, is reported missing from Fort St. John, last seen March 24, 2025. He may be in Lethbridge, Alberta.
July 12, 2025 (approximately 6:45 PM): Thomas Kelly, 46, disappears while fishing with family near the Skeena River in northern British Columbia.
July 13, 2025: Sarah Houlden McFadzen, 19, is last seen in Terrace. She is later found alive and well.
July 16, 2025: Mathew William Collins, 34, is reported missing to Fort St. James RCMP, last seen by family almost three weeks prior.
Mid-June 2025: Matthew Joseph James Holmberg, 41, is last seen in Prince George.

Missing/Deceased Individuals (in alphabetical order):

refer to glossary for up to date information on missing/deceased individuals

Abigail Andrews: A 28-year-old Métis woman, three months pregnant, who vanished from Fort St. John on April 7, 2010. Her case is treated as a homicide.
Ada Elaine Brown: A 39-year-old woman found deceased in a hotel room in Prince George on April 9, 2001. Her death was attributed to a subdural hemorrhage and complications of alcoholism, but her family believes she was assaulted and killed.
Aielah Katherina Saric-Auger: A 14-year-old girl found deceased from blunt force trauma to the head on February 10, 2006, near Highway 16, east of Prince George. She was last seen getting into a black van on February 2, 2006.
Aiden Timothy Waddle: A 21-year-old Caucasian male who went missing on November 10, 2024, after a fishing trip to Kitwancool Lake. His truck was located, but he was missing. His remains were found and recovered on April 14, 2025.
Alberta Gail Williams: A 24-year-old woman who went missing from Prince Rupert on August 26, 1989. Her naked body was found strangled and sexually assaulted near Highway 16 on September 25, 1989.
Alice Maureen Chingee: A 62-year-old Indigenous female reported missing from Mackenzie on July 18, 2024, last heard from on July 15, 2024. She may have been hitchhiking to Saskatoon or Vancouver.
Allan Troy Baker: A 36-year-old Indigenous male reported missing from Mackenzie on August 15, 2020, last seen on August 10, 2020. Police are concerned for his well-being.
Alisha “Leah” Germaine: A 15-year-old girl found stabbed to death on December 9, 1994, behind an elementary school in Prince George. She knew Roxanne Thiara.
Amanda Jean Simpson: A child who died on October 30, 1999, from massive head and abdominal injuries, ruled a homicide. She was brought to the hospital by her mother and stepfather.
Anita Florence Thorne: A 49-year-old Caucasian woman reported missing on November 19, 2014, in Prince George. Her car was found unlocked the next day, 30 km away, with her purse inside.
Anthony James Graham: A Caucasian male reported missing from Prince George in June 2021, last seen by friends in late May 2021. He has connections to the Okanagan.
Ashley Dawn Edgars: A 41-year-old Indigenous female reported missing from Prince George on May 29, 2025.
Beverly Warbrick: A Caucasian woman in her late 30s who went missing from Prince George in June 2007.
Billy-Jo Mindel: A 36-year-old Caucasian female reported missing from Prince George on January 23, 2024, last seen January 2, 2024.
Bonnie Marie Joseph: A 32-year-old Indigenous mother of five who was last seen hitchhiking from Vanderhoof to Prince George on September 8, 2007. Her wallet and ID were later found near a lake.
Brittany Giese: A 19-year-old woman found dead with Garrett McComb in Prince George on October 7, 2008, in a death reported as gang-related.
Bryan Twan: An Indigenous man, now 57, who went missing from Quesnel on June 7, 2016.
Caitlin Murray: A 21-year-old Caucasian woman who vanished from Quesnel on September 30, 2013, last seen walking toward a footbridge. Her car was found abandoned with no personal belongings.
Carl Schooner Jr.: A 30-year-old Indigenous male reported missing on December 6, 2022, last heard from on November 30, 2022, traveling from Bella Coola to Williams Lake.
Cecilia Anne Nikal: A 15-year-old who was last seen in Smithers in October 1989.
Chantelle Catherine Simpson: A 34-year-old woman whose abandoned car was found on July 5, 2018, near Terrace. Her body was recovered from the Skeena River on July 22, 2018.
Christine Kinequon: A 3-year-old girl found strangled to death with her mother, Sheila Faye Kinequon, in Prince George on April 5, 1995.
