RCMP dossier: Incorrect dates
Summary
On the RCMP's official dossier for Lisa's case, the "missing since" date has been listed incorrectly since the beginning.
After this mistake was brought to the attention of investigators, it was not corrected. Instead, a second date was added, also incorrect.
Details Matter! While individual issues may seem trivial on their own, together, they are demonstrative of the overall carelessness and apathy with which the investigation was handled.
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Details
Reports and first-hand accounts are clear that Lisa was last seen on July 1st, 2002:
- Lisa was last seen by her friends on July 1st, 2002 at 3:30am.[1][2][3][4]
- Lisa's last phone call was to her friend Dallas at about 4:00am.
- Lisa's last text message was to a friend around 4:30am.
Incorrect date of disappearance
The dossier has always misreported the date on which Lisa was last seen:[15]
WRONG: | "In the early morning hours of June 30, 2002, Lisa Young was seen for the last time…" |
CORRECT: | Lisa was seen and heard from for the last time on July 1, 2002. |
Additional error added in 2022
In 2022, an additional date was added to the dossier — also incorrect:[14]
WRONG: | "On the night of June 29, Lisa travelled to a local bar…" |
CORRECT: | Lisa arrived at The Jungle Cabaret on June 30, 2002 at 11:45pm. |
Comparison to dates in re-enactment
The Crime Stoppers video re-enactment produced in 2009 about Lisa's disappearance — which was based on information provided by Nanaimo RCMP investigators — also contained incorrect/misleading details, but ironically, the dates were one of the few details reported accurately in the video.[16]
The dossier's dates remain uncorrected despite investigators' ability to update it at any time. They have, however, recently added further misinformation.[14]
See also
- ▶ Watch the video "LISA: THE RCMP's 'OFFICIAL' DOSSIER" on YouTube or locally
- Overview: RCMP Dossier Inaccuracies
- RCMP Dossier: Lisa Marie Young (current/"live" version)
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Glenna Burns, Kawartha Promoter (July 12, 2018),
On a healing journey
kp20180712 - ↑ Fort McMurray Today (July 10, 2002),
Foul play suspected in missing B.C. woman
fmt20020710 - ↑ This information was provided directly to the author by a credible, reliable source who was present. ✎ Sworn declaration can be provided as needed.
- ↑ Alberni Valley Times (July 11, 2002),
Police suspect foul play
avt20020711 - ↑ Andy Neal, CHEK News (Mar 26, 2018),
Man dies after being struck by a vehicle in Nanaimo Sunday
cn20180326 - ↑ Kendall Hanson, CHEK News (Dec 17, 2020),
Nanaimo RCMP conduct new searches in nearly two-decade-old case
cn20201217 - ↑ Laura Palmer, Island Crime (May 22, 2020),
s1e03: Searching for Lisa
ic20200522-103 - ↑ Denise Titian, Ha-Shilth-Sa (Feb 3, 2022),
Anonymous donor posts $50,000 reward for information on Lisa Marie Young
hss20220203 - ↑ Ian Holmes, NanaimoNewsNow (June 26, 2022),
Disappearance of Nanaimo woman approaches 20 years as quest for answers continues
nnn20220626 - ↑ Andrew Garland , CTV News (June 27, 2022),
Annual march for Lisa Marie Young marks 20 years since Nanaimo woman's disappearance
ctv20220627 - ↑ Eric Plummer, Ha-Shilth-Sa (June 26, 2021),
'Bring peace to Lisa': Police continue with investigation using new techniques
hss20210626 - ↑ Ha-Shilth-Sa (June 13, 2013),
Walk to remember Lisa Marie Young
hss20130613 - ↑ Verity Stevenson, Toronto Star (Aug 6, 2016),
Inquiry brings back memories of Nanaimo woman missing since 2002
ts20160806 - ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Govt of Canada, RCMP (Dec 20, 2022),"Official Dossier: Lisa Marie Young" — ARCHIVE.ORG DEC 2022
- ↑ Govt of Canada, RCMP (Jun 26, 2019),"Official Dossier: Lisa Marie Young" — ARCHIVE.ORG JUN 2019
- ↑ Crime Stoppers (May 15, 2009),
Lisa Marie Young - re-enactment
(video) yt20090515