Before The Jungle

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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]
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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)
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