Cole Hosack: A 24-year-old male who vanished in Dawson Creek on December 31, 2023, after an altercation outside a nightclub.
Colin Taylor: A 39-year-old male reported missing from Mackenzie on July 13, 2024, after exhibiting erratic behavior.
Colten Fleury: A 16-year-old Indigenous male who vanished from Prince George on May 3, 2018, after leaving a motel.
Cynthia Martin: A 50-year-old woman last seen in Hazelton on December 23, 2018. Her vehicle was found locked near the Hagwilget Bridge. Her remains were found on May 1, 2022.
Darylyn Supernant: A 29-year-old Cree woman last seen in Dawson Creek on March 15, 2023. Her remains were discovered on April 19, 2024, and confirmed in June 2024. Her death is classified as suspicious.
Dave Daniel Domingo: A 24-year-old Filipino male reported missing in Rolla on August 29, 2023, following a possible shooting incident.
Delphine Anne Camelia Nikal: A 15-year-old who vanished on June 13, 1990, last seen hitchhiking in Smithers. Cousin of Cecilia Anne Nikal and Roberta Cecilia Nikal.
Denny Poole: A 15-year-old Indigenous male who went missing on March 12, 2016, last seen walking across the Kiskatinaw River Bridge near Dawson Creek.
Donald Malbeuf: A 77-year-old Caucasian male reported missing from Prince George on August 21, 2021, after his vehicle was found abandoned and he was last seen going fishing.
Donald Preston: A 57-year-old Caucasian male reported missing from Quesnel, last seen by his roommate on July 31, 2021.
Doreen Ann Jack: A 26-year-old Indigenous mother who disappeared with her husband, Ronald, and two sons, Russell and Ryan, from Prince George on August 2, 1989.
Dwayne Rideout: A 23-year-old Caucasian male who went missing from the Generator Cabaret in Prince George on September 24, 1999.
Eliasha Rose Garcia: A 37-year-old female reported missing from Fort St. John on April 23, 2025, last seen at the Fort St. John Court House.
Emmalee Rose Mclean: A 16-year-old female whose body was found partially submerged in the Prince Rupert harbour on April 10, 2010. Cause of death was drowning, with foul play not ruled out.
Frances Brown: A 53-year-old woman last seen mushroom picking north of Smithers on October 14, 2017. She was an experienced outdoorswoman.
Gary Brandon Reno: A 29-year-old Indigenous male reported missing from Fort St. John on November 1, 2024, last seen on October 23, 2024.
Gloria Moody: A 27-year-old Nuxalk Nation mother whose body was found murdered near Williams Lake on October 26, 1969. Her case is part of Project E-Pana.
Helen Claire Frost: A 17-year-old Caucasian female who vanished from Prince George on October 13, 1970, after going for a walk.
Immaculate “Mackie” Mary Basil: A 26-year-old mother of one who went missing from Tachie on June 13, 2013, after a house party.
James Joseph Edmund Barnes: A 28-year-old Caucasian male reported missing on October 18, 2024, after going grouse hunting in the Chetwynd area. His vehicle was found, but he and his dog were not.
James Robinson: A 58-year-old Indigenous male reported missing from Terrace, last seen by his family in October 2024.
Jaswinder Taggar: A 59-year-old South Asian female reported missing from Terrace on July 17, 2022. She was last seen in her family home without her wallet, cell phone, or ID.
Jay Preston Raphael: A 27-year-old Indigenous male reported missing from Saik’uz, BC, on February 26, 2023.
Jean Virginia “Ginny” Sampare: An 18-year-old who went missing near a bridge on Highway 16 in Gitsegukla on October 14, 1971.
Jessica Patrick (Balczer): An 18-year-old Indigenous mother whose body was found near Hudson Bay Mountain, Smithers, on September 15, 2018, two weeks after she was last seen. Her death is a homicide.
John Klukas: A 64-year-old Caucasian male reported missing from Terrace on July 5, 2022. His vehicle was found abandoned. His remains were found on August 25, 2023.
Jordan Straight: A 32-year-old Caucasian male reported missing from Terrace on October 30, 2022. His remains were discovered in a remote wooded area on May 3, 2023, with no foul play suspected.
Joseph Andrews: A 10-year-old boy who vanished while tubing on the Salmon River near Prince George on August 4, 2002. His disappearance remains a mystery.
Josh Stuart Aspinall: A 31-year-old Caucasian male last seen by his family on July 1, 1999. He is believed to have left Prince George on his own accord due to personal problems.
