Before The Jungle

From lisamarieyoung.ca
Barons Road
She even shared a beer in the kitchen with her dad on the night she vanished.
Vancouver Province, Sept 2, 2002 (Jason Proctor)[1]
[Lisa] said she was having a bath and then going out.
Times Colonist, April 4, 2004 (Jim Gibson)[2]
See also: Early life

On the evening of June 30th, 2002,[3] Lisa Marie Young was visiting with her parents[4] at their apartment on Barons Road[5] in Nanaimo. Lisa had always been very close with her parents,[6] and she in fact lived with a roommate[7] in the apartment right next door to theirs.[5]

Lisa chatted with her parents while watching TV[8] and sharing a beer with her dad.[1][9] They discussed plans they'd made for the following morning.[5] Lisa had rented a new apartment,[5] and July 1st was moving day,[6] so her dad was going to use his Purolator Courier delivery van[10] to help her move.[11]

Lisa mentioned that it was the birthday of her friend Dallas,[12] and she had plans to meet up with Dallas[13] and several other friends downtown.[2][14]

Lisa's father protested, "Isn't it a little late?"[2][15]

Canada Day long weekend is always busy in downtown Nanaimo.[16] Canada Day festivities align with a parade, a marine festival, dragon boat races, and the Bathtub Race, and in the evening there's a large fireworks display over the Nanaimo Harbour, drawing large crowds eager to celebrate.[17]

Earlier in the day skies were cloudy with drizzle leading up to the 9:30pm sunset, when wind picked up, clearing the sky in time for the fireworks.[18][14]

Lisa left her parents' apartment around 11:00pm.[2] Her mother would later recall a strange silence that fell between husband and wife as Lisa left that night. "We were just quiet at that time. We looked at each other for a second and watched our daughter walk down the hall."[1]

Lisa went home to have a quick bath[2] before getting dressed to go out. She wore all black including a miniskirt, cropped leather jacket and zippered thigh-high leather boots,[19] along with a small black purse and a chain made up of steel hoops,[20] which she wore first as a necklace, later changing it to wear as a belt.[14]

Lisa met up with Dallas and they headed downtown,[21] arriving together at The Jungle around 11:45pm.[22]

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Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jason Proctor, Vancouver Province (Sep 2, 2002), Where is Lisa-Marie? (source)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Jim Gibson, Times Colonist (Apr 4, 2004), The case Nanaimo can't forget (source)
  3. Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (July 10, 2002), Police fear local met with foul play (source)
  4. Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (July 9, 2002), RCMP keep searching for woman (source)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (July 4, 2002), Parents fear daughter the victim of foul play (src)
  6. 6.0 6.1 Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (July 6, 2002), Bar staff worried about woman (source)
  7. Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (Sep 18, 2002), Grim Task: Police comb woods for Lisa Young (source)
  8. Laura Palmer, Island Crime podcast (Feb 5, 2023), s1e13: Hot Tub Time Machine (source)
  9. Laura Palmer, Island Crime podcast (May 18, 2020), s1e01: Who is Lisa Marie (source)
  10. Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (May 29, 2003), When sadness turns to anger (source)
  11. Laura Palmer, Island Crime podcast (May 22, 2020), s1e03: Searching for Lisa (source)
  12. Anonymous, Casefile (July 26, 2016), Case 26: Lisa Marie Young (source)
  13. Andy Neal, CHEK News (Mar 26, 2018), Man dies after being struck by a vehicle in Nanaimo Sunday (source)
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 This information was obtained first-hand by the author. ✎ Sworn declaration can be provided as needed.
  15. Jim Gibson, Calgary Herald (Apr 18, 2004), Lisa Marie Young: Vanished (source)
  16. NanaimoNewsNow (June 28, 2022), "Dual holidays kicking off busy summer season for BC Ferries" nnn20220628
  17. City of Nanaimo (July 1, 2004), "Nanaimo celebrates Canada Day" n20040701
  18. Government of Canada (June 30, 2002), "Hourly Data Report for June 30, 2002" gc20020630
  19. Ha-Shilth-Sa (Nov 20, 2003), Missing Person: Lisa Marie Young (source)
  20. Denise Titian, Ha-Shilth-Sa (May 15, 2012), Family seeks closure 10 years after daughter's disappearance (source)
  21. Nanaimo Daily News (June 26, 2009), Family will hold vigil for missing Nanaimo woman (source)
  22. Shaw TV, YouTube (May 15, 2009), Lisa Marie Young - Crime Stoppers (video) (source)