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When Lisa's mother first called Nanaimo RCMP to report Lisa's disappearance, '''she was told that a file could not be opened for 48 hours''', and was advised to call back then.

This is despite the fact that <u>no</u> police force in Canada has <u>ever</u> had a "waiting period" before a "missing persons" report can be filed, and, in fact, research clearly shows that the first 72 hours are the '''''most'' crucial''' to a missing persons investigation.

[[File:ndn20020725d.png|border|frame|left|alt=…about to move into a new apartment|''Nanaimo Daily News'', July 25, 2002 (Nelson Bennet)<ref name="ndn20020725">Nelson Bennet, <span class="logo ndn"></span>Nanaimo Daily News (Jul 25, 2002), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/image/326058761 "Lisa's kin follow psychic tip"]''</ref>]]

[[File:tc20040404i.png|border|frame|right|alt=...her father was to help her move into a new apartment the day she went missing|''Times Colonist'', April 4, 2004 (Jim Gibson)<ref name="tc20040404">Jim Gibson, <span class="logo tc"></span>Times Colonist (Apr 4, 2004), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/image/509476097 "The case Nanaimo can't forget"]''</ref>]]

'''Lisa failed to show up for early-morning plans with her father''',<ref name="ndn20020704">Paul Walton, <span class="logo ndn"></span>Nanaimo Daily News (Jul 4, 2002), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39030175 "Parents fear daughter the victim of foul play"]''</ref> who was going to help her move into her new apartment using his [[Purolator_Courier|Purolator Courier]] truck.<ref name="ndn20020725"/><ref name="tc20040404"/> The move was something Lisa had been looking forward to, and she had pre-paid a deposit on her new unit. As Lisa was normally extremely reliable, her parents were immediately very concerned.<ref name="ndn20020710">Paul Walton, <span class="logo ndn"></span>Nanaimo Daily News (Jul 10, 2002), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50704917 "Police fear local met with foul play"]''</ref><ref name="cd20210505">Jolene Rudisuela, <span class="logo cd"></span>Capital Daily (May 5, 2021), ''[https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/bc-missing-person-red-dress "More people go missing in BC than anywhere else in Canada. No one knows why"]''</ref><ref name="fmt20020710"><span class="logo fmt"></span>Fort McMurray Today (Jul 10, 2002), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101196997 "Foul play suspected in missing B.C. woman"]''</ref>

[[File:ndn20020704e.png|border|frame|left|alt=Efforts to call her cellphone since then have been met only with voice mail.|''Nanaimo Daily News'', July 4, 2002 (Paul Walton)<ref name="ndn20020704"/>]]

[[File:ndn20020709b.png|border|frame|right|alt=they were very close with their daughter, and it was unlike her to not be in touch|''Nanaimo Daily News'', July 9, 2002 (Paul Walton)<ref name="ndn20020709">Paul Walton, <span class="logo ndn"></span>Nanaimo Daily News (Jul 9, 2002), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/image/326041248 "RCMP keep searching for woman"]''</ref>]]

[[File:nw20150501b.png|border|frame|left|alt=She called every number in [Lisa's phone book]|''NWAC'', May 1, 2015 (Allison Crowe)<ref name="nw20150501">Allison Crowe, <span class="logo ndn"></span>NWAC (May 1, 2015), ''[https://www.nwac.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/NWAC_Story_Telling_Lisa_Marie_Young.pdf "Story Telling - Lisa Marie Young (PDF)"]''</ref>]]

[[File:ndn20020712a.png|border|frame|right|alt=maroon or red four-door Jaguar|''Nanaimo Daily News'', July 12, 2002 (Paul Walton)<ref name="ndn20020712">Paul Walton, <span class="logo ndn"></span>Nanaimo Daily News (Jul 12, 2002), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50704933 "Woman's disappearance leaves friends perplexed ...rumours unfounded"]''</ref>]]

'''Lisa's parents retrieved her address book and called ''"all"'' of her many friends.'''<ref name="nw20150501"/> Multiple friends said they saw her the previous night, in conversation outside the bar with the unknown male driver of a maroon Jaguar.<ref name="ndn20020712"/> Others reported seeing her at a houseparty on Nanaimo Lakes Road<ref name="ndn20030529">Paul Walton, <span class="logo ndn"></span>Nanaimo Daily News (May 29, 2003), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50190923 "When sadness turns to anger"]''</ref>, or another in the Cathers Lake area.<ref name="vs20110226"><span class="logo vs"></span>Vancouver Sun (Feb 26, 2011), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/image/497701497 "Nanaimo RCMP appeal for help"]''</ref> But nobody knew where Lisa was now.<ref name="hoc20201008"/>

[[File:ndn20020710a.png|border|frame|right|alt=[Lisa's parents] called police at 11:30am on July 1.|''Nanaimo Daily News'', July 10, 2002 (Paul Walton)<ref name="ndn20020710">Paul Walton, <span class="logo ndn"></span>Nanaimo Daily News (Jul 10, 2002), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50704917 "Police fear local met with foul play"]''</ref>]]

 

[[File:nw20150501c.png|border|frame|left|alt=Frantic, Don and Joanne decided to call the police|''NWAC'', May 1, 2015 (Allison Crowe)<ref name="nw20150501"/>]]

[[File:hss20190624b.png|border|frame|left|alt=[RCMP] said they needed her to be gone 48 hours [before a report could be filed]|''Ha-Shilth-Sa'', June 24, 2019 (Eric Plummer)<ref name="hss20190624">Eric Plummer, <span class="logo hss"></span>Ha-Shilth-Sa (Jun 24, 2019), ''[https://hashilthsa.com/news/2019-06-24/legacy-lisa-marie-young-hang-tofino "Legacy of Lisa Marie Young to hang in Tofino"]''</ref>]]

[[File:hoc20201008_manly_48hours.png|300px|thumb|right|border|frame|alt=they said just give it 48 hours|MP Paul Manly, ''House of Commons'', Dec 8, 2020<ref name="hoc20201008">Paul Manly, <span class="logo hoc"></span>House of Commons (Oct 8, 2020), ''[https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/43-2/house/sitting-12/hansard#Int-10946048 "Debates (Hansard) No. 12 (43-2) at 1525"]''</ref>]]

[[File:abc20181008a.png|thumb|180px|border|frame|right|alt=the first 72 hours in a missing persons investigation are the most critical, according to criminology experts|''ABC News'', October 8, 2018 (Julia Jacobo)<ref name="abc20181008">Julia Jacobo, <span class="logo abc"></span>ABC News (October 8, 2018), ''[https://abcnews.go.com/US/72-hours-missing-persons-investigation-critical-criminology-experts/story?id=58292638 "Why the first 72 hours in a missing persons investigation are the most critical, according to criminology experts"]''</ref>]]