Justin Joseph: A 42-year-old Indigenous male reported missing on November 9, 2023. Family last had phone contact with him in April 2023. He has ties to Fort St. James, Burns Lake, and Prince George.
Justin Radcliffe: A 46-year-old Caucasian male reported missing from Fort St. John on June 9, 2025, with his last confirmed sighting in February 2025. He has ties to Kelowna and Falkland, BC.
Karen Tessier: A 57-year-old Indigenous female reported missing from Fort Nelson on July 10, 2024, last seen on July 9, 2024.
Kayla Rose McKay: A 13-year-old girl whose body was found near the Prince Rupert harbor front on April 15, 2004. Criminal involvement in her death was not ruled out.
Kimberly Dumais: An infant who died in a deliberate fire in Prince Rupert on February 5, 1990, along with her grandmother and aunts.
Kirstie Marie Girard: A 34-year-old Caucasian female reported missing from Prince George on August 14, 2024.
Kolton Swift: A 24-year-old Caucasian male reported missing from Fort St. John on July 8, 2025, last seen March 24, 2025. He may be in Lethbridge, Alberta.
Lana Patrick Derrick: A 19-year-old Indigenous woman last seen at a service station in Thornhill in October 1995.
Laureen Campbell Fabian: A 69-year-old Caucasian female who left her Houston home for a hike on October 28, 2019, and was never seen again.
Leon Benjamin Sinclair: A 56-year-old Indigenous male reported missing from Houston on October 26, 2022, last seen in November 2021.
Lester Sampson: A 57-year-old First Nations male last seen in Glen Vowell on August 25, 2015.
Linda Fredin: A 56-year-old woman who died on November 27, 2010, after being trapped in a house fire in Prince George on November 24, 2010. Police suspect gang violence.
Louis Korkowski: A male who was possibly abducted on May 4, 2020, in Quesnel. His remains were found on May 6, 2020, with criminality suspected in his death.
Lucas James Degerness: A 14-year-old Indigenous male who vanished from Prince George Secondary School on June 7, 2007.
Madison “Maddy” Geraldine Scott: A 20-year-old Caucasian female who vanished from a party at Hogsback Lake near Vanderhoof on May 28, 2011. Her body was positively identified on May 28, 2023.
Margaret Nooski: An 89-year-old woman suffering from dementia who was last seen hitchhiking near Fraser Lake on October 2, 2004.
Mary Jane Hill: A 31-year-old woman found nude along Highway 16 near Prince Rupert on March 26, 1978. Her death was attributed to complications from manslaughter.
Mary Madeline George: A woman reportedly walking to a clinic in Prince George when last seen on July 24, 2005.
Mary-Anne Lawson: A 47-year-old First Nations woman last seen in Terrace on August 31, 2023.
Mathew William Collins: A 34-year-old Indigenous male reported missing from Fort St. James on July 16, 2025, last seen by family almost three weeks prior.
Matthew Joseph James Holmberg: A 41-year-old Caucasian male reported missing from Prince George, last seen mid-June 2025.
Melanie Dawn Brown: A 31-year-old woman found deceased from a gunshot wound in a Prince George basement suite on December 8, 2004.
Melanie Dawn Joy Liddell: A 46-year-old Caucasian female reported missing from Fraser Lake on August 30, 2024, last seen on August 29, 2024.
Michael Randolf Kowalchuk: A 56-year-old Caucasian male reported missing from Kitimat on June 26, 2025, last heard from over a year ago. He was last known to be in Granisle, BC, and possibly working in Manitoba.
Monica Gianina Marcu: A 62-year-old Caucasian female reported missing from Prince George on July 31, 2024. She owns four vehicles with Washington license plates and has ties to McBride, BC, and Washington State.
Monica Ignas: A 14-year-old girl last seen in Thornhill on December 13, 1974. Her strangled body was found on April 6, 1975.
Monica McKay: An 18-year-old woman whose body was discovered beside a dumpster in Prince Rupert on January 8, 2000, after she was last seen on December 31, 1999.
Nicole Hoar: A 24-year-old Caucasian woman from Alberta who vanished while hitchhiking on Highway 16 west of Prince George on June 21, 2002.
Noel Yassinsky: A 67-year-old male reported missing from Kitimat on August 10, 2014. His vehicle was found abandoned east of Prince George a month later.
