Notoriety
From lisamarieyoung.ca
Lisa’s "disappearance" has . . .
- been reported in over 200 articles in at least 15 major publications including Toronto Star, Calgary Herald, National Post and Vancouver Sun
- over 100,000 words were written by at least 70 journalists
- been featured in television news segments on CBC News, CTV News and Global News.
- been topic of over 50 podcast episodes totalling over 33 hours:
- produced as far away as Australia, Netherlands, Norway and several US states
- including the entire 15-episode, 10-hour first season of
Island Crime
- hosted by 1 retired CBC producer[4] (wife of 1 retired BC Provincial Court judge[5]
- went "viral" and for several weeks held the rank of #2 Canadian true-crime podcast on Apple Podcasts[6]
- been discussed on at least 5 occasions by 6 MP's at the House of Commons in Ottawa.[7][8][9][10][11]
- continued to draw large crowds at the annual
Walk for Lisa
, with 100+ participants in the 21st annual event.[12] - been recognized by the mayor with an official proclamation in 2021 declaring June 26th
Justice for Lisa Marie Young Day
in Nanaimo.[13] - CBC News described Lisa's as "Nanaimo's most high profile missing persons' case"[14] and several newspapers referred to it as the "most notorious".[1][2][3]
- There's a 12,000-word Wikipedia article
Disappearance of Lisa Marie Young
. - The
Lisa Marie Young
public Facebook group has around 7,500 members and continues to expand. - 7 years after Lisa's disappearance, a Crime Stoppers re-enactment video was produced and aired based on Lisa's last known movements. The video had at least 18 errors/omissions.
Lisa’s Song
is the 1st track of the debut album,Lisa's Song + 6 Songs
recorded by Lisa's friend, Canadian singer/songwriter Allison Crowe.- The case has seen no arrests,[15] and zero visible progress has been made in the case[16][17] despite:
- Dozens of ground searches were performed in several towns by Lisa’s extended family[21][6] — plus 1 underwater search by a dive team.[22]
- RCMP investigators are known to have searched 2 locations:
- Tens of thousands of “missing” posters[21] were distributed across Vancouver Island and beyond by Lisa's dad's coworkers at Purolator Courier.[25][26]
- 3 cash rewards have been offered,[27][2] totalling over CAD$80,000 — including USD$50,000 privately offered[28] by an anonymous American.[29]
- Lisa's grandfather Moses Martin — Tribal Chief of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation[27] — and other family members provided 1 day of sworn testimony at Justin Trudeau's National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) in Vancouver.[30]
- Lisa was not the only of Chief Martin's granddaughters who was murdered. Lisa's cousin, Chantel Moore was shot 4 times by an RCMP officer during a "wellness check".[31]
Red Dress Day,
recognized nationally since 2010, is Lisa's birthday — May 5th.[19]
See Also
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (June 24, 2005),
Memory of Lisa lives on
ndn20050624 - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (Apr 25, 2006),
Four years, still no answers
ndn20060425 - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nanaimo Daily News (May 6, 2009),
Still unsolved
ndn20090506 - ↑ Ian Holmes, NanaimoNewsNow (June 5, 2020),
Podcast breathes new life into historic case of missing Nanaimo woman
nnn20200605 - ↑ Provincial Court of BC (July 12, 2021), "What podcasts do you listen to, Judge?" pc20210712
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kendall Hanson, CHEK News (May 26, 2020),
New podcast sheds light on disappearance of Lisa Young from Nanaimo
cn20200526 - ↑ MP Lisa Barron, Parliament, Ottawa (Mar 31, 2022),
House of Commons Debate #50 - March 31, 2022 (44-1) at 1510
hoc20220331 - ↑ MP Lisa Barron, Parliament, Ottawa (Nov 26, 2021),
House of Commons Debate #5 - November 26, 2021 (44-1) at 1100
hoc20211126 - ↑ Paul Manly, Parliament, Ottawa (June 21, 2021),
House of Commons Debate #122 - June 21, 2021 (43-2) at 2448
hoc20210621 - ↑ MP Paul Manly, Parliament, Ottawa (Oct 8, 2020),
House of Commons Debate #12 - October 8, 2020 (43-2) at 1525
hoc20201008 - ↑ MP Todd Russell, Parliament, Ottawa (May 13, 2009),
House of Commons Debate #57 - May 13, 2009 (40-2) at 1445
hoc20090513 - ↑ Kristen Robinson, Global News (June 25, 2023),
21 years since Lisa Marie Young vanished from Nanaimo
gn20230625 - ↑ Mayor Leonard Krog, City of Nanaimo (March 30, 2021),
Proclamation
n20210330 - ↑ CBC News (June 30, 2010), "Foul play suspected in Nanaimo death" Cbc20100630
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Darron Kloster, Times Colonist (June 26, 2021),
Police using new witness statements to search for Nanaimo woman who vanished in 2002
tc20210626 - ↑ Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (Nov 4, 2002),
City police continue search for Lisa Young
ndn20021104 - ↑ Jolene Rudisuela, Capital Daily (May 5, 2021),
More people go missing in BC than anywhere else in Canada. No one knows why
cd20210505 - ↑ Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (July 12, 2002),
Woman's disappearance leaves friends perplexed ...rumours unfounded
ndn20020712 - ↑ 19.0 19.1 Skye Ryan, CHEK News (May 5, 2021),
'Today's a very hard day': Family of missing woman Lisa Marie Young marks her 40th birthday
cn20210505 - ↑ Kendall Hanson, CHEK News (June 26, 2022),
Community marches for Lisa Young 20 years after she went missing in Nanaimo
cn20220626 - ↑ 21.0 21.1 Ruth Olgilvie, Ha-Shilth-Sa (Aug 14, 2003),
Investigation for missing woman frustrates family
hss20030814 - ↑ Nanaimo Daily News (July 29, 2003),
Dive shows no sign of Lisa
ndn20030729 - ↑ Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (Sep 18, 2002),
Grim Task: Police comb woods for Lisa Young
ndn20020918 - ↑ Kendall Hanson, CHEK News (Dec 17, 2020),
Nanaimo RCMP conduct new searches in nearly two-decade-old case
cn20201217 - ↑ Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (July 5, 2002),
City woman's whereabouts still unknown
ndn20020705 - ↑ Laura Palmer, Island Crime (May 22, 2020),
s1e03: Searching for Lisa
ic20200522-103 - ↑ 27.0 27.1 Jason Proctor, Vancouver Province (Sep 2, 2002),
Where is Lisa-Marie?
p20020902 - ↑ Andrew Garland, CTV News (Feb 10, 2022),
$50K reward offered to locate missing Nanaimo woman's remains
ctv20220210 - ↑ Laura Palmer, Island Crime (June 28, 2022),
s1e11: Red Jag Guy #2
ic20220628-111 - ↑ MMIWG Inquiry (Apr 4, 2018),
Vancouver Community MMIWG Hearings Day 1 - Martin Moses and Carla Moss
(Facebook video) mm20180404 - ↑ Justin Waddell, CHEK News (May 4, 2021),
Red Dress Day: Indigenous female homicide rate six times higher than average
cn20210504