RCMP dissuaded Lisa's parents from hiring a Private Investigator

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Summary

An RCMP investigator advised Lisa's parents against hiring a Private Investigator to assist with the search for answers.

Detail

[RCMP made Lisa's mom] feel angry for trying to convince her not to pursue other means of discovering what happened to Lisa. 'I had wanted to hire a private investigator but the police dissuaded me from that saying that he would only be retracing the work they had already done.'
Times Colonist, May 5, 2007 [1]

Joanne wanted to hire a private investigator, but an RCMP investigator told her not to.[1]

RCMP investigators talked Lisa's mother out of her plan to hire a Private Investigator, stating that a P.I. would not benefit the investigation.[2]

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Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 Times Colonist (May 5, 2007), Distraught mom hopes missing daughter alive tc20070505
  2. Walter Cordery, Nanaimo Daily News (May 5, 2007), Birthday wishes for missing girl ndn20070505