Pauline Rochon: A 19-year-old who died in a deliberate fire in Prince Rupert on February 5, 1990, along with her mother, sister, and infant niece.
Perry Sebastion Junior (P.J.): A First Nations male last seen on December 26, 2011, in the Nee Tahi Buhn community near Burns Lake.
Ramona Lisa Wilson: A 16-year-old Indigenous female last seen hitchhiking from Smithers on June 1, 1994. Her body was found near the Smithers airport in April 1995, and her death is considered a Highway of Tears murder.
Ravinder Singh: A male reported missing from Prince George on April 4, 2025, last seen on April 2, 2025, at a restaurant on the Hart Highway.
Renee Didier: A 40-year-old Indigenous woman who went missing from Dawson Creek on December 2, 2023. Her body was discovered in the Kiskatinaw River in May 2024.
Roberta (Robin) Marie Sims: A 55-year-old Caucasian female last seen in Prince George on May 6, 2017. She was reported missing on May 14, 2017, and police suspect her vehicle was used in her murder.
Ronald “Ronnie” Jack: A 26-year-old Indigenous father who disappeared with his family from Prince George on August 2, 1989.
Ronald McCook: A 40-year-old Indigenous male reported missing from Saik’Uz First Nations, outside Vanderhoof, on January 30, 2025.
Ronnie Aspinall: A four-year-old boy who disappeared from the train station in Prince George on September 25, 1953. His case remains a mystery.
Rory Jantz: A 37-year-old Caucasian male reported missing from Terrace on September 14, 2021, after family had not heard from him for several days.
Roxanne Thiara: A 15-year-old Indigenous girl who went missing from Prince George in July 1994. Her remains were found in the bush along Highway 16 near Burns Lake on August 17, 1994.
Russell Jack: A 9-year-old Indigenous son who disappeared with his family from Prince George on August 2, 1989.
Ryan Jack: A 4-year-old Indigenous son who disappeared with his family from Prince George on August 2, 1989.
Sarah Houlden McFadzen: A 19-year-old Caucasian female reported missing from Terrace, last seen on July 13, 2025. She was later found alive and well.
Sheldon McDonald: A 46-year-old Indigenous male reported missing from New Hazelton on November 21, 2023, last seen on November 17, 2023.
Sheila Faye Kinequon: A 25-year-old student found strangled to death with her 3-year-old daughter, Christine, in Prince George on April 5, 1995.
Sherri Rochon: A 26-year-old who died in a deliberate fire in Prince Rupert on February 5, 1990, along with her mother, sister, and infant niece.
Sidney Ryan Boyd: A 27-year-old Indigenous male reported missing from Quesnel on April 19, 2021, last seen on April 5, 2021.
Spencer Edouard Oliver: A 30-year-old Caucasian male who went missing on April 16, 2024, after a solo rock climbing excursion near the Hagwilget Bridge in New Hazelton.
Stacey Lynn Rogers: A 17-year-old Caucasian female who disappeared from Fort St. John on April 20, 1988, intending to return to Taylor.
Tamara Lynn Chipman: A 22-year-old Wet’suwet’en Nation woman last seen hitchhiking on Highway 16 near Prince Rupert on September 21, 2005. Foul play is suspected.
Tara Lee Ann Williams: A 40-year-old woman found deceased with Blaine Albert Barfoot at a home in Vanderhoof on January 13, 2013. Police suspected foul play.
Thomas Antony Marsden: A 17-year-old Caucasian male who went missing from Summit Lake on July 7, 1984, after attempting to hitchhike home.
Thomas Kelly: A 46-year-old male who disappeared while fishing near the Skeena River in northern British Columbia on July 12, 2025.
Tyler Walton: A 28-year-old Caucasian male reported missing from Williams Lake on November 18, 2009, last seen on November 10, 2009. He was involved in the drug trade.
Vernon Darcy Baker: A 44-year-old male found stabbed at a Victoria Street home in Prince George on April 11, 2009, seeking help.
Vernon Michael Martin: A 55-year-old prominent businessman from Prince George who vanished in December 2009, coinciding with a fire at a hangar he co-owned. Declared legally dead in October 2024.
Wayne Jonathan Anthony Naves: A 46-year-old Caucasian male reported missing from Prince George on March 14, 2024, last seen on March 7, 2024. He was later found deceased, with death not considered suspicious.
Wendy Ratte: A 44-year-old Caucasian female who vanished from Prince George on August 18, 1997. Her husband, Denis Ratte, was convicted of her murder in 2010.

