RCMP lied about how often they searched for Lisa

Summary

RCMP investigators have misled the public about how many searches have been performed in relation to Lisa's disappearance.

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Detail

In 2020, RCMP searched 827 Nanaimo Lakes Road.
CHEK News, Dec 17, 2020 (Kendall Hanson)

RCMP investigators have made multiple statements that would imply that several searches have been performed in relation to Lisa's disappearance.

In reality, Nanaimo RCMP have searched 2 locations for Lisa.

• The Biggs/Doumont area
  • the search was delayed repeatedly including due to prioritization of another case
  • searched by RCMP on Sept 17, 2002, between 9:30am and noon)
  • Two months later Lisa's family repeated the search of the same area.
• Backyard of 827 Nanaimo Lakes Road
  1. Initial search took place between December 1 - 15, 2020
  2. Search with Ground Penetrating Radar and a police dog on Dec 16, 2020
  3. Investigators later returned for an unpublicized third search (likely using a resistivity search method such as FPR)

ℹ More info → CHEK News segment: "Nanaimo RCMP conduct new searches in nearly two-decade-old case"

While we can't say for sure that investigators haven't performed additional searches out of the public eye, we will hazard this assumption based on how RCMP's openness with these two search locations. Confirmation would require access to the RCMP's case file (containing "15,000 documents and hundreds of witnesses"), but it is so far "sealed" from public access. See Accessing the RCMP file.

See also

• 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
• 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: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 planned searches for Lisa
• 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)