RCMP ignored neighbours' report of burial
From lisamarieyoung.ca
Summary
A neighbour of the houseparty Lisa attended witnessed a backyard burial, but RCMP did not take action for 18 years.
Detail
A neighbour of the Nanaimo Lakes Road residence said that [on or around Canada Day] he saw "what looked like a body in a hammock" in the backyard of 827 Nanaimo Lakes Road, around the time that Lisa Marie Young went missing. Soon after, he saw "equipment moving a lot of soil around in the backyard".[1]
The neighbour said he reported this to RCMP at the time[1], however there was no response.
See also
- Next ➜ RCMP failed to question bar patrons or Lisa’s friends
- 2002-Sep-18 Grim Task: Police comb woods for Lisa Young Nanaimo Daily News
- 2020-Dec-17 Nanaimo RCMP conduct new searches in nearly two-decade-old case (video) CHEK News
- Call back in 48 hours
- Call back in 5 days
- RCMP didn't "suspect foul play" for 10 days and Reasons to suspect foul play
- RCMP failed to proactively publicize Lisa's case
- RCMP failed to check cellphone records
- RCMP failed to check for bank account activity
- RCMP failed to obtain security camera recordings
- RCMP failed to question bar patrons or Lisa’s friends
- Timeline: July 1, 2002
- RCMP statements
- Lisa had been missing 80 days before the RCMP's first ground search
- 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
- RCMP lied about planned searches for Lisa
- RCMP lied about how often they searched for Lisa
- RCMP staffing issues prevented additional searches for Lisa
- Re-enactment: "exhaustive search by Nanaimo RCMP"
- Tips
- Category: Family searches
- Category: RCMP searches
- Category: RCMP delays
- Category: RCMP vs Crime Stoppers
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kendall Hanson, CHEK News (Dec 17, 2020),
Nanaimo RCMP conduct new searches in nearly two-decade-old case
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