Family Members & Other Individuals (in alphabetical order):

April Cornish: Darylyn Supernant’s sister, who has been outspoken about her grief and frustration regarding Darylyn’s case and the system’s failure to support drug users.
Audrey: Aielah Saric-Auger’s mother.
Beth Cobbett: Abigail Andrews’s aunt, who has expressed the family’s pain and desire for closure.
Blaine Albert Barfoot: Found deceased with Tara Lee Ann Williams in Vanderhoof on January 13, 2013.
Carmen Carr: Caitlin Murray’s mother, a relentless advocate in the search for her daughter.
Clarice Dessert: Lana Patrick Derrick’s stepsister, who last saw Lana at her apartment in the early morning hours she went missing.
Denis Ratte: Wendy Ratte’s husband, who was convicted of her murder in 2010 after confessing during a “Mr. Big” police sting operation.
Diana Trepkov: A forensic artist who created an age progression image of Colten Fleury.
Dorothy Aspinall: Ronnie Aspinall’s mother, who passed away before the 2004 age-progression photo of her son was released.
Gary: Alberta Gail Williams’s family member (likely father or brother) who stated RCMP likely destroyed bloody clothes resembling hers found near the ferry terminal.
Gina Degerness: Lucas James Degerness’s mother, a steadfast advocate in the search for her son, organizing candlelight vigils.
Gina Garon: Owner of The Linen Closet, a business on the ground floor of the Brooks Bank Building that was destroyed by deliberate fires, including the one that killed the Dumais/Rochon family.
Hugh John “Jack” Aspinall: Ronnie Aspinall’s father, who tirelessly searched for his son until his own death in 2013.
Jacquie Bowes: Jessica Patrick’s cousin, who voiced frustration with the RCMP’s investigation.
Jaden: Tamara Lynn Chipman’s son.
Joanne: Bonnie Marie Joseph’s cousin, who last saw Bonnie.
John Joseph Seymour: Sheila Faye Kinequon’s estranged common law husband and Christine Kinequon’s father. His body was discovered deceased on the same day as Sheila and Christine’s bodies were found.
Jordi Bolduc: Madison Scott’s friend, who was with her the night she disappeared from Hogsback Lake.
Julie Hosack: Cole Hosack’s mother, who has spearheaded search efforts and collaborated with other families of missing persons in Dawson Creek.
Keith: One of the two men Immaculate “Mackie” Mary Basil was last seen with heading to a cabin.
Kim Sebastian: Perry Sebastian Junior’s family member, who reported his disappearance and noted his uncharacteristic silence.
Michele Johnston: Helen Claire Frost’s daughter, adopted as an infant, who reconnected with Helen’s sister, Sandy, in 2017.
Murphy: James Joseph Edmund Barnes’s golden retriever dog, who went missing with him.
Phyllis Fleury: Colten Fleury’s mother, who has been relentless in her search for her son, traveling to Vancouver to distribute flyers.
Rick Aspinall: Ronnie Aspinall’s brother, who was seven months old when Ronnie vanished.
Rose Joseph: Bonnie Marie Joseph’s aunt, who reported her missing.
Sandy Barnet: Helen Claire Frost’s sister, who reported her missing and never stopped searching for her.
Sharon: Bonnie Marie Joseph’s sister, who was informed a year later by RCMP that Bonnie’s wallet and ID were found.
Stephanie Dettieh: Gary Brandon Reno’s mother, actively involved in the search for her son.
Terry Walton: Amanda Jean Simpson’s mother.
Tom Chipman: Tamara Lynn Chipman’s father, who reported her missing.
Vanessa Joseph: Bonnie Marie Joseph’s cousin, who knew about the discovery of Bonnie’s wallet and ID.
Victor: One of the two men Immaculate “Mackie” Mary Basil was last seen with heading to a cabin.

