Lisa had been missing 80 days before the RCMP's first ground search
Summary
Lisa had been missing for 80 days before the RCMP first attempted a ground search.
Detail
Lisa was gone for 80 days before the 1st RCMP search.
In September 2002, RCMP performed their first ground search in the case, in the Biggs Road/Doumont Road area, based on a tip received in August 2002 (while their “Person of Interest” happened to be jailed (also on Biggs Road).[5]
The search involved nearly 20 RCMP members, reportedly doubling as a training session, beginning with instruction on the various states of decomposition of organic matter. Officers were onsite from 9:30 to Noon, including setup, teardown, and breaks.[7]
Apparently unsatisfied with RCMP effort with the search, the family later searched the same area again.[8]
The search was originally planned for September 2, but it was delayed due to the shooting of Rosella Centis, a Nanaimo woman who was shot in the afternoon, at a gas station, by her husband, witnessed by their daughter and caught on security cameras. The husband was arrested less than 48 hours later, yet police stated this was the reason for the search (RCMP's 1st for Lisa) being further delayed until September 18, which was 79 days after her disappearance.
Neither search revealed any sign of Lisa.
Compared to police, Lisa's family & Tla-o-qui-aht Search & Rescue put roughly 150x as much time into searches. Up to 30 volunteers drove 3 hours from Tofino to continue searches, weekly for about a year.
RCMP received 150+ tips in the first month, yet none led to any official searches.
See also
- Search was delayed 18 days due to RCMP prioritization of simple 2 day case
- RCMP's first search was focused more on officer training than on Lisa
- 2002-Sep-18 Grim Task: Police comb woods for Lisa Young Nanaimo Daily News
- 2003-Apr-30 Billboard to keep search for Lisa alive Nanaimo Daily News
- 2003-Jul-25 Divers to search for Young Nanaimo Daily News
- 2018-Mar-25 Dallas Barry Hulley obituary Nanaimo News Bulletin
- 2018-Mar-26 Man dies after being struck by a vehicle in Nanaimo Sunday CHEK News
- 2020-Jan-21 On Vancouver Island, Beaders Find a Way to Aid Search for MMIWG Tyee
- 2020-Dec-17 Nanaimo RCMP conduct new searches in nearly two-decade-old case CHEK News
- Party invitation
- 827 Nanaimo Lakes Road
- RCMP ignored neighbours' report of burial
- Burial
- File:Dallas.png (photo)
- File:Cn20180326-dallas-call.mp4 (video clip)
- File:Dallas-call-captioned.gif (animated GIF)
- Before The Jungle
- The Jungle Cabaret
- Disappearance
- Timeline: July 1, 2002
- Lisa last seen by friends, last phone call, last text message
- RCMP lied about how often they've searched for Lisa and searches they've planned
- RCMP staffing issues prevented additional searches for Lisa
- Re-enactment: "exhaustive search by Nanaimo RCMP"
- Re-enactment: "Lisa & her friends entered..."
- Tips
- Category: RCMP searches
- Category: Family searches
- Category: RCMP delays
- Category: RCMP vs Crime Stoppers
- ▶ Watch the video → Crime Stoppers re‑enactment of Lisa's disappearance on YouTube or locally
- ▶ Watch our video → RCMP vs Crime Stoppers on YouTube or locally (More info)
- ▶ Watch our video → The Jungle: What Actually Happened on YouTube or locally (More info)
Sources
- ↑ Jason Proctor, Vancouver Province (Sep 2, 2002),
Where is Lisa-Marie?
(source) - ↑ Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (Sep 10, 2002),
Tips spark new search for woman
(source) - ↑ Nelson Bennett, Nanaimo Daily News (July 25, 2002),
Lisa's kin follow psychic tip
(source) - ↑ Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (Sep 18, 2002),
Grim Task: Police comb woods for Lisa Young
(source) - ↑ Allison Crowe, NWAC (May 1, 2015),
Story Telling - Lisa Marie Young (PDF)
(source) - ↑ MMIWG Inquiry (Apr 4, 2018),
Vancouver Community MMIWG Hearings Day 1 - Martin Moses and Carla Moss
(source) - ↑ Paul Manly, House of Commons (Oct 8, 2020),
Debates (Hansard) No. 12 (43-2) at 1525
(source) - ↑ Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (Nov 29, 2002),
Police wait for break in city murder cases ...Young family to search for Lisa
(source) - ↑ Yuliya Talmazan, Global News (May 18, 2017),
RCMP say that a body believed to be that of missing Nanaimo teen Makayla Chang has been located
(source)