Law Enforcement & Organizations:

Tears to Hope Society: Advocacy group raising awareness about missing and murdered women in the region.

BC RCMP Communication Services: Provides official releases for many cases.

Cpl. Brett Urano: Division Media Relations Officer for BC RCMP Communication Services.

Cpl. Chad Neustaeter: Media Relations Officer for Fort St. John RCMP.

Cpl. Emma Baron: Media Relations Officer for Dawson Creek Detachment RCMP.

Cpl. Jennifer Cooper: Communications NCO / Media Relations Officer for Prince George RCMP.

Cpl. Madonna Saunderson: District Advisory NCO (Media Relations) for North District RCMP.

Cst. Christiaan Dreyer: Media Relations Officer for Fort St. John RCMP.

Cst. Kelly Cates: Media Relations Officer for Terrace RCMP.

Cpl. Alyssa MacNeil: General Investigation Section for Quesnel RCMP.

Crime Stoppers: An anonymous tip line (1-800-222-8477) for submitting information on unsolved crimes, potentially offering cash rewards.

Dr. Margaret Colbourne: Doctor from B.C. Children’s Hospital who testified at Amanda Jean Simpson’s inquest, stating Amanda was “battered, shaken, struck, punched, kicked, stomped, and perhaps thrown.”

Dr. Richard Lazenby: Forensic anthropologist who examined the Northern Thunderbird Air hangar fire site but found no human remains of Vernon Martin.

Gerry Kerr: RCMP officer whose field notes mentioned bloody clothes resembling Alberta Williams’s found near the Prince Rupert ferry terminal.

Justice Carla Forth: BC Supreme Court Justice who ruled it more likely than not that Vernon Martin died in the 2009 fire.

Missing Children Society of Canada (MCSC): Actively involved in the Lucas Degerness case.

MissingKids.ca: A resource for reporting missing children and submitting tips.

Project E-Pana: An RCMP task force established in 2007 to investigate unsolved cases of missing and murdered women along the Highway of Tears and expanded areas.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP): The primary law enforcement agency investigating these cases across Northern BC. Specific detachments mentioned include Prince George RCMP, Fort St. John RCMP, Dawson Creek RCMP, Terrace RCMP, Houston RCMP, Mackenzie RCMP, Fort St. James RCMP, Vanderhoof RCMP, Burns Lake RCMP, Quesnel RCMP, Smithers RCMP, Williams Lake RCMP, Kitimat RCMP, and Chetwynd RCMP.

S/Sgt. Janelle Shoihet: Senior Media Relations Officer for BC RCMP Communication Services.

S/Sgt. Kris Clark: Senior Media Relations Officer for BC RCMP Communication Services.

Sgt. Clay Kronebusch: Media Relations Officer for Quesnel RCMP.

Sgt. Rob Gardner: Operations NCO for Kitimat RCMP.

Sgt. Richard Weseen: Operations NCO for Quesnel RCMP.

Sgt. Todd Wilson: Prince George RCMP Serious Crimes Unit.